Vin Diesel Chimes in on FAST AND FURIOUS Cast Drama

Dom has been the undeniable leader of the Fast & Furious Franchise from its humble beginnings back in 2001. Now Vin Diesel is calling on his Fast & Furious family to make good and cut out all the social media drama.

Following Tyrese Gibson's call-out of Dwayne Johnson over the delay of the ninth Fast & Furious movie, Diesel has responded, stressing that it takes a team to keep a massive movie franchise afloat. Production issues and delays are bound to take place. He did this in a heartfelt post fondly looking back on Johnson's introduction to the Fast & Furious fam:

"I know there has been a lot of speculation as to why the Fast 9 release date was pushed... but it would be unfair to say it is anyone's fault," he writes. "As we plot the course to expand the Fast & Furious universe, one must be mindful to take stock of the roads we took to get here. The pillars of authenticity, family and most importantly, our loyal fan’s perspective has been instrumental in procuring success."

This is a big deal considering Vin and "The Rock" have had a few issues of their own. So seeing him take Johnson's side for the sake of keeping the peace means that this really does boil down to squashing beef for the good of the movies they love so much.

Brotherhood... and all it's complexities. This scene was filmed in Puerto Rico, I can remember it like it was yesterday. Such a beautiful island, the people were so warm and welcoming. I turned 43 that summer... and my son Vincent was born. A woman named Jan Kelly responded to a question I had asked on Facebook, 'who they would like to see me work with?' She said would love to see me work with Dwayne... I listened to her request and he became Hobbs. I know there has been a lot of speculation as to why the Fast 9 release date was pushed... but it would be unfair to say it is anyone's fault. As we plot the course to expand the Fast & Furious universe, one must be mindful to take stock of the roads we took to get here. The pillars of authenticity, family and most importantly, our loyal fan’s perspective has been instrumental in procuring success. However, like any vehicle that has run around the globe 8 times, the franchise is in need of maintenance. My good friend and the godfather of Universal, Ron Meyer has granted me the time to do just that. We have some very exciting news to share soon... stay tuned. Yours truly, Dom #FamilyAlways

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