Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

[tammy]

Brixton's suit has a Weyland Corporation symbol on the right collar bone. Idris Elba starred as an employee of Weyland Corporation in Prometheus.

[carl]

Dwayne Johnson's French bulldog, Hobbs, makes an appearance in the beginning of the movie when he's lying on the bed while Hobbs is doing push-ups on the floor.

[bernice]

Dwayne Johnson stated that Keanu Reeves was in talks to play the director of terrorist organization ETEON, if things had worked out: "What we did at the end was we left the ominous voice faceless. So, for some time, it was going to be a bit of a John Wick, all disguised. But then we left it there with a few people in mind. Originally, Keanu was the goal. We were talking, and it just didn't feel right creatively. He and I talked, and I totally got it. And it wound up being the best thing, so now we leave that open for the future."

[lena]

Repeating soundtrack 'Next Level' listed twice

[alyssa]

Helen Mirren reprises her role from The Fate of the Furious (2017) as Shaw's mother. She originally landed the role after she had indicated her desire to be part of the franchise one day, and the producers were happy to accommodate her.

[lena]

At different points in the film, Dwayne Johnson (Hobbs) says he'll open up a can of whoop ass, and also refers to another character as an ass clown. Both of these statements were frequently uttered as catchphrases by Johnson's fellow wrestlers Steve Austin and Chris Jericho.

[sandra]

David Leitch has stated that the film would feel different from the "Fast and Furious" franchise. Although it was filled with action sequences, cars and elements that constructed "Fast and Furious", it would feel different from the series.

[charlie]

Dwayne Johnson was very supportive of exploring the idea of Hobbs's family, allowing for many Polynesians to be cast as his relatives. This was a definite nod to Vin Diesel's constant references to "family" in the previous Fast & Furious movies.

[jim]

Vanessa Kirby was trained for her fight sequences by the same stunt coordinators - Greg Rementer and Cale Schultz - who trained Charlize Theron for her action scenes in Atomic Blonde (2017).