Dwayne Johnson was “very surprised” by Vin Diesel’s Instagram post

There’s been a split in the family. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is done with the You are fast and furiousCNN interview: Franchise makes the break very clear

Johnson starts the interview taking stock 2021 and shares his successes. The production was wrapped up Black Adam A second season began in July. Young Rock His tequila company is growing rapidly and he is currently selling thousands of bottles of tequila mainly via social media. Johnson is also the most-followed American male on Instagram. And that’s not even taking into account Red NoticeThe movie “The Exception” was a huge success on Netflix despite its poor reviews.

Johnson is still refusing to be a presidential candidate, but he does speak like one on many subjects. When it comes to the current debate between in-person movies versus streaming, Johnson says that movies “done right” are “pure magic in the theaters,” but also feels strongly “that it’s our job as creators, producers and deliverers of entertainment to always take care of and go to the people.” Ultimately, “we just have to be smart, open and flexible to change and listen to what the people say they want.”

But there’s one person Johnson is no longer interested in listening to: Vin Diesel. During the interview, the topic of Diesel’s public Instagram post came up, in which Diesel said “I say this out of love … but you must show up, do not leave the franchise idle you have a very important role to play,” referring to Johnson’s character Luke Hobbs, who first appeared in Fast Five 2011

Johnson says he was “very surprised by Vin’s recent post. Vin and me actually met in June over social media. I spoke to Vin privately and directly that I wouldn’t be returning to franchise. With my words, I kept it firm but cordial and stated that I would continue to support the cast of characters and would root for their success. However, there was no way I could return. I privately spoke with my partners at Universal as well, all of whom were very supportive as they understand the problem.”

For Johnson, the post “was an example of his manipulation. I didn’t like that he brought up his children in the post, as well as Paul Walker’s death. Leave them out of it.” Diesel’s post mentions that his children refer to Johnson as “Uncle Dwayne,” and that years ago, Diesel told Johnson “I was going to fulfill my promise to Pablo” to “reach and manifest the best Fast in the finale that is 10!” “Pablo” was a nickname of Diesel’s for Walker, his co-star in the Furious Franchisee until his death, 2013.

“It’s unfortunate that this public dialogue has muddied the waters,” Johnson says, while wishing “former co-stars and crew members the best of luck and success.”

The tensions between Diesel and Johnson go back several entries in the franchise, most notably in 2017’s Fate of the Furious. Crew members told the Wall Street Journal that Johnson refused to participate in a scene where he was supposed to be lying down at Diesel’s feet, demanding that he at least be sitting.

Vanity Fair gives a detailed rundown of tensions in Vanity Fair F8, which went public when Johnson posted an Instagram, saying “some [male co-stars] conduct themselves as stand up men and true professionals, while others don’t. The ones that don’t are too chicken shit to do anything about it anyway. Candy asses.” TMZ later confirmed that the candy ass in question was Diesel.

However Fast & Furious 10, actually the eleventh movie in the franchise thanks to Johnson’s Hobbs & Shaw movie, will eventually come out in 2023, it won’t feature Luke Hobbs. He’s got his own road to drive down.