The Rock Subtweeting Complaints About The Male Cast Members Of Fast 8 Is A Surprising Dick Move
TMZ – The Rock’s male co-stars in “Fast 8″ are all pissed at him for obliquely calling some of them out as candy ass divas … and they think his tirade is all about ego … so say production sources on the set.
Our sources say all of the male co-stars are shooting Tuesday — The Rock, Vin Diesel, Jason Statham, Kurt Russell, Tyrese, Ludacris, Scott Eastwood and others. We’re told they are all getting hounded by people who want to know who Rock was putting on blast.
One source who is embedded in the production tells us there have been various conflicts because of “extreme egos” among most of the top actors, with the help of their agents and lawyers. But we’re told none of the actors felt the public criticism was appropriate.
And we’re told The Rock has not said anything today on set to clarify his remarks and the actors still don’t know to whom he was referring. Our sources eliminate Tyrese and Luda, but all of the others are possibilities.
And the first big ding in The Rock’s super low key Presidential campaign has finally come to light. I think The Rock is about as likable of a celebrity as there is out there, particularly one who’s so EVERYWHERE in terms of TV, movies, and digital media. And I also don’t doubt that some other actor on the set is a giant asshole deserving of it being aired out. But this whole thing just seems kind of…cunty? Especially with a week to go. Nobody likes awkward situations and dropping a nuclear bomb like this with that much time left filming seems like everyone on set has to bathe in that for the rest of that time all because The Rock got his fee fees hurt.
But since The Rock won’t name names (yet), it seems like I should probably hazard a guess. Taking Tyrese and Ludacris out of the picture based on TMZ’s report, here’s who we have left:
Kurt Russell
I’m sure Kurt Russell was a handful back in the day — odds are his dick was drunkenly laid on the shoulder of more than one person daily on the set of Captain Ron in ’92 — but modern day Kurt is in the middle of a renaissance, no way he’s blowing that. He’s in Fast 8, Guardians of the Galaxy, Quentin Tarantino movies, life is good. Kurt’s much more the type who’d pull a guy aside and give a speech about how he too used to be “all piss and vinegar” and try to defuse things. Unless Tarantino somehow gave Kurt Russell the impression he can drop n-bombs all the time in his life too, no way Kurt’s the problem. 40/1 ODDS
Jason Statham
Jason Statham definitely seems like the type of dude who could be an asshole or at least come off like an asshole due to his badass accent but I can’t imagine he’s in a position where The Rock is so frustrated to be dealing with him. Plus he and The Rock had that giant fight scene in Fast 7 with all the flying through tables and out of windows that must have taken days to complete, that’s a bonding experience if I’ve ever heard of one. If anything they seem more likely to be bros who rip pints and discuss how much they love dipping their bald heads in oil and rubbing it all over women’s bodies. 20/1 ODDS
Scott Eastwood
Let’s see, child of an uber famous actor/director who didn’t start really getting acting work until he took his dad’s last name, new to the Fast and Furious series (and replacing the universally beloved Paul Walker), and look at this photo above, he just looks like an asshole. Plus he’s in a bunch of movies lately even though he’s really not that famous so he’s probably got a decent ego-to-success gap that annoys the fuck out of someone who doesn’t even really NEED the Fast and Furious movies like The Rock. All the arrows seem to be pointing to Scotty boy here. 5/1 ODDS
Vin Diesel
All the arrows point to Scott Eastwood…except one. Vin Diesel’s got the most stroke on the set as a producer/face of the franchise, he’s probably got a classic Napoleon complex given that he’s 5’8 taking shameful tippy toes photos next to the actually 6’4 Rock, and rumors say he had issues with The Rock before that resulted in them being in only one scene together in Fast 7. Hell even if they don’t have issues, Vin Diesel forcing the cast to listen to him perform karaoke alone might be enough to make The Rock more likely to consider a Tooth Fairy sequel over another Fast and Furious. EVEN ODDS
BUT there’s a twist: The Rock mentioned ACTORS being the problem, not just one ACTOR. So if I’m a betting man with a bookie who loves frivolous things enough to take action on this, I’m parlaying Scott Eastwood and Vin Diesel as the Mean Girls, The Rock as kind of a pussy, and the movie to still make a billion dollars and get ten more sequels regardless. You can thank me when you place this fictional bet with your imaginary gossip bookie.