Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Vin Diesel in 2011.Photo: Buda Mendes/LatinContent via GettyDwayne “The Rock” Johnsonseems to have a different perspective on the past feud between himself and his formerFast & FuriouscostarVin Diesel.Diesel, 54, recently opened up in hisMen’s HealthJuly/August cover interviewabout working with Johnson, 49, who plays federal agent character Luke Hobbs in the hit film series.“It was a tough character to embody, the Hobbs character,” Diesel said, in part. “My approach at the time was a lot of tough love to assist in getting that performance where it needed to be.“In a new cover interview withThe Hollywood Reporter, Johnson, 49, said he “laughed hard” upon reading the latter remarks.“I think everyone had a laugh at that. And I’ll leave it at that,” he added. “And that I’ve wished them well. I wish them well on [F9]. And I wish them the best of luck onFast 10andFast 11andthe rest of theFast & Furiousmoviesthey do that will be without me.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.Dwayne Johnson forThe Hollywood Reporter.Chrisean RoseIn hisMen’s Healthinterview, Diesel said it “took a lot of work” to get the “aesthetic” he was going for with Johnson’s character.“As a producer to say, ‘Okay, we’re going to takeDwayne Johnson, who’s associated with wrestling, and we’re going to force this cinematic world, audience members, to regard his character as someone that they don’t know’ — Hobbs hits you like a ton of bricks,” he explained. “That’s something that I’m proud of, that aesthetic. That took a lot of work.““We had to get there and sometimes, at that time, I could give a lot of tough love,” Diesel continued. “Not Felliniesque, but I would do anything I’d have to do in order to get performances in anything I’m producing.“During Johnson’sTHRinterview alongsideEmily Blunt, the actress joked to herJungle Cruisecostar of Diesel, “Just thank God he was there. Thank God. He carried you through that.““Felliniesque,” Johnson quipped.Dwayne Johnson coverThe Hollywood Reporter.Chrisean RoseRELATED VIDEO: Everything We Know About theFast & FuriousCast Feud with Dwayne JohnsonReports of Diesel’s feud with the former professional wrestlerfirst surfaced in 2016as they filmedThe Fate of the Furious, the franchise’s eighth installment. “Tension has been building up for months,” a source close to the production told PEOPLE at the time.“Vin has been having problems with The Rock because The Rock keeps showing up late for production,” the insider said. “Sometimes he doesn’t show up at all and he’s delaying the production.” (Other sources recounted similar behavior from Diesel toThe Hollywood ReporterandPage Six.)Johnson sparked the feud rumors as he took to Instagram with an angry rantabout some of his male costars. “Some conduct themselves as stand up men and true professionals, while others don’t,” he said. “The ones that don’t are too chicken s— to do anything about it anyway. Candy asses.“The twohashed out their beefshortly after, during a secret meeting, laterexpressing their contentmenton social media.Jungle Cruiseis in theaters and on Disney+ Premiere Access on July 30.
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Vin Diesel in 2011.Photo: Buda Mendes/LatinContent via Getty
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnsonseems to have a different perspective on the past feud between himself and his formerFast & FuriouscostarVin Diesel.Diesel, 54, recently opened up in hisMen’s HealthJuly/August cover interviewabout working with Johnson, 49, who plays federal agent character Luke Hobbs in the hit film series.“It was a tough character to embody, the Hobbs character,” Diesel said, in part. “My approach at the time was a lot of tough love to assist in getting that performance where it needed to be.“In a new cover interview withThe Hollywood Reporter, Johnson, 49, said he “laughed hard” upon reading the latter remarks.“I think everyone had a laugh at that. And I’ll leave it at that,” he added. “And that I’ve wished them well. I wish them well on [F9]. And I wish them the best of luck onFast 10andFast 11andthe rest of theFast & Furiousmoviesthey do that will be without me.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.Dwayne Johnson forThe Hollywood Reporter.Chrisean RoseIn hisMen’s Healthinterview, Diesel said it “took a lot of work” to get the “aesthetic” he was going for with Johnson’s character.“As a producer to say, ‘Okay, we’re going to takeDwayne Johnson, who’s associated with wrestling, and we’re going to force this cinematic world, audience members, to regard his character as someone that they don’t know’ — Hobbs hits you like a ton of bricks,” he explained. “That’s something that I’m proud of, that aesthetic. That took a lot of work.““We had to get there and sometimes, at that time, I could give a lot of tough love,” Diesel continued. “Not Felliniesque, but I would do anything I’d have to do in order to get performances in anything I’m producing.“During Johnson’sTHRinterview alongsideEmily Blunt, the actress joked to herJungle Cruisecostar of Diesel, “Just thank God he was there. Thank God. He carried you through that.““Felliniesque,” Johnson quipped.Dwayne Johnson coverThe Hollywood Reporter.Chrisean RoseRELATED VIDEO: Everything We Know About theFast & FuriousCast Feud with Dwayne JohnsonReports of Diesel’s feud with the former professional wrestlerfirst surfaced in 2016as they filmedThe Fate of the Furious, the franchise’s eighth installment. “Tension has been building up for months,” a source close to the production told PEOPLE at the time.“Vin has been having problems with The Rock because The Rock keeps showing up late for production,” the insider said. “Sometimes he doesn’t show up at all and he’s delaying the production.” (Other sources recounted similar behavior from Diesel toThe Hollywood ReporterandPage Six.)Johnson sparked the feud rumors as he took to Instagram with an angry rantabout some of his male costars. “Some conduct themselves as stand up men and true professionals, while others don’t,” he said. “The ones that don’t are too chicken s— to do anything about it anyway. Candy asses.“The twohashed out their beefshortly after, during a secret meeting, laterexpressing their contentmenton social media.Jungle Cruiseis in theaters and on Disney+ Premiere Access on July 30.
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnsonseems to have a different perspective on the past feud between himself and his formerFast & FuriouscostarVin Diesel.
Diesel, 54, recently opened up in hisMen’s HealthJuly/August cover interviewabout working with Johnson, 49, who plays federal agent character Luke Hobbs in the hit film series.
“It was a tough character to embody, the Hobbs character,” Diesel said, in part. “My approach at the time was a lot of tough love to assist in getting that performance where it needed to be.”
In a new cover interview withThe Hollywood Reporter, Johnson, 49, said he “laughed hard” upon reading the latter remarks.
“I think everyone had a laugh at that. And I’ll leave it at that,” he added. “And that I’ve wished them well. I wish them well on [F9]. And I wish them the best of luck onFast 10andFast 11andthe rest of theFast & Furiousmoviesthey do that will be without me.”
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.
Dwayne Johnson forThe Hollywood Reporter.Chrisean Rose
In hisMen’s Healthinterview, Diesel said it “took a lot of work” to get the “aesthetic” he was going for with Johnson’s character.
“As a producer to say, ‘Okay, we’re going to takeDwayne Johnson, who’s associated with wrestling, and we’re going to force this cinematic world, audience members, to regard his character as someone that they don’t know’ — Hobbs hits you like a ton of bricks,” he explained. “That’s something that I’m proud of, that aesthetic. That took a lot of work.”
“We had to get there and sometimes, at that time, I could give a lot of tough love,” Diesel continued. “Not Felliniesque, but I would do anything I’d have to do in order to get performances in anything I’m producing.”
During Johnson’sTHRinterview alongsideEmily Blunt, the actress joked to herJungle Cruisecostar of Diesel, “Just thank God he was there. Thank God. He carried you through that.”
“Felliniesque,” Johnson quipped.
Dwayne Johnson coverThe Hollywood Reporter.Chrisean Rose
RELATED VIDEO: Everything We Know About theFast & FuriousCast Feud with Dwayne Johnson
Reports of Diesel’s feud with the former professional wrestlerfirst surfaced in 2016as they filmedThe Fate of the Furious, the franchise’s eighth installment. “Tension has been building up for months,” a source close to the production told PEOPLE at the time.
“Vin has been having problems with The Rock because The Rock keeps showing up late for production,” the insider said. “Sometimes he doesn’t show up at all and he’s delaying the production.” (Other sources recounted similar behavior from Diesel toThe Hollywood ReporterandPage Six.)
Johnson sparked the feud rumors as he took to Instagram with an angry rantabout some of his male costars. “Some conduct themselves as stand up men and true professionals, while others don’t,” he said. “The ones that don’t are too chicken s— to do anything about it anyway. Candy asses.”
The twohashed out their beefshortly after, during a secret meeting, laterexpressing their contentmenton social media.
Jungle Cruiseis in theaters and on Disney+ Premiere Access on July 30.
source: people.com
