Hobbs and Shaw
Hobbs & Shaw ’s mysterious baddie will play a part in futureFast & Furiousinstallments , according to the film ’s writer . Starring Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham , the film served as a direct spin - off of the enormously democratic franchise . Johnson made his launching in 2011’sFast Five . That special continuation is often control as the transitional installment , moving the enfranchisement more towards being a serial of outlandish , action mechanism - packed heist film . The move paid off , not only at the box office but also in draw more and more recognizable stars to the mould . Statham first made a cameo show inFast & Furious 6before featuring more conspicuously inFurious 7 .
The explosive spin - off in the end saw government agent Luke Hobbs ( Johnson ) drive to team - up with criminal and former opponent Deckard Shaw ( Statham ) to halt the machinations of a superpowered villain name Brixton , played by Idris Elba . The film also starred Vanessa Kirby as Shaw ’s MI6 broker baby , Hattie , and featuredseveral surprise cameos . Hobbs & Shawalso revealed that Elba ’s fictitious character was only an instrument of a much larger andeven more menacing force-out hump as Eteon- which pulled the strings from within the trace and answered to a occult figure known as The Director .
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Speaking solely withScreen Rantin solemnisation of the installment ’s prescribed home waiver , Chris Morgan revealed that screw thread will not be entrust hanging . The news do in the Wake Island ofHobbs & Shaw ’s slightly underwhelming boxful office restoration . Althoughit was far from a turkey , it was mostlysaved by a massive showing in China . As such , it ’s unclear whether the spin - off will get sequels of its own or simply fold up back into the original saga . If the latter , it ’s equally unsung whetherHobbs & Shaw ’s storyline will be dribble or similarly plow . postulate about this directly , Morgan clarified the matter :
" This speaks specifically to being able to severalise a story in a cinematic universe where not everything has to be jammed into one tale , one thing . That is an on-going reveal . I would direct the interview to … just hold on . "
Johnson recentlyindicated a return to the main films . The latest installment , Fast & Furious 9 , is already in production and expected to release in 2020 . It will reportedly seeCharlize Theron tax return as the nefarious Cipherand , just a few daylight ago , Cardi B was impart to the roll . A tenth movie is also very much expected . Though work on the twirl - off stay the 9th film ’s release , it belike did little to affect the already devised plot or the script beyond excluding Johnson and Statham . As such , the lingering threads fromHobbs & Shawwill probably not be revisit until at leastFast & Furious 10 .
Whatever the case , it ’s a testament to how far the saga has come - often revisit characters and maintaining a more serialized form of liberal - filmdom storytelling . In that regard , it ’s not wholly unlike from theMarvel Cinematic Universeor the continuing risky venture ofJohn Wick . While it is too early to prognosticate where the Eteon plot line will pick up - or where it will go - they likely already have an actor set to play The Director . The part was originally conceived withresurgent actor Keanu Reevesin thinker . Though Reeves is presently riding his freshly increased popularity with roles in a number of highly anticipated films , it was divulge thatReeves has been in talksto join theFast & Furiousfamily .
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immobile & Furious Presents : Hobbs & Shawhit Digital HD on October 15 , 2019 , and is scheduled for release on DVD , Blu - ray , and 4 one thousand Ultra HD on November 5 , 2019 .
