Dawn Johnson
On December 31, Beijing time, according to reports from foreign entertainment media such as the New York Post, the struggle between Hollywood's two major skinhead superstars , Dawn Johnson and Van Diesel — continued.
In 2011, Dawn Johnson joined Van Diesel and Paul Walker in the racing action blockbuster Fast & Furious 5, and the two have since co-starred in Fast & Furious 6, Fast & Furious 7 and Fast & Furious 8.
In the process, Dawn Johnson grew into a hollywood A-list action star, and he became increasingly dissatisfied with Van Diesel's big-name behavior on set.
Therefore, after the filming of "Fast and Furious 8", Dawn Johnson, who did not rub sand in his eyes, did not name Van Diesel on social media to play a big name.
"The actresses on the crew are all excellent and I love them, but the male actors on the crew are a different matter. Some people act like grandfathers and are very professional, while others are not. Those guys who are not grandfathers and not professional enough are simply cowards, and they can't do anything. ”
People familiar with the matter also revealed to the media that Johnson had long been dissatisfied with Van Diesel, because the latter was too big-name, often the other actors were on the scene for 30 minutes before he came out of the caravan.
Paul Walker had died and the two main actors were at odds, so the Fast and Furious series had to part ways — Van Diesel carried Fast & Furious 9 alone, while Dawn Johnson "parted" with another bald tough guy, Jason Statham, starring in the first spin-off of the Rush series, "Fast & Furious: Special Ops."
As a result, the two decided that the global box office of "Fast and Furious 9" released this year was only 726 million US dollars, and the domestic box office in the United States was only 173 million US dollars, which was 18,000 miles away from the previous work.
As a spin-off film, "Fast and Furious: Special Operations", released in 2019, also reached $759 million worldwide and $174 million in the United States.
In November, Van Diesel, realizing that he had lost Dawn Johnson, called for his return through social media shouts, and he deliberately enlarged his pectoral muscles to make himself appear stronger than Johnson.
Dawn Johnson has never publicly responded to Van Diesel's carefulness, but recently he has suddenly made a public statement that he will never return to the "Rush" series and has also shelled Van Diesel for "manipulating public opinion".
"When Van (Diesel) contacted me in June – not through social media——, I told him directly, but in a personal way – I wouldn't be going back to the series."
"I spoke kindly and firmly and said I would always support the actors in this series and always support the success of this series. But there was no way I could come back. ”
Apparently, Dawn Johnson liked this kind of direct communication, especially between men, and Van Diesel, knowing his attitude, also "shouted" through social media, even involving the two children and the deceased Paul Walker, which made Johnson very disdainful.
"Van (Diesel's) recently published post is a prime example of his manipulation of public opinion, and I don't like the fact that he mentions children in the posts, as well as the deceased Paul Walker. Don't pull them in. We discussed this issue a few months ago and there was a clear consensus. ”
"My goal has always been to end my amazing journey with gratitude and grace with this incredible Fast & Furious series. Unfortunately, this open conversation has made the water muddy. ”
"In any case, I'm confident in the Rush universe and its ability to consistently serve audiences, and I sincerely wish my former co-stars and crew members the best of luck and success in the next film."
Van Diesel has not yet publicly responded to Dawn Johnson's remarks, but he must be very upset, because the other side shelled him for "manipulating public opinion", which made him very uncomfortable.
It seems that hollywood's two major bald war will continue!