Vin Diesel Responds to Fast & Furious Delay, Says 'Stay Positive'

Vin Diesel has responded to intelligence thatFast & savage 9is being delayed a class while Dwayne Johnson focuses on making a dealership spinoff conscientious objector - starring Jason Statham . The decisiveness to push back a ninth coreFast & Furiousfilm to 2020 has been met with literary criticism not only from fan but also some of the film ’s stars , include Tyrese Gibsonwho spoke out against Dwayne Johnson in a late Instagram Emily Post .

Johnson has responded to the unfavorable judgment coming his path from Gibson and others over theFast & Furious 9delay , insisting he just desire to make a fun picture show and " build out the enfranchisement . " Nevertheless , Johnson stay on to be accused of hijacking the franchise while long - fend serial star like Vin Diesel are pushed off to the side . Diesel and Johnson have long been involved in a simmer feud , with Johnson once calling out Diesel on social media for being a " candy - can . "

With Johnson , Gibson and others having already weigh in on the controversy , it ’s now Vin Diesel ’s turn to go against his muteness and give his two cents . conceive his prior kick with Johnson , you might expect Diesel to have strong words for his co - star , but in fact Diesel is out there dally pacifier . In aFacebookpost from his private jet , with hisFast & Furiousco - wiz Ludacris in tow , Diesel called on everyone to modulate down the war of words and keep thing cheerful :

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Keep it all positive out there . We love everybody . We ’re so proud of theFastfranchise and the buff .

Diesel went even further in anInstagrampost , tell it ’s " unjust " to blame anyone for theFast & Furiousdelay .

Diesel distinctly is not interested in perplex require in any further bitch with Dwayne Johnson over which of them is the Alpha Male in theFast & Furiousuniverse . Diesel may be an actor with a passel of pride , and may not be the biggest The Rock fan at the end of the 24-hour interval , but he is also a manufacturer who has a major financial stake in the enfranchisement fail forwards . A little public squawk might help from a promotional standpoint but when devotee get too invested in the negativity it does n’t do anyone any good , so it ’s plausibly the proper grown - up move for Diesel to step in and endeavor to put out the fervour .

Fans may be irritated that they will have to wait an extra class forFast & Furious 9 , but at least they have the consolation of a spinoff film coming in the meanwhile . With action at law movie mavenShane Black reportedly being go after to direct , the spinoff should provide all the same thrills that the coreFast & Furiousmovies have always delivered ( just without most of the regular cast ) . Unlike a lot of other long - run franchise that seem to be run out of steam , Fast & Furiousappears to still be roaring full - hurrying ahead , and Universal would wish to keep it that way .