The Fast & Furious enterprise is known for gravity-defying stunts, larger-than-life explosives, a few expensive cars going way over the speed limit and fight scenes so intricate and lethal, they look like poetry.
All that and more are on display in the second full-length trailer for the forthcoming Fast & Furious spinoff Hobbs & Shaw. Slated for a summer release, Dwayne Johnson plays Hobbs who must work with his nemesis Shaw (Jason Statham) to take down Brixton Lore, (Idris Elba) a genetically enhanced fighter who fancies himself the black Superman.
Shaw’s sister, played by The Crown’s Vanessa Kirby, stole a chemical from Lore that can wipe out half the population, and now Lore and his team of ruthless mercenaries are on a vicious hunt to retrieve it.
While Fast & Furious fans are curious to see if Johnson can carry a franchise film on his own, not everyone was supportive of the spinoff. Tyrese Gibson seemingly took issue when rumors of the film were swirling. Johnson, however, didn’t care and reportedly called Gibson and Vin Diesel a bunch of “candy-asses.”
The first Fast & Furious hit theaters on June 18, 2001, and was made with a $38 million budget. The film earned more than $200 million domestically setting it up to be one of Hollywood’s most successful franchises. The series went onto have eight films, the last being The Fate of The Furious. It’s been dubbed the final film since Paul Walker’s 2013 death.
Fast & Furious Presents: HOBBS & SHAW – Official Trailer #2
Are you ready, we’re back with our SECOND WORLDWIDE @HobbsAndShaw trailer?
THIS SUMMER AUGUST 2ND?#HobbsAndShawpic.twitter.com/n8YHfa5SET— Idris Elba (@idriselba) April 18, 2019
