The future of the Fast & Furious franchise remains as action-packed as its past, but plans for the Hobbs spinoff are now up in the air. The series, spearheaded by Vin Diesel as Dominic Toretto, has evolved from street racing adventures to high-stakes global heists and espionage. The saga includes standout entries like Fast Five, which introduced Dwayne Johnson as Luke Hobbs, a DSS agent who became an integral part of the franchise. Hobbs eventually spun off into Hobbs & Shaw alongside Jason Statham's Deckard Shaw, delivering an action-driven, buddy comedy.

Although Hobbs & Shaw was a hit spinoff from the Fast & Furious franchise, Hobbs & Shaw 2 still has yet to come to fruition. 2019's Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw stars Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham as mismatched special-ops mercenaries Luke Hobbs and Deckard Shaw, respectively, who reluctantly team up to take down a cybernetically enhanced terrorist. The pair had been introduced separately in the Fast & Furious movies before they ed forces in a subplot of The Fate of the Furious.

Hobbs & Shaw 2 still needs to happen with Jason Statham and Dwayne Johnson despite the main Fast & Furious franchise ending.

The impending return of Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham to the Fast & Furious franchise only makes the absence of Hobbs & Shaw 2 seem more glaring. Johnson, who is also known by his wrestling moniker "The Rock," ed the franchise in 2011's Fast Five. Statham was hot on his heels, making a cameo in that movie's immediate sequel before ing the main cast as Deckard Shaw in 2015's Furious 7. As is the case with many stars who are given prominent roles in the car-based action franchise, both actors have reprised their roles in multiple sequels.

Despite the fact that Hobbs & Shaw 2was a highly anticipated sequel to the Fast & Furious spinoff Hobbs & Shaw, the sequel seems totally unlikely now that the Rock has confirmed his Fast & Furious 11return. The Fast & Furious franchise is an iconic action series that first began in 2001 and currently has ten movies, with more on the way. The films center topics such as street racing, espionage, heists, and family. Over the years, the franchise has collected a series of memorable actors that have grounded the series including Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Jason Statham, and Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson.

Dwayne Johnson has finally squashed his beef with Vin Diesel and returned to the Fast & Furious franchise, but the timing of his new Luke Hobbs spin-off could complicate the series’ timeline even more. The Fast & Furious timeline has been needlessly complicated since the third movie, The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift. The fourth, fifth, and sixth movies all took place before Tokyo Drift before finally racing past the threequel in Furious 7 and The Fate of the Furious. Just when the timeline was getting back on track, Johnson has come back to make it even more confusing with an awkwardly placed new Hobbs movie.

Following Fast X, Hobbs & Shaw 2 seems even unlikelier now than ever, and that's bad for the Fast and Furious franchise. Hobbs & Shaw is the spinoff movie that follows two of the franchise's lovable antiheroes; Luke Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson) and Deckard Shaw (Jason Statham). The 2019 movie is fun, focused, and features two charming lead actors with great chemistry, which are things that the main series has lacked with its most recent releases. Hobbs & Shaw also saw a great run at the box office when it was released too, making $760 million off a budget of $200 million (via Box Office Mojo).

Warning: SPOILERS lie ahead for Fast X!

Fast X’s surprising return means that Hobbs & Shaw 2 is finally likely again after four years of no updates on the Hobbs & Shaw sequel. Following a series of rumors and reports of a clash between Dwayne Johnson and Vin Diesel, The Rock exited the main Fast & Furious franchise right after The Fate of the Furious’ release. Johnson continued involved with the franchise, though, through the Hobbs & Shaw spinoff.