Dwayne Johnson calls out the male cast of Fast 8 in a new interview.
Dwayne Johnson maybe the highest paid and most popular actor in Hollywood but, that does not mean he will bite his tongue. In a recent interview with the LA Times, Dwayne Johnson made it very clear that he was serious about calling out his Fast 8 co-stars on Instagram over the summer.
“I was very clear with what I said. I’ve been in the game a long time,” Johnson told The LA Times Saturday. “Would Universal [Pictures] have preferred that didn’t happen? Sure, we talked about it. The irony is after that and as they do their tracking and all their analysis, the interest [in ‘Fast 8’] shot through the roof to a whole other level.”
In August, Dwayne Johnson called several of his cast members, without disclosing names, “candy asses” and “chicken s-t.”
“There’s no other franchise that gets my blood boiling more than this one. An incredible hard working crew. Universal has been great partners as well. My female co-stars are always amazing and I love ‘em. My male co-stars however are a different story,” Johnson wrote. “Some conduct themselves as stand up men and true professionals, while others don’t.”
“The ones that don’t are too chicken s-t to do anything about it anyway. Candy asses. When you watch this movie next April and it seems like I’m not acting in some of these scenes and my blood is legit boiling – you’re right,” he added. “Bottom line is it’ll play great for the movie and fits this Hobbs character that’s embedded in my DNA extremely well. The producer in me is happy about this part. Final week on ‘Fast 8’ and I’ll finish strong.”
While The Rock didn’t say who he was referring to in the rant, media outlets reported Vin Diesel was the cause of the outburst.
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