Tag: the Rock

Neal Moritz Out as Producer of Fast and Furious

The Fast and Furious franchise is going to be revving its engine without one of its key auspices. The Hollywood Reporter informs us that Neal Moritz, the man behind all the Fast and Furious films via his Original Film banner, has been taken off the franchise due to a legal dispute with Universal. Th...

New Hobbs & Shaw Trailer Shows its Hand

It’s been two and a half months since the first Hobbs & Shaw trailer, which means it’s about time for Universal to release another glimpse at the Fast and Furious spinoff, just in case there’s anyone who wasn’t sold on the concept the first time but could still be swayed. There’s plent...

Why I’m Excited: Hobbs & Shaw

In the summer of 2006, my camp decided that, due to the heat, we were going to the movies instead of the pool. Usually, I’d take a movie any day of the week, but when they told us it was The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, I wasn’t too happy. Oh sure, I knew …

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Hobbs & Shaw Trailer Muscles its Way Online

The Fast and Furious franchise just cut the fat as the first Hobbs & Shaw trailer has finally dropped. A spinoff of Vin Diesel’s race car series, Hobbs & Shaw catapults the supporting characters played by Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson and Jason Statham into the lead roles, with...

Hobbs and Shaw Gets a Director

It has been officially announced that David Leitch, one half of the John Wick directorial team and helmer of Deadpool 2 and Atomic Blonde, will be directing the Fast and Furious spin-off Hobbs and Shaw for Universal. The film will be a team-up of the two frenemies, and is written by Chris Morgan (wh...