Overview
- Posting on Nov. 25, Diesel praised Johnson’s portrayal of UFC legend Mark Kerr in A24’s The Smashing Machine and wrote he was proud of both men.
- Diesel revealed that Kerr was an early friend in Los Angeles who trained him for 2002’s xXx, giving personal context to his tribute.
- He called his collaboration with Johnson one of the series’ most dynamic pairings and said Johnson’s Hobbs made a lasting mark on Universal’s character roster.
- Their highly publicized rift began with Johnson’s 2016 Instagram broadside but was publicly set aside in 2023 when Johnson cameoed in Fast X and said they had put the past behind them.
- Industry coverage links the renewed goodwill to speculation about an on-screen reunion in a planned Fast & Furious 11, though any such project remains unconfirmed.