*Dwayne Johnson will star in a standalone “Fast and Furious” movie, as his character Security Service agent Luke Hobbs will lead a new spinoff.
Johnson made the announcement Thursday on social media, writing “Hobbs is back.”
“Fast X” is the latest installment of the “Fast and Furious” franchise, featuring a surprise cameo by Johnson. The former wrestler previously made clear that he would not another in another movie due to issues with co-star Vin Diesel. But Johnson claims their beef has been squashed.
“Last summer @vindiesel and I put all the past behind us,” Johnson wrote in an IG post. “We’ll lead with brotherhood and resolve—and always take care of the franchise, characters & FANS that we love.”
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In his IG video (see above), he added, “Despite having our differences, we’ve been like brothers for years.”
After appearing in “Fast Five” in 2011, Johnson was in three other movies before co-starring in “Hobbs & Shaw” with Jason Statham in 2019.
Johnson will produce the new Hobbs film, which, per Complex, will “connect the plotlines in Fast X and 2025’s Fast X: Part II, which has been slated to be the last in the saga, though Diesel has divulged that the ending might actually be a trilogy,” the outlet writes.
Meanwhile, rapper Ludacris, one of the stars of the “Fast and Furious” films, said these movies continue to be made because audiences still love them.
“I hear people say all the time, ‘Why do y’all keep doing these movies?’” Luda said on the All the Smoke podcast, Complex reports. “Because no matter what industry we in…it’s all about a bottom line. It’s about how much you spend compared to how much you make. We’re making billions of f*cking dollars, and I’m just giving you my heart I’m not trying to brag or nothing.”
He continued, “Because if you spend $200 million and you make a billion, who the fuck is you gonna tell to stop shooting movies when you’re making $800 million?”
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