Fast & Furious: The Rock confirms franchise return

“The end of the road is coming” for fans of the action movie franchise Fast and furious. AND Dwayne “The Rock” Johnsondecided to “leave the past behind”, officially announcing his return for a spin-off of his character, the security service agent luke hobbs – after appearing in a post-credits scene of Fast and Furious 10 (2023).

In a publication made on social networks this Friday (2), the actor confirmed that he will return to be part of the family Fast and furious. On video, The Rock also addressed his rivalry with Vin Dieselclaiming it will “always look out for the franchise, the characters, and the FANS we love.”

It’s no secret that the fight between Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson It is Vin Diesel behind the scenes of Fast and furious changed some directions in the franchise, because The Rock not appeared in movies from Fast and Furious 9 (2021), but starred in the spinoff Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw (2019).

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.

As determined by The Hollywood Reporterwho convinced the return of The Rock to the franchise was the director of Fast and Furious 10, Louis Leterrier. The filmmaker persuaded Johnson to make his cameo, showing the actor the film.

We kind of looked at each other across the room and winked a few months ago saying, ‘We should work together.’ He came to see the film and he really liked it, and so we started talking.”

A Variety reported that the newly announced film will be produced by Johnson and the franchise’s screenwriter Chris Morgan. The spin-off will serve to tie into the events of the last few films, slated to be the original franchise’s final arc – though Diesel hinted that its final chapter could become a trilogy.

Fast and Furious 10 is now showing in all cinemas nationwide. watch the trailer in full below:

The rest of the cast for Johnson’s independent film has yet to be announced. Featured alongside Diesel and Statham in Fast X are Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Michelle Rodriguez, Ludacris, John Cena, Helen Mirren, Brie Larson, Charlize Theron, Nathalie Emmanuel and the newest additions to the series, Jason Momoa and Rita Moreno. Late star Paul Walker’s daughter, Meadow, also makes a cameo.