Dwayne Johnson has introduced that he is returning to the Fast and Furious movie franchise after therapeutic his rift with Vin Diesel.
The actor performed Luke Hobbs in 5 movies throughout the standard motion franchise, together with his personal 2019 spin-off Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, reverse Jason Statham.
Nevertheless, lately, Johnson had been engaged in a public falling out with franchise lead Diesel, and didn’t reprise the function of Hobbs in 2019’s F9. He was absent from the most important forged of this 12 months’s Fast X, though did make a cameo throughout a post-credits scene.
Writing on Twitter on Thursday (1 June), Johnson introduced {that a} new Hobbs film is at the moment in the works, and mentioned that he and Diesel had “put all the past behind us”.
“Hope you’ve received your funderwear on… HOBBS IS BACK,” he wrote. “And he simply received lei’d. Luke Hobbs might be returning to the Fast & Furious franchise. Your reactions round the world to Hobbs’ return in Fast X have blown us away.
“The following Fast & Furious movie you’ll see the legendary lawman in might be the HOBBS film that can serve as a recent, new chapter & arrange for FASTX: Half II.”
The Fast and Furious franchise, which started in 2001 with The Fast and the Furious, has break up its ultimate entry over two movies: the not too long ago launched Fast X, and one other forthcoming entry.
“Final summer time Vin and I put all the past behind us,” Johnson continued. “We’ll lead with brotherhood and resolve – and at all times care for the franchise, characters & FANS that we love.
“I’ve constructed my profession on an ‘Viewers First’ mentality and that can at all times serve as my North Star,” he added, alluding to his days as WWE wrestler “The Rock”.
“Congratulations to my Fast Household & Common Studios on the international success of FAST X and as at all times, Hobbs & @SevenBucksProd are motivated to assist take the Fast franchise to new and thrilling locations for followers worldwide,” he continued. “‘Daddy’s gotta go to work’ ~ HOBBS #HobbsIsBack #FastAndFurious #PutYourFunderwearOn.”
The feud between Johnson and Diesel was made public in 2016, when Johnson shared an inflammatory Instagram put up aimed toward an unnamed co-star, later confirmed by him to be Diesel.
“Some conduct themselves as get up males and true professionals, whereas others don’t,” he wrote. Those that don’t are too rooster s*** to do something about it anyway. Sweet asses. If you watch this film subsequent April and it looks like I’m not performing in a few of these scenes and my blood is legit boiling – you’re proper.”
He subsequently said that the duo had met to debate their variations, telling Self-importance Honest: “I wouldn’t name it a peaceable assembly. I might name it a gathering of readability. He and I had a superb chat in my trailer, and it was out of that chat that it actually turned simply crystal clear that we’re two separate ends of the spectrum. And agreed to go away it there.”
Fast X is in cinemas now.