Idris Elba joins 'Fast and Furious' spinoff as villain
The actor will be joining the cast which includes Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham who play Luke Hobbs and Deckard Shaw in the...
British actor Idris Elba will be joining the cast ofthe Fast and Furious spinoff as the movie's villain.
The spinoff which revolves around the characters Luke Hobbs and Deckard Shaw played by Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham will now be against Elba, according to Variety.
Johnson took to Instagram to announcethe latest addition to the film's cast.
No stranger to playing baddies, Elba is best known for playing Stringer Bell in HBO's The Wire and asHeimdall in the Marvel'sThortrilogy.
His other work as villainincludesKrall/Balthazar Edison in Star Trek Beyondand voicing Shere Khan in Jon Favreau’s The Jungle Book.
He recently starred in Stephen King's adaptation of The Dark Towerand in Molly’s Game based on the life Olympic-skier Molly Bloom.
The Fast and Furious spinoff will be directed by Deadpool 2 director, David Leitich, with a scriptwritten by Fast and Furious’ writer Chris Morgan.
Hobbs and Shaw is slated for a July 26, 2019 release.