The fire of discord that seemed to have been extinguished between Vin Diesel and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson suddenly burned fiercely, and the future of Fast & Furious will certainly not have the presence of the famous former wrestler.
A month after Fast & Furious 9 (F9) premiered in North America, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson suddenly revealed that he would not be participating in future projects of this franchise, despite his role as Luke Hobbs being confirmed. Lots of audience love. F9 is also the first time in the past decade that Dwayne does not accompany the family of monster driver Dominic Toretto on the big screen. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, the actor said: “I wish everyone the best of luck with Fast 9, Fast 10, 11 and the rest of the Fast & Furious movies – the projects they’ll be working on. present without me”.
And the latest statement of the former cult wrestler makes fans think about the bad relationship between him and Vin Diesel, the producer who is also the brightest star of Fast & Furious. The actor duo has had a “smash” of each other since about 5 years ago, and it is possible that Dwayne’s decision to withdraw can be considered the last straw for this tense confrontation.
It all started with a pointless Instagram post
It is impossible to confirm exactly when the disagreement between Diesel and The Rock began, but the first time the two hinted at each other was in August 2016, when The Fate of the Furious (F8) is in the final stages of shooting. At that time, The Rock posted on Instagram (now deleted) the article with the following content:
“Universals is a great partner. My female colleagues are always excellent and I love them so much. But male colleagues are a completely different story. Some people showed that they were very professional, manly, but others were not. It’s a bunch of cowards who don’t dare to do anything. When the movie comes out in April of next year (2017), if you see me not acting in some scenes, or see that my anger seems to be real and not acting, don’t be too surprised. In short: I’m going to do my best for the movie, because this Hobbs character is perfect for me.”
Immediately, the phrase “cowardly” (Candy-asses) that The Rock used caught the attention of the fan community. And everyone implicitly understood that he was pointing a spear at Vin Diesel because of his unprofessional behavior during filming, often being late and criticizing the skills of his co-stars.
They reconciled but didn’t want to record together
In 2018, in an interview with Rolling Stone, The Rock eased public opinion when he admitted that his disagreement with Vin Diesel was simply a personal disagreement, because each person has an ideal that Stop. However, things did not end so smoothly, because the actor also revealed that he and Diesel did not film together in F8.
“It is true that we did not do a scene together,” admitted The Rock, “Vin and I were face to face and talked together in my break room. And the last thing that I draw is that we have many differences in our philosophy of life as well as in our filmmaking style or how to collaborate with other colleagues. It took quite a while, but I’m happy to be able to sort this all out, whether we continue to work together or not.”
Meanwhile, in an interview with USA Today, Vin Diesel also said that the conflicts between him and his co-stars are just like brothers who sometimes argue with each other: “I think people don’t understand them. I’m not weirdly close. I think things are exaggerating. I think Dwayne didn’t mean to cause trouble, because he knows and appreciates what I do for this franchise. To my family, he’s like an “uncle Dwayne”.
Everything seemed to have ended well…
When the Hobbs and Shaw spin-off premiered in August 2019, the conflict between Dwayne and Diesel seemed to have completely subsided. Even the former American wrestler thanked his colleague through a post on his personal page.
“Last, but not least, I want to thank my brother Vin for supporting Hobbs & Shaw. I’ve read what you wrote, and I really appreciate it. You know, we’ve been on a “crazy” journey since 10 years ago, when we talked and you invited me to join the Fast & Furious family. I am really grateful for that invitation, because it has always been my dream: Join the Fast world and help the Fast family grow to the best of their ability. And of course, all roads lead to the same destination