Vin Diesel talks about feud with Dwayne Johnson

Vin Diesel has spoken out about the reported feud between him and Dwayne Johnson. The subject came to light in the July/August 2021 issue of Men's Health magazine, where Diesel opened up about Johnson's involvement in the "Fast & Furious" franchise, reports aceshowbiz.com.

Vin Diesel said: "It was a tough character to embody, the Hobbs character (the role played by Johnson). My approach at the time was a lot of tough love to assist in getting that performance where it needed to be." The actor added that it took "a lot of work" to bring out the unexpected character of Hobbs, as the audience came in with expectations and assumptions about Johnson.

"As a producer to say, 'OK, we're going to take Dwayne Johnson, who's associated with wrestling, and we're going to force this cinematic world, audience members, to regard his character as someone that they don't know' — Hobbs hits you like a ton of bricks," Diesel said.

He added: "That took a lot of work. We had to get there and sometimes, at that time, I could give a lot of tough love."

Of his conversations with Johnson, he shared: "Not Felliniesque, but I would do anything I'd have to do in order to get performances in anything I'm producing."

He went on to claim that he is "proud" of the aesthetic they created for Hobbs. (IANS)

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