The Rocks stuntman takes to the streets of Glasgow as Fast And Furious spin-off begins filming

By Deputy Chief EditorOctober 25, 2018

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A stunt-double for actor 'The Rock' sits inside a McLaren sports car with a dummy, during filming in Glasgow city centre for a new Fast and Furious franchise movie. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Wednesday October 24, 2018. Photo credit should read: Jane Barlow/PA Wire — A stunt-double for The Rock sits inside a McLaren sports car with a dummy (Picture: PA)

The roads of Glasgow have been closed as filming begins on Jason Statham and Dwayne The Rock Johnsons Fast And Furious spin-off, Hobbs vs Shaw.

Pictures taken in Glasgow show bystanders watching on as stunt doubles perform for The Rock and Statham, with a car chase scene involving a McLaren sports car and motorbikes being filmed using drones and camera crew.

Glasgow city centre becomes the stage for Hobbs vs Shaw Filming, a spin off from the Fast and Furious series. Featuring: Jason Statham stunt double Where: Glasgow, United Kingdom When: 24 Oct 2018 Credit: Euan Cherry/WENN.com — Jason Stathams stunt double films Shaw vs. Hobbs (Picture: Wenn)

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - OCTOBER 24: Two motorcycles and a McLaren sports car are driven through George Square as filming of Fast and the Furious spinoff gets underway on October 24, 2018 in Glasgow,Scotland. The Universal Picture's film stars Jason Statham, Dwayne Johnson and Idris Elba, and has a crew of 200 working on it in the city until October 29th. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) — Two motorcycles and a McLaren sports car are driven through George Square (Picture: Getty)

The film follows an unlikely alliance between Johnsons US Diplomatic Security Agent Luke Hobbs and Stathams Deckard Shaw.

The two characters used to be enemies who came to hold a mutual respect for one another throughout the Fast And Furious franchise; the movie script is written by Chris Morgan, who has worked on the other Fast And Furious movies.

Glasgow city centre becomes the stage for Hobbs vs Shaw Filming, a spin off from the Fast and Furious series. Featuring: Atmosphere Where: Glasgow, United Kingdom When: 23 Oct 2018 Credit: Euan Cherry/WENN.com — Glasgow city centre becomes the stage for Hobbs vs Shaw (Picture: Wenn)

The spin-off will see Idris Elba playing the villain with The Crowns Vanessa Kirby also cast.

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The movie is set for a 2019 release, and producer Hiram Garcia also took to Twitter to celebrate the start of filming in early October, telling fans: A glimpse of our #HobbsAndShaw movie.

Getting along is going to be an issue for @therock & #JasonStatham! Cant wait for you guys to see the bad ass & fun movie our brilliant director @DavidMLeitch is crafting. This is going to be a crazy ride! Lets go!! @sevenbucksprod.

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