A Hobbs/Shaw Fast And Furious Spinoff Has Been Confirmed For 2019
Last week, Universal Pictures announced that Fast and Furious 9 won’t be released until 10 April 2020, almost a year later than the slot it was initially given.
Immediately, we wondered if it might have something to do with making room for the rumoured spin-off featuring Deckard Shaw and Luke Hobbs - played by Jason Statham and Dwayne Johnson, respectively - and sure enough, it seems such a thing is happening in 2019.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Universal is “officially putting the project [the spin-off] on the calendar” for 26 July 2019. As with every Fast and Furious film from Tokyo Drift onwards, it’ll be written by Chris Morgan.
Donna Langley, chairman of Universal Pictures, told Hollywood Reporter: “The global brand of Fast & Furious is strong and full of iconic characters, and we look forward to continuing to build on the film that started it all, as well as expanding into different narratives beginning with our first spinoff.”
That sounds an awful lot like there’ll be more to come than just this one spinoff, no? Universal clearly has some way to go before it’s finished milking this particular cashcow, but you can hardly blame them - so far the franchise has grossed $5 billion.
The question is, when the Hobbs/Shaw spin-off comes out, will you be watching?
Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.
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How much more money do they think they can make from this franchise??
But why?
The ride never ends.
The hobbs and shaw spinoff now with more fistfights
I might be missing something here but what about f&f 8??
Stop this
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It’s getting more and more non-car, and normie now…
Hobbs and Shaw spinoff name confirmed:
“The Bald and The Furious”
Finally.. they should include all the action in the spin-off and then include all the cars stuff in Fast and Furious.
So cars are going to probably be at a minimum in this film? Thats kinda good but also kinda bad
They had the choice of the Nissan concept, a s2000, a viper acr :(