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After eight films that have amassed almost $5 billion worldwide, the Fast & Furious franchise now features its first stand-alone vehicle as Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham reprise their roles as Luke Hobbs and Deckard Shaw in Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw . Ever since hulking lawman Hobbs ( Johnson ), a loyal agent of America's Diplomatic Security Service, and lawless outcast Shaw ( Statham ), a former British military elite operative, first faced off in 2015's Furious 7, the duo have swapped smack talk and body blows as they've tried to take each other down. But when cyber-genetically enhanced anarchist Brixton ( Idris Elba ) gains control of an insidious bio-threat that could alter humanity forever - and bests a brilliant and fearless rogue MI6 agent (The Crown's Vanessa Kirby ), who just happens to be Shaw's sister - these two sworn enemies will have to partner up to bring down the only guy who might be badder than themselves. Hob...

Variety is reporting " Baby Driver ” star Eiza Gonzalez has joined the ensemble of Universal’s “ Fast and Furious ” spinoff “ Hobbs and Shaw ” starring Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham . The role was a last-minute addition, and sources say execs favored Gonzalez, but scheduling had to be worked out with Legendary’s “Godzilla vs. Kong,” which features Gonzalez and is also about to begin shooting. Idris Elba and Vanessa Kirby are also on board with David Leitch directing. “Fast and Furious” architect Chris Morgan penned the script. The film will see the titular, often-at-odds pair teaming up. It is unknown who Gonzalez will be playing. Since his arrival in the franchise’s fifth installment, Universal has tried to find a way to spin off Johnson’s Hobbs character, given his popularity with fans. Statham joined the series in the seventh movie, and considering the chemistry between the two actors in 2017’s “The Fate of the Furious,” Universal took action on plans to devel...

Dwayne Johnson Instagrammed our first look of Vanessa Kirby as Hattie Shaw, sister of Deckard Shaw. “ Deadpool 2 ” director, David Leitch who also gave us “ John Wick ” and “ Atomic Blonde ” will direct Universal’s “ Fast & Furious ” spinoff movie, “ Hobbs and Shaw ” focusing on Dwayne Johnson ’s character Luke Hobbs and Jason Statham ’s character, Deckard Shaw, both of whom had appeared in recent installments of this franchise. This project was why Universal Pictures moved “Fast & Furious 9” to 2020. The main writer of this franchise, Chris Morgan, returns again to pen the script for this spinoff which reportedly will be about Diplomatic Security Service agent, Luke Hobbs and former bad guy turned Hobbs’ friend, Deckard Shaw (Statham) as they go off on their own adventure. Details on that what that adventure is about or which villain they’re after, are not yet disclosed. Vanessa Kirby plays an agent and Shaw’s sister. Discuss this with fellow SJF fans on Facebook ....

The last time Dwayne Johnson fired up his hugely popular Instagram account to share an image of his latest, Fast & Furious spin-off Hobbs And Shaw , he hadn't even set foot on set yet. He's actually showed up for work now, and above you can see him staring at Jason Statham . It looks like the pair's partnership is going to lean more closely towards the "uneasy" level, but hopefully they'll be able to put aside practicing their Paddington hard stares long enough to actually fight some bad guys. Plot details are scarce beyond the guys on a mission, but we're promised something a little darker and more grounded than your average Fast* film. Which is not all that hard... David Leitch is in the director's chair, and Collider reports that he's bringing over Eddie Marsan, who appeared in his last movie, Atomic Blonde. We don't know exactly what he'll be up to, but it appears to be a "small yet significant role". He joins a cas...

Later this summer Idris Elba is releasing his directorial debut Yardie — but don’t go thinking that he’s putting acting on the back-burner. He’s just taken on a major new role, with Variety reporting that he's now lined up as the villain for Fast & Furious spin-off Hobbs and Shaw . Yes — that means Elba vs. The Rock and Jason Statham. Little is known about what Elba’s role will entail, but the script is currently being worked on by Chris Morgan who’s written every Fast entry since Tokyo Drift. Behind the camera is David Leitch, of John Wick, Atomic Blonde, and Deadpool 2 fame. Earlier this week is was confirmed that The Crown’s Vanessa Kirby has joined the cast as the latest member of the Shaw family — making her the daughter of Helen Mirren’s Magdalene, and sister of Luke Evans’ Owen and Statham’s Deckard. Quite the family tree. While the spin-off does mean a delay for Fast 9, this is getting more and more exciting with every announcement. Hobbs and Shaw is set to ex...