Dwayne Johnson & Jason Statham Will Spearhead A Spinoff Of 'Fate Of The Furious'

Due to the successes of The Fate of the Furious, Universal is purportedly pushing full steam ahead with a spinoff movie starring Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham’s warring anti-heroes.

The franchise architect Chris Morgan is the brains behind the script, one that forces US Diplomatic Security Agent Luke Hobbs to form an unlikely alliance with Statham’s Deckard Shaw. Essentially, it’ll build on the foundations laid down in F. Gary Gray’s blockbuster sequel, wherein Dwayne Johnson’s musclebound Hobbs turns to Shaw in a last-ditch attempt to bring Vin Diesel’s rogue Dominic Toretto back from the brink and, ultimately, make the Fast family whole once more.

Considering that Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham were initially drafted into the franchise as antagonists, before forging an uneasy alliance with the Toretto crew, Universal’s plan to engineer a Hobbs/Shaw spinoff is an interesting avenue to take.