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BEGIN SLIDESHOWDeadpool 2’s David Leitch confirmed to direct Fast & Furious spinoffIt was reported back in February that Deadpool 2 director David Leitch was in early talks to take the helm of the upcoming Fast & Furious spinoff, and now a Tweet from the official Fast & Furious Twitter account confirms he has signed on the dotted line. The Fast & Furious spinoff will follow Dwayne Johnson’s Diplomatic Security Service agent Luke Hobbs and Jason Statham’s assassin Deckard Shaw, and has a script from Chris Morgan, who has worked on the franchise since Tokyo Drift in 2006.RELATED: The New Deadpool 2 Trailer is Here!The Universal Pictures film has a release date of July 26, 2019. David Leitch started off as a stuntman, and transitioned into directing. He worked with Chad Stahelski on John Wick, which was their directorial debut. He also directed Atomic Blonde. He worked as a second unit director on films … [Read more...] about David Leitch Confirmed to Direct Fast & Furious Spinoff

Atomic Blonde and the upcoming Deadpool sequel has found his next project. Entertainment Weekly has confirmed that David Leitch has officially signed on to direct the yet-to-be titled Fast & Furious spin-off starring Dwayne Johnson and Jason Staham. Plot details are being kept under wraps, but Universal is said to be going with the title “Hobbs and Shaw” for the project. Also read: Dwayne Johnson May Skip ‘Fast & Furious 9’ Due To Vin Diesel Feud Leitch is working from a script by Chris Morgan, who has written six Fast & Furious films, including the most recent installment, The Fate of the Furious. The film follows former Diplomatic Security Service agent Luke Hobbs as he forms an unlikely alliance with Deckard Shaw. Production on the spin-off could be getting underway as early as this September. Universal is looking to begin principal photography that month with filming taking place in Atlanta, Georgia, … [Read more...] about David Leitch Officially Directing ‘Fast & Furious’ Spin-Off

Update: Two months after he entered talks, Entertainment Weekly has confirmed that David Leitch will direct the Fast and Furious spin-off starring Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham. Our original article follows below. The Fast and Furious franchise might get a new family member. Deadpool 2 and Atomic Blonde director David Leitch is reportedly in talks to helm the Fast and Furious spin-off starring Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham. David Leitch has emerged as the frontrunner to steer the still-untitled Fast and Furious spin-off, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The script will be written by Chris Morgan, who has penned six of the eight Fast movies. The spin-off is centered around Johnson’s Luke Hobbs, the impossibly ripped Diplomatic Security Service agent, and Jason Statham’s Deckard Shaw, the lean and mean former assassin turned wary Fast family member. Hobbs and Shaw struck up an unlikely bromance in last … [Read more...] about Dwayne Johnson’s ‘Fast and Furious’ Spin-Off Will be Helmed by ‘Deadpool 2’ Director David Leitch