The Rock has acted in a number of well-known blockbusters, one of which he co-starred in with Vin Diesel in the Fast and Furious series. Diesel and Dwayne Johnson didn’t get along well, despite the fact that it seemed like they would in general.
Johnson debuted in the Fast and Furious franchise’s fifth film, Fast Five, in 2011, as a federal agent by the name of Luke Hobbs. His persona showed up in the following three movies plus a spin-off.
His most recent outing as Luke Hobbs was in the 2019 spin-off Hobbs & Shaw for the franchise, where he co-starred with Jason Statham.
Vin Diesel allegedly arrived late for filming The Fate of the Furious, the eighth episode of the series, in 2016. The WWE superstar then posted a now-deleted picture in which he called out a few of his male co-stars. He called out some of the people in the post as not being actual experts.
Later, Vin Diesel spoke about this matter in Men’s Health. He admitted that as a producer, he used “tough love” while dealing with Johnson’s character, Hobbs.
Diesel remarked that playing the Hobbs persona was difficult. “At the time, I used a lot of tough love to help that performance get to where it needed to be. Hobbs hits you like a ton of bricks when you as a producer say, “Okay, we’re going to take Dwayne Johnson, who is connected with wrestling, and we’re going to push this cinematic universe, audience, to regard his character as someone that they don’t know.”
Vin Diesel publicly declines The Rock’s invitation to return for a subsequent Fast and Furious film.
It appeared that the WWE legend had moved past his dispute with Vin Diesel after talk of their supposed differences. Diesel’s public post, though, might have hurt the two.
Vin Diesel requested The Rock to return for the Fast 10 series finale in a selfie they shared in November of last year. The caption also made mention of Paul Walker and the former’s offspring.
The actor then disclosed that he has already informed his former co-star that he will not be joining the franchise again. The Rock stated that Vin Diesel’s inclusion of personal concerns in the post was inappropriate and that it was an example of manipulation.
“A recent public post by Vin served as an illustration of his deception. I objected to the fact that he included both the passing of Paul Walker and his children in the piece. Don’t include them in it. We had a strong understanding about this [not going back to the franchise] after speaking months earlier. My ultimate goal was to leave this magnificent “Fast & Furious” franchise with grace and gratitude “The Rock said.
It’s a given that The Rock is no longer involved with the Fast and Furious series. What happens next in the renowned film series will be intriguing to witness.