The Rock and Jason Statham face-off in the first look of Hobbs & Shaw

Cape Town – Filming for the Fast and Furious spin-off Hobbs & Shaw has begun. 

Dwayne Johnson shared a first look image on Instagram of himself and Jason Statham in character. 

The pair will reprise their roles as security service agent Luke Hobbs (Johnson) and assassin Deckard Shaw (Statham).

Alongside the image The Rock wrote: “We either gonna get along or we gonna get it on. Fuck getting along. Great first week of shooting our Fast & Furious spin-off, “HOBBS & SHAW” with my ace @jasonstatham. We’re havin’ a blast disrupting the norm to deliver something fresh, cool, fun and bad ass for the fans. (sic)”

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FIRST LOOK: HOBBS & SHAW. We either gonna get along or we gonna get it on. Fuck getting along ?? Great first week of shooting our Fast & Furious spin-off, “HOBBS & SHAW” with my ace @jasonstatham. We’re havin’ a blast disrupting the norm to deliver something fresh, cool, fun and bad ass for the fans. #TheOutlawLawman #TheInternationalSpy #HobbsAndShaw SUMMER 2019 @universalpictures @davidmleitch ?? @hhgarcia41

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The film directed by David Leitch will see the pair team up to embark on a special mission.

Other cast members include Vanessa Kirby, who will play Deckard’s sister, and Idris Elba, who will play the villain. 

The film is set to be released in August 2019.