There have been rumblings for a long time that Dwayne Johnson and Vin Diesel have some sort of beef and the former has now confirmed that there's a very real issue between the two. While The Fate of the Furious featured one key scene between their characters Hobbs and Dom Toretto, the wrestler turned actor has confirmed that they didn't actually shoot that or any other sequences together.
"That is correct. We were not in any scenes together," Johnson explained. "Vin and I had a few discussions, including an important face-to-face in my trailer. And what I came to realize is that we have a fundamental difference in philosophies on how we approach moviemaking and collaborating. It took me some time, but I’m grateful for that clarity. Whether we work together again or not."
That just goes to show what editing trickery is capable of achieving during the post-production process and Johnson went on to confirm that he's currently unsure about whether he'll return for Fast 9.
"Right now I’m concentrating on making the [Fast and Furious' Hobbs and Shaw] spinoff as good as it can be," he added. "I wish [Diesel] all the best and I harbor no ill will there, just because of the clarity we have. Actually, you can erase that last part about ‘no ill will.’ We’ll just keep it with the clarity."
An argument could be made that the Fast and Furious franchise needs Johnson more than he needs it and if this spinoff takes off, then the former WWE Superstar will have a whole new franchise to call his own. Still, it looks like we can forget about Johnson ever joining the Guardians of the Galaxy (not that it was on the cards anyway). What do you think about these remarks? Let us know in the usual place.
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