Despite having previously been a massive part of the Fast and Furious franchise Dwayne The Rock Johnson will not appear as Luke Hobbs in Fast X. Hobbs first appeared in 2011's Fast Five. Working for the Diplomatic Security Service he heads to Rio de Janeiro to arrest Vin Diesel's Dominic Toretto Paul Walker's Brian O'Conner and the rest of the family after they are framed for the murders of several DEA agents who were actually killed on the orders of crime lord Hernan Reyes. Following a wall-busting fight with Toretto Hobbs joins forces with the family to avenge his fallen agents and bring Reyes to justice.
Johnson appeared as Luke Hobbs in every subsequent Fast and Furious franchise entry until 2021's F9, even earning his own spin-off Hobbs & Shaw in 2019. Dwayne Johnson exiting Fast and Furious' mainline series left massive ramifications on F9. If he had not left then John Cena may not have appeared as Dominic Toretto's long-lost brother Jakob thus retconning the character's entire backstory. However an infamous behind-the-scenes feud has now ensured Dwayne Johnson's absence from Fast X.
Dwayne Johnson's Fast X Absence Stems From His Feud With Vin Diesel
The major explanation for Dwayne Johnson's Fast X exit stems from his infamous ongoing feud with Fast and Furious star Vin Diesel. The feud between the franchise's two leading men became public in 2016 following the publication of a since-deleted Instagram post where Johnson accused several unspecified male cast members of being candy asses. The feud escalated during the production of F9 when co-star Tyrese Gibson blamed Johnson for a delay in filming. Although the feud only became public in 2016 it may have caused one infamous Fast & Furious 6 scene where both Hobbs and Toretto seem to change size with each cut.
After it was revealed that Johnson and Diesel did not film a single scene in The Fate of the Furious together due to their strained working relationship Johnson left the mainline franchise for the spin off Hobbs & Shaw which focused on Luke Hobbs' rivalry with Jason Statham's Deckard Shaw. Following Johnson's F9 absence Diesel publicly asked him to return for Fast X on Instagram. However Johnson turned him down claiming that Diesel's post was manipulative. This indicates that the feud between the two Fast and Furious actors is still very much alive.
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