The trailer for Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Jason Statham’s action extravaganza Hobbs & Shaw is now out, and it is managing to court some serious controversy from Fast & Furious fans!
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Aside from Hobbs & Shaw officially pushing the Fast & Furious franchise into superhero genre territory, the entire premise of the film (The Rock’s Luke Hobbs forced into a partnership with Statham’s Deckard Shaw, in order to capture super terrorist Idris Elba) seems to be offending Fast & Furious fans for one big reason: the Hobbs/Shaw partnership is totally offensive to the memory of Han!
Deckard Shaw killed Han during the big racing sequence of Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, which was revealed to fans in Furious 7. Ever since then, there’s been a “#JusticeForHan” movement within the fandom – which is now seeing a resurgence, thanks to this new Hobbs & Shaw trailer. Scroll below to see the an reactions!
Simple Logic
Justice for HAN! Shaw killed Han! LoL. https://t.co/TjLFCO03LU
โ Romel Reyes (@melshkiee) February 1, 2019
A simple but effective illustration of where a lot of fans’ heads are currently at.ย
Rooting for the Bad Guy
OK so Fast & Furious is going in an insane superhuman/spy direction with #HobbsAndShaw but I’m still gonna root for Idris Elba bc #justiceforhan https://t.co/x737sdYJc2
โ jen yamato (@jenyamato) February 1, 2019
Those who love Han have no choice but to root for Idrisย Elba’s villain character,ย Brixton!ย
What the People Want
On the one hand, #justiceForHan, on the other they absolutely know who their audience is. https://t.co/OxwtJBUkM2
โ Arthur Wyatt (@arthurwyatt) February 1, 2019
Unfortunately, the need for action trumps the need for justice in the eyes of many fans.ย
The Face of Tragedy
#JusticeForHan pic.twitter.com/f03qHiRRjr
โ Yaniv Volpert (@yanivvol) February 1, 2019
Some fans know that words can never do justice for what the loss of Han feels like. But seeing his face again…
Answer the Question
I will watch every โFast & Furiousโ movie. However, if theyโre going to keep Shaw around, they need to answer an important question… Will there ever be #JusticeForHan? https://t.co/mpJZNA30MV https://t.co/yPxGidUIoh
โ Siddhant Adlakha (@SidizenKane) February 1, 2019
This fan makes the good point that, eventually,ย Hobbs & Shawย will have to address the fact that Han’s killer is still hanging around!ย
Don’t Forget Gisele
JUSTICE FOR HAN AND GISELE pic.twitter.com/kFUpKh8D67
โ brigitte (@anabelsbrother) February 1, 2019
In all this “Justice For Han” chatter, fans seem to forget that the Shaws were also responsible for the death of Gal Gadot’sย Gisele! When does she get her justice? (Thatย Wonder Womanย fame doesn’t count here!)ย
Han Lives?
If the fast movies are dealing with superhuman abilities surely itโs not out of the realm to bring back Han ! @sungkang #justiceforhan
โ Nate (@HarveyDent_) February 1, 2019
This fan has a good point: if theย Fast & Furiousย franchise is making people into superhumans, is resurrecting a dead guy really that far out of the question? #HanLivesย – make it happen.ย
Hobbs & Shawย has wrapped production. It hits theaters on July 26th.ย Fast & Furious 9ย starts production in a few weeks, and is slated for released on April 10th, 2020.
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