00:00Dwayne Johnson just gave us our first look at his Fast and Furious spinoff with Jason Statham,
00:05and we now know a new actor who will be joining the cast.
00:17Johnson and Statham have begun filming the spinoff Hobbs & Shaw,
00:20in which they reprise their roles as law enforcement diplomatic security service agent Luke Hobbs,
00:25played by Johnson, and assassin Deckard Shaw, aka Statham.
00:29The two characters were once enemies, but they've since developed a grudging respect for each other.
00:34The Rock gave us our first sneak peek at the actors on set of the movie.
00:37He captioned the photo,
00:49Deadpool 2 director David Leitch is directing the spinoff,
00:52and a Deadpool 2 actor has now joined the cast.
00:54Eddie Marzin, the British character actor who played the evil headmaster in the Deadpool sequel,
00:59has joined the cast of Hobbs & Shaw.
01:01Marzin co-stars in Showtime's Ray Donovan.
01:04Rounding out the cast, Idris Elba is playing the villain, while The Crown's Vanessa Kirby will also star.
01:09The Universal film speeds into theaters on August 2, 2019.
01:13For more on this story, head to THR.com and be sure to let me know what you think of our first look at Hobbs & Shaw in the comments.
01:19Until next time, for The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.
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