The Rock Discusses His Issues With Vin Diesel, Not Sure He’ll Be Back For Fast 9

The Rock spoke with Rolling Stone and discussed his well-publicized feud with Vin Diesel during the filming of Fate of the Furious. The WWE alumnus and movie star had issues during the filming and promotion of the eighth Fast & Furious film, having called Diesel out for not being a “true professional” during production.

Rock confirmed to the site that their issues were enough that they were filmed in such a way that they never had to be on set together, and said that their issues were a disagreement about professionalism.

“Vin and I had a few discussions, including an important face-to-face in my trailer,” he said. “And what I came to realize is that we have a fundamental difference in philosophies on how we approach moviemaking and collaborating. It took me some time, but I’m grateful for that clarity. Whether we work together again or not.”

Asked whether he’ll be back for Fast 9M, Rock said, “I’m not quite sure,” he said. “Right now I’m concentrating on making the spinoff [with him and Jason Statham] as good as it can be, but I wish him all the best, and I harbor no ill will there, just because of the clarity we have.”

The site said that he ‘considered that, then let out a big, sly laugh’ before adding, “Actually, you can erase that last part about ‘no ill will.’ We’ll just keep it with the clarity.”