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Universal has signed a first look production deal with Hobbs And Shaw helmer David Leitch and producer Kelly McCormick under their 87th North Production banner. The Fast & Furious spinoff starring Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham opens on Aug. 2 and is, natch, expected to be one the linchpin titles at the summer box…

Joe Anoa’i, also known as WWE champion Roman Reigns, and has been cast in Hobbs and Shaw, the Fast & Furious spinoff toplined by Jason Statham and Dwayne Johnson. The move reunites Anoa’i and Johnson, both college football stars before becoming pro wrestlers. Johnson of course segued out of the ring to become one of…

EXCLUSIVE: The Fast and The Furious spinoff Hobbs and Shaw opens next summer, but the Universal flick might be doing wheelies in the courts by then too. Franchise producer Neal Moritz today sued the Donna Langley-run studio for breach of oral contract and promissory fraud over being tossed out the door of the spinoff…

More Hobbs and Shaw casting. Idris Elba will be playing the villain in The Fast and The Furious spinoff with Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham. David Leitch directs off franchise scribe and producer Chris Morgan’s script. Before July 4, Vanessa Kirby was announced as part of the film. Original Film’s Neal H. Moritz is…

Whiplash actor Miles Teller is joining Paramount’s Top Gun sequel as the son of ace pilot Goose, who was played by Anthony Edwards in the original 1986 film. His character also will be a protege to Tom Cruise’s Maverick. Production on Top Gun: Maverick already is underway in San Diego. Joe Kosinski, who worked with…

Dwayne Johnson for president? Not likely anytime soon, but then again it could all come down to two mysterious words. In an interview for the May cover story of Rolling Stone, Johnson was asked about the stories that keep cropping up these past few years about the Rampage actor following in the footsteps of Ronald…