‘Hobbs And Shaw’ Image Shows Dwayne Johnson Embracing His Samoan Heritage
Hobbs and Shawis gearing up to be one of the most aggressive blockbusters of the year. But even the plane-jumping, street-punching adrenaline of theFast and Furiousfranchise couldn’t prepare us for the pure testosterone jumping off the screen in the latest image shared by starDwayne Johnson.
The Rock stars oppositeJason Stathamin theFast and Furiousspin-off centering around our favorite muscleheads — one a former agent of the Diplomatic Security Service turned outlaw, the other a former Major of the Special Air Service turned deadly mercenary (who we still haven’t forgiven for killing Han). They’ll be facing an intimidating foe played byIdris Elba, who better look out now that Johnson is embracing his Samoan heritage on screen.
Hobbs and Shaw Image
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Dwayne Johnson is out for blood in the latest image shared from the set of theFast and Furiousspin-off. The actor is openly proud of his Samoan roots, inking a traditionalSamoanstyle of tattoo on his left shoulder. But in this image, he only looks pissed as he roars at the camera while surrounded by his Samoan brothers in what appears to be some kind of ritual. Johnson wrote in his Instagram caption:
“This sacred Samoan ground you stand on is nourished with our ancestors blood. Tonight, we nourish it with yours. Here’s a lil' exclusive from set ofHobbs& ShawourFast and Furious spin off filmcoming this summer. I’ve been waiting for this my entire career. This is more than a movie to me – our culture & warrior mana is very real. More to come. Now they bleed.”
Who is he screaming at? Who’s bleeding? Possibly Brixton, the new villain played by Idris Elba, who forces Johnson’s Luke Hobbs to form an unlikely alliance with Statham’s Deckard Shaw. Or maybe Johnson is finally making Shaw pay#JusticeforHanbefore they team up.
Mission: Impossible – FalloutstarVanessa Kirbyis also on boardto play Hattie Shaw, the sister of Jason Statham’s character Deckard Shaw, who also happens to take a liking to Dwayne Johnson’s Hobbs.Eiza Gonzalezalso has a role as a new character called Madam M, who apparently has a “squad of bad ass female force multipliers” at her disposal.Hobbs and Shawarrives in theaters late this summer on onAugust 2, 2019.Atomic BlondeandDeadpool 2’s David Leitch directs.
