- FAST AND FURIOUS 6
Dwayne Johnson, also known as The Rock, has been making his
rounds promoting the latest franchise that he looks to reignite, G.I. Joe
Retaliation. Johnson has been answering many questions ranging from Fast and
Furious, to Hercules.
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| Vin Diesel & Dwayne Johnson |
He was asked what other franchise would he like to join:
"'Star Wars,'" Johnson smiles. "And that’s
not to say that they need it. Obviously they’re doing very well. J.J. [Abrams]
is just gonna crush it. I’m so excited. There’s a guy, by the way, who’s not just
a brilliant director, but who honors and respects mythology. You’ve seen that
with 'Star Trek' and you’re going to see that with 'Star Wars.' I’m very
excited about that."
Set for release in 2015, Abrams' Star Wars: Episode VII
hasn’t even begun casting and we not even sure how far are they along with the
story, but Johnson putting himself out there wont hurt his chances of entering
that world. Hell, that’s exactly how Samuel L. Jackson wound up being written
in as Mace Windu in the prequel trilogy.
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| Dwayne Johnson in Pain & Gain |
Johnson will be reprising his role as Luke Hobbs in the May
24th release Fast & Furious 6 and recent reports suggest that the Hobbs
character could even get his own feature.
"That’s a character that people have really enjoyed
seeing," says Johnson of a spinoff. "I think it could work. I think
though, too, we need to wait and see how 'Fast Six' does. It looks as though a
lot of people are going to like it. I was excited to make it."
I think a Hobbs film between Fast 6 and Fast 7 will be a
good move for the studio, as the Fast and Furious Franchise come to end, a
Hobbs film will allow fans to see more of this character without having to
compete for screen time against Dom and Crew as well as get fans pumped up to
see how it all ends.
He goes on to confirm that the plan is to again have Hobbs
return for a Fast & Furious 7.
"With Luke Hobbs, it feels like there might be one
more," he says. "There’s one more Butch and Sundance journey to go on
with Luke and Dom."
Johnson was the asked about the likelihood of seeing him
delve into Lobo and Shazam! two DC comic properties that he was attached to in
the past.
"[Lobo] kind of came and went," he explains.
"It came. I thought it was interesting. Then it kind of went away...
'Shazam' was more interesting. And really interesting to me. I would have loved
that, especially the idea of playing Black Adam. Again, though, studios start
to look at other properties and other superhero properties, what makes sense
and what doesn’t."
