Huge Update On The Rock's Future With The Fast And Furious Franchise (Spoilers)

A note for readers that the following article contains minor spoilers for the upcoming film "Fast X."

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, fresh off the financial fiasco of Black Adam, is back in a big-time Hollywood movie in a surprise cameo. According to The Wrap, Johnson returned to the "Fast & Furious" franchise in the role of DSS agent Luke Hobbs in the upcoming release "Fast X." The Wrap was tight-lipped on what Johnson's cameo in the film entailed, but that it was part of a post-credit sequence.

Johnson's absence from the franchise had caused certain production strains, with producer and star Vin Diesel essentially begging Johnson to rejoin the franchise in 2021. The post was not well-received by The Rock, who told CNN that he didn't appreciate the manipulative nature of Diesel's request. Rock originated the role of Hobbs in "Fast Five," a role which was eventually spun off into its own film "Hobbs & Shaw," co-starring Jason Statham. Johnson's last appearance in the "Fast" franchise was in "Fate of the Furious," the eighth installment. "Fast X" is set to begin what Diesel is calling a three-part finale to the franchise.

Johnson's return to the "Fast" franchise comes after the middling success of "Black Adam," which was complicated further by a corporate shakeup at DC, which led to a reboot of the DC Extended Universe, recently comparing it to a new owner changing up a football team's coach and quarterback. 

"All that I could do, and that we could do when we were making 'Black Adam' was to put our best foot forward," Johnson said of the troubled production.