Directed by Deadpool‘s David Leitch, the film will follow Dwayne Johnson’s Diplomatic Security Service agent Luke Hobbs and Jason Statham’s assassin Deckard Shaw.
The spin-off features a script from Chris Morgan, who has worked on the franchise since Tokyo Drift in 2006.
In addition to Johnson and Statham, Vanessa Kirby (The Crown), Eiza Gonzalez (Baby Driver), Eddie Marsan and Idris Elba (The Dark Tower, Avengers: Infinity War) will be playing the film’s villain.
Johnson will produce alongside Dany Garcia and Hiram Garcia through Seven Bucks Productions.