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title: "Vanessa Kirby Will Play Jason Statham’s Sister in Fast & Furious Spinoff"
description: "Best known as Princess Margaret in 'The Crown,' Kirby joins Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham in 'Hobbs and Shaw.'"
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# Vanessa Kirby Will Play Jason Statham’s Sister in Fast & Furious Spinoff

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Looks like we'll be meeting yet another member of the Shaw family in the upcoming *Fast & Furious* spinoff. According to a *[Variety](<https://variety.com/2018/film/news/vanessa-kirby-dwayne-johnson-fast-and-furious-spinoff-1202859368/>)* report that has since been confirmed by Dwayne Johnson on Twitter, British actress Vanessa Kirby will be joining Johnson and Jason Statham in the new action flick tentatively titled *Hobbs and Shaw*.

https://twitter.com/_/status/1014200813697355776

Best known for playing a young and rebellious Princess Margaret in the first two seasons of the Netflix series *The Crown*, Kirby will apparently be trading in the tiaras and teacups for (probably) tracking devices and [TVRs](<https://www.thedrive.com/watch-this/14193/this-is-what-the-new-480-hp-tvr-griffith-looks-and-sounds-like>) as an MI-5 agent who happens to be the sister of one Deckard Shaw, played by Jason Statham. Looks like Dominic Toretto's Family has more British cousins than they once thought. In addition to Statham's Deckard Shaw, the franchise previously cast Luke Evans as his brother and *Fast & Furious 6* villain Owen Shaw as well as—spoiler alert—Helen freakin' Mirren as the Shaw family matriarch in an uncredited *Fate of the Furious* cameo. That's a lot of Shaws.

The upcoming *F&F* spinoff won't be Kirby's first action blockbuster as she can be seen in *Mission: Impossible – Fallout* when it opens later this month.

*Hobbs and Shaw*, or whatever this movie ends up being called, will be directed by [David Leitch](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/20090/david-leitch-will-direct-the-fast-furious-hobbs-and-shaw-spinoff>) of *Deadpool 2* fame and star Johnson and Statham as Hobbs and Shaw, respectively. According to [*Deadline*](<https://deadline.com/2018/05/dwayne-johnson-jason-statham-fast-furious-spin-off-summer-2019-release-1202182987/>), it'll hit theaters Aug. 2, 2019, a week later than previously scheduled. The [ninth mainline *Fast & Furious* film](<https://www.thedrive.com/article/15585/justin-lin-will-direct-fast-furious-9-and-10-jordana-brewster-also-returning>) will arrive April 10, 2020 and see the return of director Justin Lin and Jordana Brewster.

## Author
Chris Tsui is *The Drive*'s former Reviews Editor and current freelance automotive journalist. He's based in Toronto.

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