Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Vin Diesel in 2011.Photo: Buda Mendes/LatinContent via Getty
Dwayne Johnsonisn’t afraid to crack a few jokes in his latest film,Red Notice— even if one of them is at the expense of his former costar,Vin Diesel.
Johnson, 49, confirmed to Sirius XM’sThe Jess Cagle ShowTuesday that hisNetflixheist thriller features a playful dig at Diesel, 54, whom he publicly feuded with after the two starred in multipleFast & Furiousfilms together.
When host Jess Cagle told Johnson he worried the joke would “set everything off again” between the two stars, Johnson insisted theRed Noticebit was not his idea.
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He continued, “But, people think these jokes come from me and they actually don’t. I mean, you’d be surprised at how many people come to me with ‘I got a great one.’ I’m like ‘okay.’ ‘I got another great Vin Diesel joke.’ ‘I’m sure you do.’ Always funny.”
Diesel and Johnson first sparked their feud in 2016, when Johnsoncalled outhis male costars fromThe Fate of the Furiouson Instagram, writing, “Some conduct themselves as stand up men and true professionals, while others don’t. The ones that don’t are too chicken s— to do anything about it anyway. Candy asses.”
While he and Diesel latersettled their issuesin a private meeting, Diesel reflected on working with Johnson years later in aMen’s Healthprofile published in June. At the time, Diesel admitted he used “tough love” with Johnson while working on the film.
“I could give a lot of tough love,” he said. “Not Felliniesque, but I would do anything I’d have to do in order to get performances in anything I’m producing.”
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He added, “I came from a completely different culture and environment. And I go into every project giving it my all. And if I feel that there’s some things that need to be squared away and handled and taken care of, then I do it. And it’s just that simple. So when I read that, just like everybody else, I laughed. I laughed hard. We all laughed. And somewhere I’m sure Fellini is laughing too.”
Red Noticepremieres on Netflix Nov. 5.
source: people.com
