Jason Momoa was anticipating much more on set drama when he joined the solid of Quick X. Momoa shall be taking part in the principle antagonist within the upcoming Quick & Livid movie, Dante Reyes, who’s the son of Hernan Reyes, the villain in 2011’s Quick 5. Momoa received his first large break taking part in Khal Drogo on Sport Of Thrones, a task which he has since parlayed into large film success, together with his casting as the present Aquaman for DC Studios.
Within the newest subject of Whole Movie (through ComicBook.com), Momoa mentioned some early misgivings he had about what the on set expertise could be like for Quick X. Momoa defined how he was conscious of a number of behind-the-scenes controversies which have plagued the Quick Saga lately, which made him apprehensive about what the ambiance on set could be like, although was happy by how “supportive” the atomsphere was on set. Learn Momoa’s full quote beneath:
I used to be anticipating there to be quite a lot of – I imply, to be fully sincere – drama, and you are like, ‘I would like nothing to do with this.’ However I noticed nothing of the type. It was wonderful. Everybody was so supportive. I had a ball with Vin. I used to be simply shocked at how cool everybody was. Nobody was jaded; everybody was simply actually, actually completely satisfied to be there.
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Whereas Momoa “had a ball” with Vin Diesel, that was not everybody’s expertise working with the star on Quick X. After directing 5 entries within the Quick Saga, director Justin Lin dropped out of Quick X as a result of inventive variations and points between him and Diesel. Diesel reportedly arrived to the set out of practice, was typically late, and did not keep in mind lots of his traces, with one argument between him and Lin escalating to the purpose of a slammed door and Lin shouting “This film just isn’t value my psychological well being.”
Lin is not the one one who bristled at Diesel’s on set habits. Dwayne Johnson, who first appeared in Quick 5 as Luke Hobbs however has not featured within the mainline franchise since Destiny Of The Livid, additionally had points with Diesel. The feud between Johnson and Diesel is well-documented and have become public data in 2016 when Johnson made a now-deleted Instagram put up the place he referred to unspecified male solid members as “sweet a–es“, which many thought was a dig at Diesel. The feud contributed to Johnson’s absence in 2021’s F9, which the actor was initially purported to be part of.
The 2 actors subsequently received right into a battle of thinly veiled social media posts about each other, which ultimately escalated throughout pre-production of F9. At this level, fellow Quick & Livid veteran Tyrese Gibson joined the fray by publicly blaming Johnson for F9‘s manufacturing delays, which can have additionally contributed to Johnson’s departure from that venture and his absence in Quick X. The feud between Diesel and Johnson was additionally seemingly an element within the manufacturing of 2017’s Destiny Of The Livid, wherein the 2 actors by no means shot a scene collectively regardless of each taking part in main roles within the story.
Supply: Whole Movie (through ComicBook.com)
