Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw Visual Effects Breakdowns

Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw Visual Effects Breakdowns

Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (also known as Hobbs & Shaw) is a 2019 American action film that is a spin-off of The Fast and the Furious franchise. It is directed by David Leitch and written by Chris Morgan and Drew Pearce, from a story by Morgan. The plot follows the unlikely team-up of the titular Luke Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson) and Deckard Shaw (Jason Statham), characters introduced in the main series, as they are forced to team up with Shaw’s sister (Vanessa Kirby) when a genetically-enhanced terrorist (Idris Elba) and his organization threaten the world with a deadly virus.

Series star and producer Vin Diesel first said in 2015 that possible spin-offs were in early development, and Hobbs & Shaw was officially announced in October 2017. Leitch signed on to direct in April 2018, and Kirby and Elba both joined the cast that July. Filming began in September and lasted through January 2019, mostly taking place in London and Glasgow.

Hobbs & Shaw premiered at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on July 13, 2019, and was theatrically released in the United States on August 2, 2019. SyFy Wire wrote that the film received praise for “the charisma of Johnson, Statham, and Kirby”, as well as its “visual style and action choreography finesse”, though some critics “had trouble getting past just how much the film was attempting to fit into its two-hour-and-15-minute runtime”.

Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw VFX by Framestore

Framestore is proud to have gotten behind the wheel for Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, delivering a truly audacious third-act action sequence for the high-octane blockbuster which stars Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham.

Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw VFX by Outpost VFX

Outpost VFX, We recently had the pleasure of working on the latest instalment of the Fast & Furious franchise: Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, delivering a key, popular sequence that involved invisible VFX.

“It’s always a brilliant opportunity to work on a feature the scale of ‘Hobbs & Shaw’, but especially when it’s part of such a well-loved franchise,’ says Outpost Senior Producer Josh Sykes. “When picturing the visuals in any past Fast and Furious productions, you tend to think of epic set pieces with some pretty ‘in-your-face’ action.

“Outpost’s contribution on this occasion was actually the exact opposite.”

“We were tasked with creating a series of invisible VFX across a sequence, resulting in a seamless outcome that’s been very well received!”

“As the sequence involved invisible VFX, including background greenscreen replacements, it was essential for us to pay close attention to details like lighting, tracking, cars and position and also mimic all the effects that would be generated by the anamorphic lens, all while creating a seamless sequence on a tight deadline,” says Roni Rodrigues, Outpost’s VFX Supervisor on Hobbs & Shaw.

“We were very happy with the final results and it was a fantastic opportunity to work with the director David Leitch.”

Outpost VFX Producer: Josh Sykes
Outpost VFX Supervisor: Roni Rodrigues

Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw VFX by DNEG

DNEG was the lead VFX vendor on the ‘Fast and Furious’ franchise spin-off ‘Hobbs & Shaw’, directed by David Leitch. We delivered around 1,000 shots across 26 sequences, including complex FX simulations, extensive environment and build work, animation, digi doubles and motion graphics.

DNEG VFX SUPERVISORS: Mike Brazelton, Stuart Lashley
DNEG VFX PRODUCERS: Anton Agerbo, Fatemeh Khoshkhou

Director: David Leitch
Release Date: 2 August 2019 (USA)

The Production VFX Supervisor: Dan Glass

The VFX are made by:
DNEG (VFX Supervisors: Mike Brazelton & Stuart Lashley)
Framestore (VFX Supervisor: Kyle McCulloch)
One of Us
Rise VFX (VFX Supervisor: Jonathan Weber)
Crafty Apes
Outpost VFX (VFX Supervisor: Roni Rodrigues)

For more info:

Official IMDB page of Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw