Fast Furious Presents Hobbs Shaw 2019 2 Updated May 2026

Universal wants the Hobbs & Shaw sequel to finally reconcile with the main timeline. A major plot point involves Shaw’s mother, Queenie (Helen Mirren), stealing a hard drive from Mr. Nobody (Kurt Russell) that contains the location of Dom Toretto’s secret hideout. This could set up a post-credits scene where Hobbs calls Dom—the first on-screen meeting of Johnson and Diesel since 2017.

Released in August 2019, Hobbs & Shaw was the first standalone spin-off in the Fast & Furious franchise. Starring Dwayne Johnson (Luke Hobbs) and Jason Statham (Deckard Shaw), the film took the bickering frenemies from The Fate of the Furious and launched them into a globe-trotting, self-aware action-comedy. fast furious presents hobbs shaw 2019 2 updated

Unlike the main Fast films (which lean into heist + family drama), Hobbs & Shaw goes full 90s action movie on steroids: Universal wants the Hobbs & Shaw sequel to

The biggest updated news came in late 2024. Chris Morgan, after finishing work on Fast X: Part 2, signed a new first-look deal with Universal that specifically included Hobbs & Shaw 2. Morgan revealed in a March 2025 interview that the sequel is not dead—it’s just been re-envisioned as a “lower-stakes, higher-octane hunt film,” comparing it to 48 Hrs. meets John Wick. Released in August 2019, Hobbs & Shaw was

Idris Elba’s Brixton Lore was “killed” (falling from a skyscraper), but in Fast franchise logic, no one stays dead. Rumors suggest Brixton will return as a reluctant ally against a new threat: a rogue Eteon faction led by a villain played by Jason Momoa (taking his Fast X character Dante in a different direction? Unlikely, but Momoa is rumored to be in talks for an unrelated role).