and Johnson and Statham immediately abandon their scowls for grins.
Take what you learned and throw it out the window!
The firstFast & Furiousspin-off has been a long time coming.
(In a squad of memorable characters, Hobbs is perhaps the most quotable.)
“But you don’t need to get on the wrong side of him.
He’s very resourceful, and he’s quite an intense character.”
“The other movies were great, and I loved creating the character of Hobbs,” Johnson says.
“Eventually, for me personally, I needed more juice.
The real test is whether audiences will be willing to follow them down that track.
EnterIdris Elba’s Brixton, a cyber-engineered baddie who’s eager to get his hands on a globe-threatening virus.
“It’s sort of the ultimate escapism.
And I love cars.
I’m a bit of a motorhead.
And then, of course, I get to play this really complex bad guy.”
(The tech in theFast & Furiousworld has come a long way since the first movie.)
He could be a nice guy if only he wouldn’t shoot so many people!'”
“We’re aware of it.”
Meanwhile, Helen Mirren returns as the elegant Shaw family matriarch.
(“She played the Queen once, so it’s a weird relationship,” Kirby jokes.)
“She’s an amazing fighter,” says Kirby, who previously starred inMission: Impossible Fallout.
So there’s a tremendous amount of pride."
Hobbs & Shawalso adds a newFastfamily member behind the camera: David Leitch.
After making his directorial debut with Chad Stahelski onJohn Wick, the former stuntman helmedAtomic BlondeandDeadpool 2.
“He’s a guy with a forward-thinking plan.
For the actors, that meant brushing up on their fight choreography.
“I come from a martial-arts background, so it’s great to be able to do all this.
Adds Kirby: “I’ve learned so much.
Do not approach me in the street!”
But it’s not all punches and kicks.
(There are a lot of explosions in this movie.)
It’s a world that just keeps growing in all directions.
There’s also been talk of another spin-off movie,this one focusing on the women ofFast.
“If I’m looking down the road, the roads always connect,” Morgan teases.
In the meantime, Hobbs and Shaw have a world to save and some insults to exchange.
Says Statham with a laugh: “Anything fast and smelling of petrol seems to flick the switch.”
