Hobbs and Shaw will feature ‘The Rock,’ Jason Statham and a new McLaren tearing through Glasgow.
It was recently announced that the Fast & Furious movie series would spawn a spinoff featuring Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson and Jason Statham. That film, titled Hobbs and Shaw, is currently being filmed in Glasgow, Scotland, and photographs of the production reveal a McLaren 720S that seems to play a key role in the scene. These photographs shared by The Daily Mail also reveal that stunt doubles for both of the stars are handling the majority of this chase scene through the tight Scottish town.
Hobbs and Shaw
In case you aren’t familiar with the main characters in Hobbs and Shaw, here is a quick rundown.
“Luke Hobbs” is a federal agent played by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. The character (stunt double shown on the right) was introduced to the series in Fast Five, but has carried on through Fast & Furious 6 and Furious 7. When Hobbs first came to the series, he was a sort of anti-hero to the main characters, but as time has gone on, he has become an ally to “Dominic Toretto” and the rest of the gang.
“Deckard Shaw” is a professional criminal played by Jason Statham. The character (stunt double shown above on the left) was introduced in Fast & Furious 6 and he continued into Furious 7. As was the case with Hobbs, Shaw started off as a “bad guy” and ended up helping out the team at the end of the seventh movie.
Hobbs and Shaw have been involved in an epic fight scene, so it will be interesting to see how the two interact in their spinoff.
McLaren in Action
While the Fast & Furious series is a collection of action movies, cars are and always have been the co-stars. It was unclear whether or not Hobbs and Shaw would have the same high profile vehicles, but based on these spy shots, the answer to that question is “yes”.
As you can see, the stunt doubles for Johnson and Statham are were photographed racing around Glasgow, Scotland in a 720S with a pair of murdered-out motorcyclists in chase. The actual stars were nowhere to be seen, but it looks like the McLaren supercar is going to play a key role in this scene, if not the whole movie.
More importantly, if they are filming in Scotland with a supercar like the McLaren 720S, the movie definitely isn’t turning a blind eye to those action flick-lovers who want some high performance vehicles with their hand-to-hand combat.
Hobbs and Shaw is set to hit theaters next August.
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