Dwayne Johnson ‘pumped’ about Fast And Furious spin-off
The Rock said he has a “tremendous amount of respect” for the Fast And Furious franchise.
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson has confirmed that he will star in a Fast And Furious spin-off.
The actor said on Instagram that he and co-star Jason Statham will appear in a film about Luke Hobbs and Deckard Shaw, their characters from the high-octane franchise.
Johnson, 45, told his 94.4 million followers: “Daddy’s gotta go back to work – Hobbs.
“Pumped to expand and build out the FAST & FURIOUS universe in a cool, exciting way with our @sevenbucksprod, writer/producer Chris Morgan, producer Hiram Garcia and lead producer and my bigger twin, Neil Moritz.
“Thank you UNIVERSAL STUDIOS for being tremendous partners who see the big picture and for coming to us years ago with this spinoff idea.”
The star said he had a “tremendous amount of respect for this franchise that I’ve enjoyed droppin’ blood and sweat in over the years and my vision is to create greater opportunities for not only my fellow FF cast mates, but for other amazing actors as well who want to be a part of something new and cool”.
He said: “I want to use my spinoff platform to create new characters that fans will ultimately love to have fun with in multiple chapters and platforms. Film, TV, Digital, Virtual Reality etc.. the more opportunities we can create the better for the fans. Smart business.
“Let’s have some FUN and to quote, Hobbs the boss, if you don’t like it, we’re happy to beat that ass like a Cherokee drum.”
The star’s announcement follows months of speculation about the project.
The movie is due to be released in July 2019.
