The actors who have been part of the franchise “Fast and furious” (“Fast and Furious” in its original language) have always considered themselves as one big family, but that is not to say that there have not been problems or rivalries. An example of this was the famous dispute between Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson during the filming of the eighth installment. There was also another conflict, Tyrese Gibson was very upset with “The Rock” and did not want to work with him again.
After the premiere of “Fast X” In mid-May 2023, the public has seen the return of iconic actors from the saga. Tyrese Gibson returned for the tenth installment, which sees Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) dealing with a new enemy to protect family members from him.
While the cast is happy to reprise their iconic characters, Tyrese Gibson initially didn’t want to return to the franchise. “Fast and furious” if Dwayne Johnson also returned. What exactly happened between them? Here we tell you.
WHY DID TYRESE GIBSON NOT WANT TO RETURN TO THE “FAST AND FURIOUS” FRANCHISE IF DWAYNE JOHNSON WAS IN?
Tyrese Gibson had a tense relationship with Dwayne Johnson during the filming of “Fast and Furious.” The situation worsened when Gibson accused “The Rock” of destroying “the family” of the franchise.
In 2017, Tyrese Gibson called Dwayne Johnson “selfish,” while “The Rock” disagreed with this label, defending himself by saying he was “quite disappointed.” He claimed that he didn’t have a problem with his fellow “Fast and Furious” cast member.
What happened? It turns out that Universal paused for the release of “Fast and Furious 9” and decided to make room to expand the universe with the spin-off called “Hobbs & Shaw”, starring Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham.
This upset Tyrese Gibson and he did not hesitate to publicly oppose the project. The actor argued that it was a kind of “betrayal” towards the family that had been formed in the ninth film.
Why did Tyrese Gibson bother? It turns out that the cast was breaking up and it meant that the people in “Fast and Furious 9” would be without their respective payments since production had been delayed.
Due to this situation, the “Black and Blue” star stated that he would not work on the franchise if Dwayne Johnson was involved in it. Something that obviously changed over time as the actors reconciled.
“We reconnected in a real way. I think we are both better men after everything that happened. To be honest, I didn’t know when or how the phone call was going to happen, but it did happen and we’ve had about 20 phone calls… and we’re in competition right now as to who can leave the longest voice note to the other.”Gibson said when talking about reconciling with “The Rock” on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.”