Idris Elba will play the scoundrel of the universe "Fast and Furious"

Los Angeles .- The British actor Idris Elba will be the villain of "Hobbs and Shaw", a tabloid of the universe "Fast and Furious" starring Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham, reported the magazine today. "Variety."

David Leitch, director of "Deadpool 2", will be behind the scenes to turn this story in which Johnson and Statham will once again play special agent Luke Hobbs and criminal Deckard Shaw, this time Allied to face the threat of the character of Elba.

It was recently announced that the British Vanessa Kirby, known for the series "The Crown" and with "Mission: Impossible – Fallout" in the making, would join the film as a spy who is the character's sister of Statham. 19659002] The screenplay is by Chris Morgan, architect of the "Fast and Furious" series, and filming will begin in the fall.

Since Johnson's arrival at the auto franchise in his fifth opus, the Universal studio has attempted to sketch a story entirely devoted to his character, much loved among fans of the saga.

Statham, meanwhile, came into this universe in the seventh part of the franchise and showed great alchemy with his co-star, so the studio decided to bet on a film led by the two will be released in cinemas in July 2019.

Elba, who was already the villain of "Star Trek Beyond", is currently shooting the comedy series "Turn Up Charlie", created by himself at Netflix.