This stand-alone ‘Fast and Furious’ film opens in London, England where a team of MI6 agents led by Hattie Shaw (Vanessa Kirby) storm a warehouse to retrieve a deadly virus called “The Snowflake”. They are found by the super-enhanced Brixton Lore (Idris Elba). Because of his cybernetic augmentations, he is able to sense incoming attacks, which allows him to wipe the floor with all of the other agents. Hattie injects her right hand with the Snowflake and escapes from Brixton’s sight. He grabs a radio and makes it seem as though Hattie is a traitor who took the virus for herself.
Meanwhile, Luke Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson) and Deckard Shaw (Jason Statham) wake up in their own homes in Los Angeles and London. They go about their daily routines before later going to separate nightclubs to beat the crap out of dozens of goons before they each find one to interrogate. Both Hobbs and Shaw have heard about the super virus that has been going around, and they know it has been manufactured by a terrorist group called Eteon. Their respective goons fail to give them the info they want, so Hobbs tattoos “I Love Cops” on his forehead while Shaw leaves his guy dangling out a window.
Hobbs has breakfast in a diner with his daughter Sam (Eliana Sua) when he is visited by an old friend/CIA agent Locke (Ryan Reynolds). He informs Hobbs about the Snowflake and just how serious of a threat it is. Although reluctant to help, Hobbs agrees to do so. At the same time, Shaw goes to visit his mother Magdalene, AKA “Queenie” (Helen Mirren), in prison. She tells him about Hattie’s predicament and that he should reach out to her, but he doesn’t think Hattie wants to see him. After leaving the prison, Shaw is approached by Agent Loeb (Rob Delaney) to also go after the Snowflake. This leads Hobbs and Shaw to come face-to-face once again with Locke and Loeb asking them to work together. Their response? “No FUCKING way!” After exchanging insults, the two begrudgingly agree to work together. The other agents track Hattie down for the guys to go after her.
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (also known simply as Hobbs & Shaw) is a 2019 American action film directed by David Leitch and written by Chris Morgan and Drew Pearce, from a story by Morgan. It is a spin-off of the Fast & Furious franchise set in between the events of 2017’s The Fate of the Furious and 2021’s F9. The film sees Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham reprise their roles from the main series as Luke Hobbs and Deckard Shaw respectively, and also stars Idris Elba, Vanessa Kirby, Eiza González, Cliff Curtis, and Helen Mirren. The plot follows the unlikely pairing of the titular characters as they team up with Shaw’s sister (Kirby) to battle a cybernetically-enhanced terrorist (Elba) threatening the world with a deadly virus.
Series star and producer Vin Diesel first 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, and Kirby and Elba both joined the cast that July. Filming began in September and lasted through January 2019, mostly taking place in London and Glasgow. Hobbs & Shaw premiered at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on July 13, 2019, was theatrically released in the United States on August 2, 2019, and has grossed over $760 million worldwide. The film received mixed reviews from critics, with praise for the action sequences and the performances of Johnson and Statham.
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019)
Directed by: David Leitch
Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Vanessa Kirby, Idris Elba, Eiza Gonzalez, Eddie Marsan, Stephanie Vogt, Viktorija Faith, Sonia Goswami, Daniel Eghan, Lyon Beckwith
Screenplay by: Chris Morgan
Production Design by: David Scheunemann
Cinematography by: Jonathan Sela
Costume Design by: Sarah Evelyn
Set Decoration by: Lisa Chugg, Jeffrey Kushon, Shane Vieau
Music by: Tyler Bates
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for prolonged sequences of action and violence, suggestive material and some strong language.
Distributed by: Universal Pictures
Release Date: August 2, 2019
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