The Rock Announces ‘Hobbs’ Release Date, Beef With Fast & Furious Co-Star

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has confirmed that his new movie Hobbs will be released on July 26th, 2019. The film is a spin-off of the Fast and Furious franchise based around The Rock’s character.

The Rock has come under fire in recent days from his Fast and Furious co-star Tyrese Gibson, who isn’t happy that The Rock, who he called a clown, is interrupting the filming of the next Fast movie to work on a spin-off.

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The Rock responded to Tyrese’s rant over the weekend:

My goal from day 1 was to come in and create an exciting/fun character for the fans, elevate the franchise and build it out. #HobbsShaw2019 https://t.co/IJcdQTHSi3

— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) October 6, 2017

Here’s the official Hobbs announcement from The Rock’s Instagram page:

“Daddy’s gotta go back to work ~ Hobbs.

Pumped to expand and build out the FAST & FURIOUS universe in a cool, exciting way with our @sevenbucksprod, writer/producer Chris Morgan, producer Hiram Garcia and lead producer and my bigger twin, Neil Moritz.

Thank you UNIVERSAL STUDIOS for being tremendous partners who see the big picture and for coming to us years ago with this spinoff idea. Huge shout to my brother, Jason Statham for the trust and wanting to create and deliver something fresh and bad ass for the fans.

I have a tremendous amount of respect for this franchise that I’ve enjoyed droppin’ blood and sweat in over the years and my vision is to create greater opportunities for not only my fellow FF cast mates, but for other amazing actors as well who want to be a part of something new and cool.

I want to use my spinoff platform to create new characters that fans will ultimately love to have fun with in multiple chapters and platforms. Film, TV, Digital, Virtual Reality etc.. the more opportunities we can create the better for the fans.

Smart business.

Let’s have some FUN and to quote, Hobbs the boss, if you don’t like it, we’re happy to beat that ass like a Cherokee drum.

#HOBBS#SevenBucksProds#NewOpportunities#CandyAssesNeedNotApply

JULY 2019″

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