Dwayne Johnson’s Business Partner Finally Responds To Vin Diesel’s Plea - YouTube

Dwayne Johnson and Vin Diesel are both  mighty action A-listers on their own,  

but these days, the merest mention of the two  together invokes images of their long-running,  

rumored feud. This has been going on  since 2016, when Johnson gave his famous  

"candy ass" comments about a "Fast & Furious"  franchise co-star who was generally thought to  

be Diesel. In a 2021 interview with Men's  Health, Diesel didn't exactly back down,  

but stated that whatever slights Johnson might  have perceived on his part were merely, quote,  

"a lot of tough love" in order to get the best  out of Johnson for his role as Luke Hobbs.

Recently, the book of Johnson and  Diesel received a brand new chapter,  

thanks to an Instagram post by  the latter — seemingly written  

in order to bring Johnson back for  one last run as Hobbs. It started,

"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."

After some words about needing to wrap up  the franchise to honor "Pablo" — presumably,  

Paul Walker — Diesel directly called  for Johson's return. The post read,

"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."

During the promotion circuit of the Dwayne  Johnson-starring Netflix action comedy "Red  

Notice," Johnson's business partner, Hiram  Garcia , shared his views about Vin Diesel's  

olive branch to Johnson, according to Screen Rant.  Presumably referring to either the entertainment  

world in general, or Diesel and the "Fast &  Furious" franchise in particular, Garcia said,

"Look, you can never predict or control  what's going to come out of that world.  

So I'm very used to it by now. I  think we're both very used to it."

Garcia also said that while he hasn't  exactly been able to sit down with  

his super-famous business partner to have a  lengthy talk about the recent developments,  

he's personally not all that surprised  about the latest news. He revealed,

"I haven't been able to really connect with  DJ on it because he's been buried in promoting  

'Red Notice'. But yeah, I'm used to  it. It's what comes with that world.  

You get crazy curve balls thrown  and you just roll with it."

Garcia's comments are carefully phrased,  but they certainly sound like this isn't  

exactly the first time that he's been dealing  with assorted statements directed at Johnson.

There seems to be some sort of unwritten law  that any new development in the ever-intriguing  

feud between Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson must  include at least one subtle not-quite-diss that  

may or may not be aimed toward the other  party, and Hiram Garcia's comments were no  

exception to the rule. In fact, if anything,  he was fairly direct in his shade-throwing:

"It's the 'Fast' family. Look, DJ's  the biggest movie star in the world.  

No one's below trying all attempts and  approaches to try and get him on board.  

So I appreciate it. You got to  take your shot. You never know.  

I'm sure there's a couple DMs that slid in there  too. I'm sure he slid into the DMs as well."

Conjuring an image of Diesel sliding into  his former co-star's DMs in order to bring  

Johnson back for one more movie makes it pretty  clear where Garcia stands when it comes to this  

subject — even though it does make sense that the  "Fast & Furious" star would indeed greatly benefit  

if Johnson agreed to return to the "Fast" family  for a final victory lap. As for Johnson himself,  

his apparently official stance on the subject  was issued in his July 2021 interview with The  

Hollywood Reporter, which heavily indicated  that he's done with the franchise. He said,

"I wish them well on ['F9']. And I wish them  the best of luck on 'Fast 10' and 'Fast 11'  

and the rest of the 'Fast & Furious'  movies they do that will be without me."

It remains to be seen whether there'll be new  developments on the Johnson and Diesel front,  

or if Garcia's comments remain  the final word on the subject.

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