Idris Elba ‘joins Fast and Furious spin-off Hobbs and Shaw’ as villain alongside The Rock

The film is set to release next year
Villain: Elba is reportedly set to join the Fast and Furious family
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Safeeyah Kazi6 July 2018
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Idris Elba is reportedly set to join Fast and Furious spin-off Hobbs and Shaw as the villain.

The Luther actor is expected to join the franchise’s long-standing icons Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham.

According to Variety, Elba has entered the final stages of negotiations to portray the film’s central villain, who will face-off against Johnson and Statham.

Deadpool 2 director David Leitch is reportedly adding the project to his portfolio, while the screenplay is set to be written by Fast and Furious regular Chris Morgan.

The Crown star Vanessa Kirby is rumoured to have entered negotiations to play Statham’s on-screen sister.

Johnson addressed speculation that Elba would be joining the franchise’s family.

Taking to Twitter, Johnson wrote: “He’s a baaaaaad man.

“Welcoming my dude @idriselba with tattooed and open arms to our #HobbsAndShaw Fast & Furious spin-off movie.

“Every hero is only as good as their villain. Cue the music... let’s dance.”

Fans were quick to jump on-board with the potential collaboration highlighting that it “can’t get better than this.”

Meanwhile, others joked how the duo should just “take my money” because they are so excited.

Elba recently appeared on-screen in Avengers: Infinity War whilst also working on Netflix series Turn Up Charlie, which he is set to star in.

Hobbs and Shaw is set to release next year

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