Vin Diesel Publicly Invites Dwayne Johnson To Return As Hobbs In Fast & Furious 10
Action star Vin Diesel is trying to bury the hatchet with Dwayne Johnson and has asked the wrestler-turned-actor to reprise his role as Agent Lucas Hobbs in the upcoming 10th film in the "Fast & Furious" franchise.
Action
star
Vin
Diesel
is
trying
to
bury
the
hatchet
with
Dwayne
Johnson
and
has
asked
the
wrestler-turned-actor
to
reprise
his
role
as
Agent
Lucas
Hobbs
in
the
upcoming
10th
film
in
the
"Fast
&
Furious" franchise.
Diesel
and
Johnson
had
a
fall
out
while
collaborating
on
2016's
"The
Fate
of
the
Furious".
Since
then
there
have
been
various
occasions
when
the
two
action
heroes
had
exchanged
barbs
in
the
media,
with
Johnson
sharing
an
Instagram
post
in
2016
referring
to
Diesel
and
questioning
his
professionalism.
In
an
Instagram
post
on
Sunday,
Diesel
publicly
expressed
his
wishes
for
Johnson
to
join
the
upcoming
movie,
expected
to
be
the
first
of
a
two-part
franchise
finale.
"My
little
brother
Dwayne…
the
time
has
come.
The
world
awaits
the
finale
of
'Fast
10.'
As
you
know,
my
children
refer
to
you
as
Uncle
Dwayne
in
my
house.
There
is
not
a
holiday
that
goes
by
that
they
and
you
don’t
send
well
wishes…
but
the
time
has
come.
Legacy
awaits.
I
told
you
years
ago
that
I
was
going
to
fulfill
my
promise
to
Pablo,”
Diesel
wrote,
referring
to
his
late
co-star
and
good
friend
Paul
Walker
by
his
nickname.
The
actor
said
nobody
else
can
play
Hobbs
as
effectively
as
Johnson
and
asked
him
to
"must
show
up".
“I
swore
that
we
would
reach
and
manifest
the
best
Fast
in
the
finale
that
is
10!
I
say
this
out
of
love…
but
you
must
show
up,
do
not
leave
the
franchise
idle
you
have
a
very
important
role
to
play.
Hobbs
can't
be
played
by
no
other.
I
hope
that
you
rise
to
the
occasion
and
fulfill
your
destiny," Diesel
added.
Johnson,
one
of
the
leading
action
stars
of
Hollywood,
came
on
board
the
the
“Fast
&
Furious"
movie
series
in
2011
with
“Fast
Five",
playing
the
Diplomatic
Security
Service
agent
Lucas
Hobbs.
After
featuring
in
three
more
“Fast
&
Furious”
films,
Johnson
decided
to
not
star
in
the
latest
installment
“F9:
The
Fast
Saga,”
and
instead
headlined
his
own
spin-off
alongside
Jason
Statham-
“Fast
&
Furious
Presents:
Hobbs
&
Shaw".
The
next
movie
in
the
series
will
hit
the
theatres
on
April
7,
2023.
Diesel
will
play
the
lead
,
while
regular
series
cast
members
Tyrese
Gibson,
Sung
Kang,
Chris
“Ludacris”
Bridges,
Jordana
Brewster
and
Michelle
Rodriguez
are
also
expected
to
return.
Filmmaker
Justin
Lin
will
be
directing
the
film.