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Fast and Furious Biggest Flaw: Mishandling Paul Walker’s Death

When one of the biggest stars of a franchise dies, obviously that franchise is no longer going to be the same. Such is the case for the Fast and Furious franchise which, 10 years ago last week, lost one of its original stars, Paul Walker. Since Walker’s death, several films have been made continuing the Fast story, and with each subsequent entry Walker’s character has been treated with an odd disregard and growing disrespect that feels at odds with the series’ universal message of family. Zillow Says You’ll Buy Your Next…

When Dwayne Johnson Wanted An Antithesis Of Fast & Furious In The Hobbs & Shaw Sequel & Recalled Pitching Its Plot, “Let’s…

Dwayne Johnson Was All Set To Star In A Hobbs & Shaw Sequel, Once Revealed Pitching Its Plot That The Writer Loved, Saying “It Would Be The Antithesis Of What Fast & Furious Movies Generally Are”(Photo Credit –Imdb) Dwayne Johnson has many well-known roles, and Agent Luke Hobbs from the Fast & Furious franchise is one of them. While the franchise did make The Rock gain many more fans worldwide, it also saw him and the series’ lead actor ‘Dom’ Vin Diesel clash horns. This eventually led to the ‘Black Adam’…

Dwayne Johnson to return as Hobbs in new `Fast and Furious` film

Hollywood star Dwayne Johnson recently featured in the `Fast X` end credit scene which increased fans` excitement for the upcoming instalments of the super-hit franchise. On Thursday, the `Jumanji` actor dropped a video and confirmed the news that he is all set to return as Luke Hobbs in the upcoming untitled film of the `Fast and Furious` series. Hope you’ve got your funderwear on… HOBBS IS BACK. And he just got lei’d 🌺😈 Luke Hobbs will be returning to the Fast & Furious franchise. Your…

Dwayne Johnson Hobbs Movie Coming in Fast and Furious Franchise

Fast X made it official and now it’s already getting bigger. After a few years away, Dwayne Johnson is not only back in the Fast and Furious franchise, he’s prepping a new spinoff.Spoilers of the Week April 18-22The film, which was written by Fast and Furious mainstay Chris Morgan, will be a bridge between Fast X and Fast 11 following Johnson’s character, Luke Hobbs. It’s not, however, a sequel to the franchise’s first spinoff, Hobbs and Shaw, even though other Fast and Furious characters are expected to return. The Wrap…

Dwayne Johnson Confirms a New Luke Hobbs Spin-Off Is Happening

Image via Universal Pictures With action enthusiasts still reeling from pulse-pounding extravaganza Fast X, franchise fans are in for a special treat after star Dwayne Johnson revealed that an upcoming Fast & Furious spin-off focused on Luke Hobbs is now on the horizon. Given how widely popular Johnson’s character is, most folks were gobsmacked to learn that he’d be making a cameo appearance in the tenth installment, let alone starring in an entirely different movie. Over on his official Twitter account,…

Fast X End Credits Scene Explains: A Major Character Returns

The Fast and Furious franchise isn’t known for sneaking surprises into the credits of its movies, but when it does, they pack a punch. The best example is in Fast Five when an after-credits scene revealed that Michelle Rodriguez’s character Letty had, somehow, returned from the grave. And now, it happens again with Fast X: another big reveal getting us ready for the future.Spoilers of the Week April 18-22Before we talk about that though, now that we’re in full spoiler territory, let’s also talk about the final scene…

Where Is Dwayne Johnson’s Hobbs During ‘Fast X?’

Image via Universal Pictures The Fast & Furious franchise has always been one successful series of films, but there is no denying the fact that Dwayne Johnson’s addition did catapult it to the rare list of top-grossing franchises ever. Though his Luke Hobbs and Vin Diesel’s Dom Toretto shared a strong on-set camaraderie, the same didn’t translate in real life as their real-life feud led Johnson openly call Diesel “manipulative” and bid farewell to the franchise for good. But things are apparently about to…

Jason Momoa Shines, the Rest Kind of Stinks

With the release of Fast X, we think it’s finally official: the Fast and Furious franchise ended with the death of Paul Walker. Walker’s untimely passing gave 2015's Furious 7 a resonance that took the series to a new level, really solidifying the notion that family, not action, is what makes this mega blockbuster car franchise so popular. In the films that followed, the one-two punch that had been at the heart of every single Fast movie before it was gone. The next iteration, The Fate of the Furious, suffered for it, but…

Dwayne Johnson’s Hobbs And Shaw Producer Provides Update On Sequel

The Fast & Furious franchise is a massive success so it was little surprise when it was announced we would get a spinoff in the form of Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham’s Hobbs & Shaw. The new corner of the franchise was reasonably successful, and certainly left a door open to sequels of its own, but at this point it appears there are no actual plans to move forward. Following the success of Hobbs & Shaw at the box office we were told that a Hobbs and Shaw 2 was going to happen. However, producer Kelly…

Katie Hobbs beats Kari Lake in Arizona governor’s race, flipping the state for Democrats

PHOENIX —  Democrat Katie Hobbs was elected Arizona governor on Monday, defeating an ally of Donald Trump who falsely claimed the 2020 election was rigged and refused to say she would accept the results of her race this year.Hobbs, who is Arizona’s secretary of state, rose to prominence as a staunch defender of the legitimacy of the last election and warned that her Republican rival, former television news anchor Kari Lake, would be an agent of chaos. Hobbs’ victory adds further evidence that Trump is weighing down his…