The Rock Will Have To Save Fast & Furious Again 14 Years After Doing It In Fast Five

The Rock’s return to Fast & Furious signals the end of his beef with Vin Diesel and a pivot in his career. Fast 11 needs a streamlined approach, shedding excess characters and bloated plots to regain momentum. The franchise has evolved significantly since Fast Five, but Hobbs’ return may be crucial to its future success. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s first appearance in the Fast and Furious saga drove it to new heights, but over a decade on, can he do it all again? The Rock was such a charismatic presence during his WWE days that he felt like a natural fit for movie stardom – but it was a long road to get there. Most of his early star vehicles like The Rundown underperformed, and he was soon relegated to mediocre kids’ movies like The Tooth Fairy. It wasn’t until he was cast as Hobbs in Fast Five that his star persona finally clicked.