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"Hobbs & Shaw" is a 2019 action film directed by David Leitch that spins off characters from the Fast & Furious franchise. The film matters as a notable example of Hollywood's strategy to develop standalone movies around popular supporting characters from established blockbuster series.
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6.8Ever since US Diplomatic Security Service Agent Hobbs and lawless outcast Shaw first faced off, they just have traded smack talk and body blows. But when cyber-genetically enhanced anarchist Brixton's ruthless actions threaten the future of humanity, they join forces to defeat him.
Released: 2019-07-31137 minDir: David LeitchAction, Adventure, Comedy
Cast
- Dwayne Johnson as Luke Hobbs
- Jason Statham as Deckard Shaw
- Idris Elba as Brixton
- Vanessa Kirby as Hattie Shaw
- Helen Mirren as Queenie Shaw
- Eiza González as Madame M
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Ratings
IMDb
6.4/10
255,155 votes
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Hobbs & Shaw (marketed as Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw) is a 2019 American buddy action comedy film directed by David Leitch from a script by Chris Morgan and Drew Pearce. It is a spin-off film and the ninth installment of the Fast & Furious franchise, taking place after the events of The Fate of the Furious (2017). It stars Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham, alongside Idris Elba, Vanessa Kirby, Eiza González, Cliff Curtis, and Helen Mirren. In the film, Luke Hobbs and Deckard Shaw join Shaw's younger sister Hattie Shaw to take down Brixton Lore (Elba), a cybernetically enhanced terrorist, who is threatening the world with a deadly virus.
Franchise star and producer Vin Diesel said in 2015 that possible spin-offs were in early development, and Hobbs & Shaw was officially announced in October 2017. Leitch signed on to direct in April 2018, with Kirby and Elba joining the cast three months later. Principal photography ran from September 2018 to January 2019, with locations including London, Glasgow, and Kauaʻi. The film was subject to controversy after longterm Fast & Furious producer Neal H. Moritz filed a lawsuit against Universal Pictures for breach of oral contract and committing promissory fraud related to his role on Hobbs & Shaw, which was eventually settled in September 2020 and he received a producer credit on F9 (2021).