12 Most Anticipated Upcoming Original Movie Characters
9. Idris Elba's Villain - Hobbes & Shaw
The Role: The unnamed, recently-announced villain for the David Leitch-directed (John Wick, Deadpool 2) Fast and the Furious spin-off.
Why You Should Be Excited: The Fast and the Furious franchise has started to lean towards casting bigger names in villainous roles in recent years, what with the likes of Jason Statham and Charlize Theron fitting the bill in the last two movies.
To see an actor of Idris Elba's calibre joining the ranks brings undeniable pedigree to a project that's already got plenty going for it - namely an irresistible Statham-Dwayne Johnson pairing - and fingers crossed he'll actually get something interesting to do.
Hopefully Leitch will put Elba's under-utilised physicality - he won a pro kickboxing match in 2016 - to good use while giving him plenty of screen time opposite his equally charismatic co-stars.
The Rock vs. Stringer Bell is a dream come true, basically.