If you weren’t quite sure why Universal fast-tracked this spinoff and pushed Fast 9 back, the casting of Elba is really all the justification you need.
In Hobbs and Shaw, the titular pair will overcome their differences to fight a common enemy — played by Idris Elba.
Mission: Impossible – Fallout star Vanessa Kirby also recently joined the Fast & Furious spinoff, which is set to hit theaters on August 2, 2019.
parts of The Fate of the Furious, has begun production under the direction of Deadpool 2’s David Leitch — aka the busier half of the directing duo behind the first John Wick.