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Fast & Furious spin-off pushed back to August 2019

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It looks like Universal’s Hobbs and Shaw spin-off film from the Fast & Furious franchise has had its release date pushed back, albeit a very minor one. Originally set for July 26th, 2019, the spin-off will instead come out a week later on August 2nd.There’s no apparent reason as to why the spin-off was pushed back a week. It […]

Deadpool 2 director David Leitch to direct Fast & Furious spin-off with Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham

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It looks like some headway has been made with Universal’s Fast & Furious spin-off film Hobbs and Shaw. A couple months ago it was rumoured Deadpool 2 director David Leitch was in talks to direct the film with Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham starring and now Universal has confirmed the news.The announcement was made via Fast & Furious‘ Twitter […]

Watch the trailer for Jason Statham’s shark thriller The Meg

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The trailer for Jason Statham’s next film The Meg has arrived online. The film, based upon Steve Alten’s book Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror, is directed by John Turteltaub (Nation Treasure) and sees Statham as a deep sea rescue diver who finds himself fighting a giant prehistoric Megalodon shark. Check out the trailer and the film’s poster below…A deep-sea […]

New image from The Meg shows off the sheer size of the prehistoric shark

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With a first trailer for The Meg set to arrive any time soon, Entertainment Weekly has unveiled a new image from the Jason Statham-headlined thriller, which features a group of swimmers blissfully unaware that beneath them is a giant, 75-foot prehistoric Megalodon shark!The Meg is based upon Steve Alten’s book Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror and sees […]

Jason Statham to play The Killer’s Game with D.J. Caruso

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For over 20 years, Hollywood has been trying to adapt Jay Bonansinga’s novel The Killer’s Game, and now THR is reporting that it finally looks to be heading out of development hell thanks to STX Films.According to the site, Jason Statham is currently in talks to star in the action thriller, with D.J. Caruso (Disturbia, […]

Deadpool 2’s David Leitch in talks to direct Fast & Furious spin-off starring Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham

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As Universal prepares to expand the Fast & Furious franchise with a spin-off starring Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson’s Luke Hobbs and Jason Statham’s Deckard, it seems the studio has zeroed in on a director for the film. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Universal has begun talks with Deadpool 2 and John Wick director David Leitch to helm the spin-off.Leitch is said […]

New image from prehistoric shark thriller The Meg featuring Jason Statham

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Empire has revealed a new image from The Meg, Jon Turteltaub’s adaptation of Steve Alten’s shark thriller Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror, featuring Jason Statham and his prehistoric foe; check it out here…A deep-sea submersible—part of an international undersea observation program—has been attacked by a massive creature, previously thought to be extinct, and now lies disabled at […]

Fast & Furious 9 pushed back to 2020 as Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham spinoff set for 2019

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Universal Pictures has shuffled its plans for future instalments in the Fast & Furious franchise, announcing that Fast & Furious 9 will now open a year later than previously announced and has been pushed back from its original April 19th 2019 date to April 10th 2020.Fear not though Fast & Furious fans, as there will […]

Dwayne Johnson on expanding the Fast & Furious franchise with spinoff film

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After much rumour and speculation – not to mention a post-credits tease in The Fate of the Furious which was reportedly nixed by Vin Diesel – it was finally confirmed back in April that Universal is planning a Fast & Furious spinoff centred on Dwayne Johnson’s Agent Luke Hobbs and Jason Statham’s Deckard Shaw.Speaking to Fandango […]