Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson recently spoke with LATimes.com to promote his new film, “Moana.” During the interview, The Rock spoke about his infamous social media post that went viral earlier this year, which was assumed to be about Vin Diesel.
The Rock spoke of issues with his male co-star on the set of Fast 8, and in his interview with the Los Angeles Times, confirmed that it was indeed Vin Diesel that he was speaking of.
For those who missed it, here it The Rock’s Instagram post from this past August:
“This is my final week of shooting #FastAndFurious8. 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. Some conduct themselves as stand up men and true professionals, while others don’t. The ones that don’t are too chicken shit 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. 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. #IcemanCometh #F8 #ZeroToleranceForCandyAsses”
While talking with The L.A. Times this week, The Rock spoke about the social media entry and the affect it had on the box office success of the Fast 8 film.
“I was very clear with what I said. I’ve been in the game a long time. Would Universal [Pictures] have preferred that didn’t happen,” questioned Johnson. “Sure, we talked about it. The irony is after that and as they do their tracking and all their analysis, the interest shot through the roof to a whole other level.”
“The People’s Champion” also spoke about returning to “The People” after realizing back in 2008 that he wasn’t being authentic when doing things like avoiding talking about wrestling and covering up his tattoos for movie projects.
“And then it hit me: I’m not being authentic,” he said. “I’m really not being me. I like going to the gym. I like driving my pickup truck and maybe I don’t want to live in Hollywood. Maybe I want to live in Florida in the country. Maybe I don’t want to wear a suit. I love wrestling and I love going back and being with the fans even if I don’t wrestle anymore. I’m that guy.”
