Plot Synopsis For Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw Released

Universal Pictures has released the official plot synopsis for Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw. The spinoff opens on August 2nd and stars Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Idris Elba, Vanessa Kirby, Roman Reigns, and Helen Mirren.

The synopsis reads as follows:

“Ever since hulking lawman Hobbs (Johnson), a loyal agent of America’s Diplomatic Security Service, and lawless outcast Shaw (Statham), a former British military elite operative, first faced off in 2015’s Furious 7, the duo have swapped smack talk and body blows as they’ve tried to take each other down.

But when cyber-genetically enhanced anarchist Brixton (Idris Elba) gains control of an insidious bio-threat that could alter humanity forever — and bests a brilliant and fearless rogue MI6 agent (The Crown’s Vanessa Kirby), who just happens to be Shaw’s sister — these two sworn enemies will have to partner up to bring down the only guy who might be badder than themselves.

Hobbs & Shaw blasts open a new door in the Fast universe as it hurtles action across the globe, from Los Angeles to London and from the toxic wasteland of Chernobyl to the lush beauty of Samoa.”

David Leitch is directing the film from a script by Fast & Furious narrative architect Chris Morgan. Morgan, Johnson, Statham and Hiram Garcia are producing. The executive producers are Kelly McCormick, Dany Garcia, Steven Chasman, Ethan Smith and Ainsley Davies.