Even though it seemed that everyone was looking forward to Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham’s spin-off of Fast&Furious, there are many who aren’t happy about it.
There have recently been numerous spats online between Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson and Tyrese Gibson, followed by a new Instagram post from Johnson in which he confirmed his Fast&Furious spin-off. Moreover, he said he might search for some other F&F actors to join the franchise expansion.
It has been speculated for months whether the project will be built up or not, and now it has finally been confirmed by Johnson. He wrote that daddy had to go back to work in order to build out and expand the Fast&Furious universe with producer/writer Chris Morgan, producer Hiram Garcia and lead producer, whom he called his bigger twin, Neil Moritz.
He also thanked Universal Studios for their partnership and for offering the spin-off project to them years ago. Then he praised Jason Statham for his trust and his wish to create something fresh and extraordinary for the fans, while on the other hand, he expressed he didn’t care if there were the ones who didn’t like the idea. He mentioned he wanted to use his spin-off to create characters in multiple chapters and platforms, which means more opportunities for fans to have fun. These will be platforms like TV, Digital, Film, Virtual Reality, and so on.
However, there has recently been a feud between The Rock and Vin, and Tyrese has blamed Dwayne’s spin-off with pushing back the release of Fast&Furious 9 to 2024. As a surprise, Vin denied that Johnson’s movie was responsible for this situation.
He wrote that what was instrumental in procuring success were the pillars of authenticity, family, and their loyal fan’s perspective, adding that the franchise was in need of maintenance and that that was exactly what his great friend and the godfather of Universal, Ron Meyer, had promised him to do. They will share some exciting news with numerous fans soon, so stay tuned.
Johnson’s spin-off is said to arrive in 2019, before Fast&Furious 9, which is to be released on April 10, 2024.