Published 09:13 IST, May 18th 2020

Dwayne Johnson's 'Hobbs & Shaw' has a pic of him with his father? Check the film's trivia

Dwayne Johnson starrer Hobbs & Shaw also features Jason Statham, Idris Elba, Vanessa Kirby, Eiza González, Cliff Curtis, and Helen Mirren. Check out its trivia.

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Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham starrer Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw is a spin-off flick of  Fast & Furious franchise. Directed by David Leitch,  storyline is based on unlikely pairing of titular characters as y team up with Shaw's sister to battle a cybernetically-enhanced terrorist threatening world with a deadly virus. Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw garnered mixed reviews from critics, with accounting immense praises for action sequences and performances of Dwayne Johnson and Elba. Check out some lesser-kwn facts and trivia about Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw. 

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Trivia and Lesser-Kwn Facts - 

  • Reportedly, Dwayne Johnson aka Rock stated that he tried hard to get Jason Momoa to play role of Hobbs' bror. However, due to scheduling issues, Jason could t work in film. 
  • In one scene in Samoa, re is a picture of Dwayne Johnson with his far, Soulman Rocky Johnson.
  • idea to create a Fast & Furious spin-off featuring Hobbs and Shaw initially emerged during filming of  Fate of Furious in 2017.  producers and studios executives took te of comedic chemistry between two throughout ir scenes toger. 
  • In film, WWE superstar Roman Reigns (Joe Aa'i) portrayed role of Dwayne Johnson's bror, Luke Hobbs but in reality, y are cousins. Roman and Dwayne anunced this on ir respective Instagram ps.
  • Deckard Shaw is about two years older than his sister Hattie. However, in reality, Jason Statham is twenty-one years older than Vanessa Kirby.

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  • antagonist Idris Elba reportedly refused to say a scripted line for his character, calling himself " black James Bond". actor instead used "black Superman". According to reports, Elba has been rumoured to be in consideration for role of James Bond and would be first black actor to portray Bond.
  • film's director David Leitch contacted Ryan Reylds to join this movie.
  • In movie, Joe Aa'i performed two of his signature wrestling maeuvres, Spear and Samoan Drop.
  • Dwayne Johnson was reportedly very supportive of exploring idea of Hobbs' family, allowing for many Polynesians to be cast as his relatives. 

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About film - 

Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw sees Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham reprise ir roles from main series as Luke Hobbs and Deckard Shaw respectively. It also features Idris Elba, Vanessa Kirby, Eiza González, Cliff Curtis, and Helen Mirren. film was a commercial success that grossed over $760 million worldwide. film is a spin-off of  Fast & Furious franchise set in between events of 2017’s  Fate of Furious and 2021’s F9

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09:12 IST, May 18th 2020