Why is The Rock not in Fast & Furious 10?

Once one of the main highlights of the franchise Fast and furiousstarring Vin Diesel It is Paul Walkerthe character hobbsplayed by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnsondisappeared in an unusual way after winning a spin-off, entitled Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shawreleased on August 1, 2019 in Brazilian theaters.

The first appearance of hobbs in the franchise was in Fast & Furious 5: Operation Rio (2011). The character stops US Diplomatic Security Serviceand traveled to Rio de Janeiro to arrest Dominic Toretto (Diesel), Brian O’Conner (walker) and their family after being accused of the murders of several agents of the DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration), killed by the hands of Hernan Reyes (Joaquim de Almeida).

How do you realize you’ve been tricked, hobbs joins forces with the family of Toretto to avenge the police officers who worked for him – and take kings the Justice. After Fast and furious 5, The Rock also appeared in the sixth, seventh and eighth films – and began to be absent in the ninth. This departure happened for a big reason: backstage fight with Vin Diesel.

As Screen Rant recalled, the rivalry between the two actors became public in 2016, with the publication of a post on Instagram (which was deleted), in which Dwayne Johnson accused several male cast members of being “idiots,” but the star didn’t name names.

However, the controversy increased during the filming of Fast and Furious 9after Tyrese Gibson (interpreter of roman pearce) accuse Johnson of being largely responsible for the delays in the recordings. In fact, the fight was so expressive that The Rock It is Vin Diesel did not act together in Fast and Furious 8 (2017). It is worth remembering how the scenes in which the characters appear together were made separately.

The rivalry increased during the production of Fast and Furious 9when the co-star Tyrese Gibson blamed Johnson for the delay in filming. Although the feud only became public in 2016, it may have caused an infamous fight scene. Fast and furious 6where hobbs It is Toretto they seem to change size with each cut.

After the absence of The Rock in the ninth film of the franchise, Vin Diesel publicly asked, in a post on Instagram, for the former co-star to return in Fast and Furious 10. Although, Dwayne Johnson declined, and stated how manipulative the publication was.