"Fast And Furious" Star Lashes Out At The Rock For New Movie Project

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson announced today that he will be starring in the upcoming Fast and Furious spinoff, Hobbs. Proudly reprising the role of the titular character, Johnson's Instagram post relayed his excitement at the opportunity to make his fifth appearance in the franchise. One of his former co-stars, however, does not share The Great One's excitement.

Tyrese Gibson, who has co-starred in five of the Fast and Furious sequels, has voiced his displeasure with the announcement. In response to Universal Studio's decision to continue expanding the series, Gibson took to Instagram and expressed his thoughts on Johnson's perceived betrayal.

"I guess this whole time he had a problem cause he wasn't the ONLY ONE on the movie poster."

In the rant, Gibson lashed out at his costar for agreeing to a spinoff, claiming that Johnson has broken up the "Fast Family".

"They offered but YOU didn't have to agree with a solo #HobbsMovie."

Gibson goes on to state that he, along with other stars like Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Rob Cohen, and Roman Tej, were previously offered spinoff opportunities but turned them down.

"I tried to warn you guys?You thought I was hating?I was simply fighting to keep the family together what makes us great is when you see us all TOGETHER we don't fly solo."

#PSA Congratulations to @TheRock and your brother in law aka 7 bucks producing partner @hhgarcia41 for making the fast and the furious franchise about YOU – And like you, DJ even if they call I will not be deleting this post – Gn folks see you in 2020 April #FastFamily right? Nah..... it's about #TeamDewayne #3yrs will it be worth the wait? #NoShaw just Hobbs will this be another #BayWatch? Guys guys just relax I'm just a passionate film critic

A post shared by TYRESE (@tyrese) on Oct 4, 2017 at 8:29pm PDT

Diversity, love, multi ethnic worldwide multi generational, United Nations, One Race, Fast Family...... Until Dewayne showed up I guess this whole time he had a problem cause he wasn't the ONLY ONE on the movie poster........... I guess dreams do come true congratulations to @hhgarcia41 and @therock you guys are just amazing you really broke up the #FastFamily I tried to warn you guys... You thought I was hating...... I was simply fighting to keep the family together what makes us great is when you see us all TOGETHER we don't fly solo..... #MyLastPost today..... I got 3 years of venting on this clown – They offered but YOU didn't have to agree with a solo #HobbsMovie #OriginalFastFamily we salute you and stand on your shoulders #VinDiesel #PaulWalker #RobCohen #RomanTej were offered a spin off we TURNED IT DOWN!!!

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Though Gibson is concerned that Johnson's solo films will take a focus off of the core Fast and Furious storyline, Johnson believes this only opens up more opportunities for his former and future costars.

"I have a tremendous amount of respect for this franchise that I've enjoyed droppin' blood and sweat in over the years and my vision is to create greater opportunities for not only my fellow FF cast mates, but for other amazing actors as well who want to be a part of something new and cool."

Johnson ended his post with a message for those that think otherwise.

"Let's have some FUN and to quote, Hobbs the boss, if you don't like it, we're happy to beat that ass like a Cherokee drum."

Daddy's gotta go back to work ~ Hobbs. Pumped to expand and build out the FAST & FURIOUS universe in a cool, exciting way with our @sevenbucksprod, writer/producer Chris Morgan, producer Hiram Garcia and lead producer and my bigger twin, Neil Moritz. Thank you UNIVERSAL STUDIOS for being tremendous partners who see the big picture and for coming to us years ago with this spinoff idea. Huge shout to my brother, Jason Statham for the trust and wanting to create and deliver something fresh and bad ass for the fans. I have a tremendous amount of respect for this franchise that I've enjoyed droppin' blood and sweat in over the years and my vision is to create greater opportunities for not only my fellow FF cast mates, but for other amazing actors as well who want to be a part of something new and cool. I want to use my spinoff platform to create new characters that fans will ultimately love to have fun with in multiple chapters and platforms. Film, TV, Digital, Virtual Reality etc.. the more opportunities we can create the better for the fans. Smart business. Let's have some FUN and to quote, Hobbs the boss, if you don't like it, we're happy to beat that ass like a Cherokee drum. #HOBBS #SevenBucksProds #NewOpportunities #CandyAssesNeedNotApply JULY 2019

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damien demento contributed to this article.