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Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Idris Elba, Vanessa Kirby, Helen Mirren, Eiza Gonzalez, Eddie Marsan, Eliana Sua, Cliff Curtis, Lori Pelenise Tuisano, John Tui, Joshua Mauga, Joe Anoa’i, Rob Delaney, Alex King, Tom Wu, John Macdonald, Ryan Reynolds.

Spin-offs of a successful franchise are almost, always, inevitable. The cash cow in the studio is automatically milked, the fans see a continuation of their favourite characters, and unsurprisingly the chain continues, the certainty of unavoidability is maintained.