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Idris Elba and Vanessa Kirby join Fast & Furious spin-off Hobbs and Shaw

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Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson (Skycraper) and Jason Statham (The Meg) may have found their antagonist for their upcoming Fast & Furious spin-off Hobbs and Shaw. According to Variety, Idris Elba (Luther) has begun final talks to go up against the pair as the film’s villain.Elba isn’t the only one to join the cast, however. Variety also reported another […]

New poster for The Meg features Jason Statham and the fearsome Megalodon

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Following last week’s poster and trailer for The Meg [check them out here], another one-sheet has now arrived online for the prehistoric shark thriller which sees Jason Statham taking on the Megalodon… with a harpoon gun.A deep-sea submersible—part of an international undersea observation program—has been attacked by a massive creature, previously thought to be extinct, […]

The Meg gets a new poster and international trailer

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With its August release date fast approaching, a new poster and has arrived online for the upcoming shark thriller The Meg which takes us straight into the jaws of the movie’s gargantuan prehistoric monster, the Megalodon; take a look below, along with an international trailer offering up plenty of new footage from the film…A deep-sea […]

David Leitch and Jason Statham talk Fast & Furious spinoff Hobbs and Shaw

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After stepping into the Fox X-Men universe for this weekend’s hit superhero sequel Deadpool 2, director David Leitch is now turning his attention to another blockbuster movie franchise as he prepares to shoot the Fast & Furious spinoff Hobbs and Shaw, focusing on the characters played by Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham respectively.During an interview […]

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 […]

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 […]

Second Opinion – The Fate of the Furious (2017)

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The Fate of the Furious, 2017.Directed by F. Gary Gray. Starring Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Helen Mirren, Nathalie Emmanuel, Elsa Pataky, Scott Eastwood, Kurt Russell, Luke Evans, and Charlize Theron.SYNOPSIS:When a mysterious woman seduces Dom into the world of terrorism and a betrayal of those closest […]

Movie Review – The Fate of the Furious (2017)

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The Fate of the Furious, 2017.Directed by F. Gary Gray. Starring Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Helen Mirren, Nathalie Emmanuel, Elsa Pataky, Scott Eastwood, Kurt Russell, Luke Evans, and Charlize Theron.SYNOPSIS:When a mysterious woman seduces Dom into the world of terrorism and a betrayal of those closest […]

Fast & Furious spinoff for Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham is a go at Universal

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Vin Diesel may have reportedly had the post credit scene removed from The Fate of the Furious that would have set the stage for the project, but it seems that hasn’t deterred Universal from pressing ahead with its plans for a Fast & Furious spinoff focussing on Dwayne Johnson’s Agent Luke Hobbs and Jason Statham’s Deckard […]