Vin Diesel Gives 3-Word Update on Feud With The Rock
Vin Diesel has given an update, of sorts, following his awkward shoutout to his longtime frenemy Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson at the Golden Globes on Sunday. And if anyone was concerned about the state of affairs between the two alpha males, it seems that everything is A-OK; for now, at least.
While presenting the award for Cinematic and Box Office Achievement during Sunday's telecast (which ultimately went to Wicked), Diesel acknowledged his The Fast and the Furious franchise costar sitting in the audience with a stilted, "Hey Dwayne." The cameras quickly panned to document Johnson's reaction, who was seen smiling and laughing. Though, it was unclear whether his demeanor was genuine or if he was playing nice for the telecast.
@goldenglobes The #GoldenGlobes are shifting into high gear as Vin Diesel takes the stage to present the award for Cinematic and Box Office Achievement!
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However, on Tuesday, Diesel seemed to unequivocally put any further rumors of tension between himself and Johnson to rest. Posting an image of the pair at the 2011 Rio de Janeiro premiere of Fast Five to Instagram, the 57-year-old wrote, "All love… Always…" The gesture was cosigned by their Fast & Furious co-star Ludacris, who responded simply with two crown emojis and two saluting face emojis.
Johnson joined the action film franchise with Fast Five and went on to appear in the sequels Fast & Furious 6 in 2013, Furious 7 in 2015, and The Fate of the Furious in 2017; as well as the 2019 spinoff, Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw.
However, rumblings of a feud between the two stars surfaced in 2016 when Johnson called out a "chicken s--t" and "candy ass" co-star on Instagram, leading to speculation that he was referring to Diesel. For years, the two men traded sometimes thinly-veiled barbs (and sometimes a bit more direct ones) in the media. And despite the fact that Johnson told CNN in December 2021 that he was done with the franchise for good, he turned up in a mid-credits scene in 2023's Fast X.
Soon after, Johnson confirmed on social media that he would likewise be appearing in the second installment of Fast X, as well as a second Hobbs & Shaw movie.
Hope you’ve got your funderwear on…
— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) June 1, 2023
HOBBS IS BACK.
And he just got lei’d ????????
Luke Hobbs will be returning to the Fast & Furious franchise.
Your reactions around the world to Hobbs’ return in Fast X have blown us away ????????????????
The next Fast & Furious film you’ll see the… pic.twitter.com/vvtBgTBOnl
With any luck, the two can stay on the same page long enough to make it through to the end of the saga, which is expected to conclude with the 11th film, scheduled to be released in 2026.