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Johnson, Statham Collide in “Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw”

Although Fast fans already know Luke Hobbs and Deckard Shaw, director David Leitch wanted to re-introduce them on their own terms and establish their lives away from the rest of the Fast team. The first scene in Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw hilariously contrasts Hobbs’ laid-back life in California with Shaw’s extravagant life in London, using a split screen to …

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Vanessa Kirby on an Impossible Mission in “Hobbs & Shaw”

The women of the Fast & Furious franchise have repeatedly proven themselves to be as accomplished, dedicated and resilient as their male counterparts. That commitment to strong female characters would become a cornerstone for Universal Pictures’ Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw with the casting of Vanessa Kirby (Mission: Impossible – Fallout, Netflix’s The Crown) as Hattie Shaw, a highly capable, …

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Idris Elba, Indestructible Villain in “Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw”

With every new chapter in the Fast franchise, the stakes are exponentially higher, and the villains exponentially more indomitable. For the spinoff film Hobbs & Shaw, the filmmakers needed to create a new type of nemesis unlike any in the history of the franchise—a mold-breaking adversary worthy of the two fearless heroes Luke Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson) and Deckard …

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“Deadpool 2” Director Lends Atomic Vision to “Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw”

Equipped with the vision and skills necessary to harness the enormous scale, action, and humor of a Fast & Furious film, David Leitch directs the franchise’s first spinoff film, Hobbs & Shaw. Watch the film’s trailer In Leitch, the producers knew they found a director with the versatility to do it all. Leitch’s recent hit box-office trifecta of Deadpool …

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Two Alphas, One “Fast & Furious” Movie: The Road to “Hobbs & Shaw”

Since its inception in 2001, The Fast and the Furious franchise has become a global juggernaut that expands its audience and builds box-office momentum with each new chapter, thrilling and entertaining fans with spectacular, groundbreaking action and a family of characters who delight and resonate with people in every culture and language. As the first expansion of …

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“Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw” Unveils Final Trailer, Recap Video

Universal Pictures has just released the final trailer for Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw starring Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Idris Elba and Vanessa Kirby. As a companion piece to the trailer, the studio has also shared a recap video in which Johnson explains where Hobbs & Shaw sits in the entire Fast & Furious timeline. Check out the videos below …

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