This looks good, right? It will be interesting to see how it goes without Paul Walker around (R.I.P.)…and if that on-set tension between The Rock & Vin Diesel plays out on screen. YouTube
The Rock Says He’s Not Sorry For Calling Out Vin Diesel The Rock isn’t about to send any apologies Vin Diesel’s way anytime soon. While talking his upcoming film ‘Moana’ with the LA Times , he revealed that when he publicly went off on Vin Diesel for being an unprofessional crybaby on the set of Fast & Furious 8 earlier this year, he not only meant every word he said, but he felt like he did the studio a favor: In August, he posted a candid Instagram from the set of “Fast 8” calling out his male costars for being “candy asses.” “Some conduct themselves as stand up men and true professionals, while others don’t,” he wrote in the post. “When you watch this movie next April and it seems like I’m not acting in some of these scenes and my blood is legit boiling — you’re right.” The post immediately went viral, sparking a string of TMZ reports about a beef between Johnson and costar Vin Diesel. A few months later, Johnson seems to have no regrets about the post. “I was very clear with what I said. I’ve been in the game a long time,” he said with a knowing smile. “Would Universal [Pictures] have preferred that didn’t happen? Sure, we talked about it. The irony is after that and as they do their tracking and all their analysis, the interest shot through the roof to a whole other level.” WELP. The sexiest man alive has spoken. That’s that.
Dwayne Johnson just wrapped filming on Fast 8. Soon afterward, he took to Instagram and showed cast and crew members from the movie with praise and gratitude. Well, MOST cast and crew members, that is. “Finished strong and on to the next. That’s an officially wrap on #FastAndFurious8. Thank you to our director @fgarygray for the vision and execution,” Johnson wrote as a caption to the image above. Fair enough, right? It’s also a good thing and a nice thing to thank one’s director. But then Johnson continued as follows: “Thank you to all my fellow co-stars for the daily effort and grind. Scott Eastwood you handsome sumbitch! Natalie Emmanuel I have a cold Budweiser ready for you and Tyrese Gibson you still have the biggest smile and forehead I’ve ever seen.” This is how Johnson concluded his message: “And a huge THANK YOU to our hard working production crew – the backbone of our business. Your kind words meant a lot to me last night – thank you! “In the end, we all rallied, as great teams do, kicked ass and will deliver an amazing movie to the world. Proud of our entire FAST FAMILY.” That’s a very kind sentiment, except there’s clearly someone in the Fast Family who Johnson failed to mention: Vin Diesel. We somehow doubt this was an accidental oversight. A couple weeks ago, Johnson went on a social media tirade against an unnamed male co-star who he seemed “unprofessional” and called, quite simply, a “candy ass.” He wrote: “Some conduct themselves as stand up men and true professionals, while others don’t. The ones that don’t are too chicken sh*t to do anything about it anyway. Candy asses. “When you watch this movie next April and it seems like I’m not acting in some of these scenes and my blood is legit boiling – you’re right.” It didn’t take long for sources to confirm that his beef was with Diesel . Insiders told TMZ that Diesel let the power of being a producer go to his head. He allegedly acted like a giant dick on set, berating other actors, showing up late and generally acting like a jerk. Should Johnson receive some flak for not calling Diesel out by name in his Instagram rant ? Perhaps. But most crew members say Johnson was a true, hard-working, generous professional on set. They say Diesel was the opposite. How has Diesel responded to this feud? By briefly acknowledging its existence and by saying he’ll soon tell everyone absolutely everything . He’s yet to actually do this. Tyrese, meanwhile, has come out and said nice things about both Johnson and Diesel, trying hard not to take sides. No other co-star has commented on the bad blood. The first Fast 8 trailer is due in December and the movie will hit theaters in April. It will be interesting to see who is sent out on the press tour and what they say, won’t it? View Slideshow: 11 Times Dwayne Johnson Has Laid the Smackdown on a Candy Ass
Vin Diesel took to Facebook Live to confirm that the ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ and ‘Avengers’ crossover will be hitting theaters in the not-so-distant future.
Vin Diesel has spoken out for the first time since Dwayne Johnson basically called him out on Instagram. A surprising brouhaha has erupted between Diesel and Johnson after the latter shared a scathing post on social media this week. In a lengthy rant, Johnson made it clear he had some issues with at least one male co-star on the set of Fast 8. “This is my final week of shooting Fast & Furious 8,” Johnson wrote. “There’s no other franchise that gets my blood boiling more than this one. An incredible hard working crew. Universal Studios Entertainment has been great partners as well. My female co-stars are always amazing and I love ’em.” Okay, great. All is good then, right? Wrong… “My male co-stars however are a different story,” the action star added. “Some conduct themselves as stand up men and true professionals, while others don’t. The ones that don’t are too chicken sh*t to do anything about it anyway. Candy asses. “When you watch this movie next April and it seems like I’m not acting in some of these scenes and my blood is legit boiling – you’re right.” Whoa there! Shots fired! At whom? At Vin Diesel , it appears, with TMZ writing in detail about the problems Johnson had with Diesel throughout the filming of the latest installment in this beloved franchise. And a follow-up report claims Johnson wasn’t alone. Diesel reportedly would show up late to the set… insult other stars… and generally act like disrespectful jackass while filming. Conversely, this same report had nothing but positive things to say about Johnson. According to Fast 8 crew members, he was friendly, easy to work with and pretty much everything you’d expect from the popular star. So… where does Diesel stand on all of this? We’ll soon find out. On Wednesday night, Diesel addressed this feud for the first time, pretty clearly admitting he’s the one beefing with Johnson. But not saying much else. Yet. “So much has gone on this year. I can’t believe I wrapped two back to back pictures I both starred in and produced,” the 49-year-old action star captioned the following Instagram video on Wednesday night. “Now I get to return to my family, my life… To me.” A video posted by Vin Diesel (@vindiesel) on Aug 10, 2016 at 10:27pm PDT Diesel never directly addressed Johnson’s comments. Instead, discussed being home with his daughter, Pauline, who was named after the late Fast and Furious actor, Paul Walker. “After being on set since literally Christmas to finally, finally, finally to come home,” he says above. “And to learn the little angel learned a new word. I’m going to have to share it with you, it’s more important than anything. When I heard her say ‘happy,’ I just lit up in ways I can’t even describe.” Diesel then paused before adding: “So give me a second and I will tell you everything. Everything.” Consider us on the edge of our seats, Vin. We’ll be right here, awaiting your next response to this saga. View Slideshow: 14 of the Craziest Celebrity Twitter Feuds EVER WHOSE SIDE ARE YOU ON RIGHT NOW? TEAM DWAYNE JOHNSON or TEAM VIN DIESEL?
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