The seventh installment in the 'Furious' franchise is indeed highly anticipated and believed to do quite well by those involved, and perhaps a bit too well by a certain cast member.

Vin Diesel in a recent interview with Variety made the intrepid claim that the movie would indefinitely win Best Picture at the Oscars.

"Universal is going to have the biggest movie in history with this movie," Diesel states, "It will probably win best picture at the Oscars, unless the Oscars don't want to be relevant ever."

"There is nothing that will ever come close to the power of this thing."

He elaborates with, "We were successful in one-upping the action sequences, and adding an interesting dynamic to the world. But what the world won't anticipate is how emotionally powerful the movie is. The head of the studio, Ron Meyer, often said when 'Fast 5"² or 'Fast 6"² came out, 'If there was no number attached to these movies, they would be contenders for best picture.' And when people see 'Furious 7,' they are going to agree."

While Diesel sounds hopeful for his film, it's however very unlikely that the movie would even be nominated for Best Picture.

The Oscars tend to stray away from huge saturated movie franchises, including the 'Furious' series.

"The film currently stands at a 85 fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. But 'Furious 7' would be an unusual Oscars winner, as the Academy has yet to bestow a single best picture nomination on franchise events like 'The Hunger Games', 'Harry Potter', 'The Dark Knight' or the previous six 'Fast and Furious' films. In recent years, more often than not, the best picture prize has gone to smaller indies like 'Birdman', '12 Years a Slave', 'The Artist' and 'The Hurt Locker', writes Variety.

'Furious 7' debuts in theaters on April 3^rd.