Fast & Furious Spinoff Casts Vanessa Kirby as Jason Statham's Sister

Vanessa Kirby is joining Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham in the cast of theFast & Furiousmovie spinoff , which is ( for now , unofficially ) acknowledge asHobbs and Shaw . As that form of address suggests , the spinoff is a buddy team - up that follows Johnson as special factor Luke Hobbs and Statham as semi - reformed felonious Deckard Shaw from the previousFast & Furiousmovies . LongtimeFast & Furiousseries writer Chris Morgan is handling the script , with David Leitch ( Atomic Blonde , Deadpool 2 ) directing .

Kirby , who is best known for her roles onThe Frankenstein ChroniclesTV series and especially Netflix’sThe Crown(where she played Princess Margaret ) , could be on the sceptre of breaking out , as a movie lead . She will be represent a key supporting use in this month’sMission : Impossible - Fallout , in accession to finalize her deal to costar in next year’sFast & Furiousspinoff . As such , Kirby will shortly have two bounteous - time action movie serial to her name , to go with her old work on the little covert .

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Varietyreports that Kirby is lining up to play an MI-5 agentive role in theFast & Furiousspinoff … one who happens to be Deckard Shaw ’s sister . Specific plot details for the pic are being kept under - wraps for now , but it remain firm to reason that Hobbs and Shaw will have to knead together to save the day ( in some regard ) in the film . That suggest the duo will have to make an uneasy alliance with Kirby ’s part , who was referred to as " Hattie " Shaw in apreviously - leakedFast & Furiouscasting call . Johnson further confirmed the tidings about Kirby via hisTwitteraccount ( see the screenshot below ) .

Of naturally , Statham and Kirby ’s characters are far from the only members of the Shaw family to have bear witness up in theFast & Furiousfilms thus far . Luke Evans made his introduction as Deckard ’s younger brother , Owen , inFast & Furious 6 , before Statham as Deckard appeared during the pic ’s mid - credits scene . Helen Mirren then made an uncredited appearance in last year’sThe Fate of the Furiousas Magdalene Shaw , the materfamilias of the Shaw kinsperson . However , for the time being , neither Evans nor Mirren are expected to appear in the spinoff film .

All thing deal , theFast & Furiousspinoff ( orHobbs & Shaw , or whatever it finish up being titled ) could help to restore the dealership creatively , in front ofFast & Furious 9 ’s theatrical release in 2020 . Despite its monumental $ 1.2 billion take at the global box office , Fate of the Furiousearned a fairly lukewarm reception from critic and was criticized forits " evil Dom " twistandtreatment of the now - deceased Han Lue , among other thing . With the spinoff movie , the franchise has a chance to sincerely mix up its convention , starting with its focussing on the characters work by Johnson , Statham , and Kirby .

Collage of Dom driving in Fast and the Furious