September 15, 2024 10:40 am

The Rock Rejected Vin Diesel's Invitation to Return in Fast X
The Rock Rejected Vin Diesel's Invitation to Return in Fast X

The Rock Rejected Vin Diesel’s Invitation to Return in Fast X

The Fast & Furious franchise just recently released Fast X, and it is billed as the beginning of the end for the franchise, reuniting many plot threads and characters. Yet, in the lead-up, one notable character was missing. Luke Hobbs, who was played by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and debuted in the franchise in 2011’s Fast Five, going on to reprise the role in the sixth, seventh, and eighth films. The character has since branched out to lead his own spinoff with The Rock, co-starring with Jason Statham in Hobbs & Shaw.

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​Dwayne Johnson said there was no chance he would come back as Luke Hobbs for the final Fast & Furious movies, and he has found a way around that. Read More