What actor did not have to pass casting to participate in ‘Fast X’ because of Vin Diesel?

After a few days of cinematographic ‘hangover’ due to the premiere of the new installment of the ‘Fast & Furious’ saga, details continue to emerge regarding statements by some of the film’s protagonists. This time it is John Cena, the American actor, recently also part of the cast of ‘Fast X’, declares in an interview that initially “I didn’t know which character I was going to play nor what plot I was going to develop within such an acclaimed saga”.

Vin Diesel hired John Cena before the production company ‘Universal Pictures’ itself

John Cena revealed the curious thing about how he got to know Vin Diesel, since at first he described it as a surreal experience. As the wrestling star admits, “meeting Vin Diesel is not something that happens every day”, regardless of whether the meeting was to be part of ‘Fast X’, the American actor said yes without consideration, he did not know which one he was going to be his ‘roll’, but that didn’t matter to him. He was totally unaware of Vin Diesel’s intention for him.

‘You’re not just inside, you’re a Toretto’

After a first contact with John Cena through a video call, -it could be said that it all started with a direct on Instagram-, Vin Diesel surprised him with his words, since he would not only be part of the cast of the saga, but that would form a group and family of the great Toretto, which are big words that for all those followers and fans of the saga are perfectly known for their great meaning, family is everything to Dominic Toretto.

During the interview, as a more in-depth analysis, we can see a John Cena’s overwhelming passion for the role and the franchise, wanting to wear Toretto’s mythical cross pendant in the film with the subsequent denial of the address. However, Vin Diesel is known for fighting with co-stars like The Rock or Jason Statham, but it seems that both actors have made good friends and have established, after several conversations and a surreal interview, a genuine and lasting friendship beyond the ins and outs of the ‘set’. Every day the Toretto family expands, not only because of its worldwide fans and followers, but also because of friends and co-stars who come together to be part of one of the most iconic families in movie history.