Vin Diesel

The fast and the farcical: the Rock v Vin Diesel, round two

The beef between Fast and Furious’s hulking megastars had simmered down – but now the Rock has hit the nitro again in a Vanity Fair interview

Stuart Heritage

13, Oct, 2021 @2:15 PM

Fast & Furious 9 review – Vin Diesel back at the wheel of an overheated vehicle

The road-racing franchise’s latest spectacular outing is as big and stupid as before – and that’s no bad thing

Simran Hans

27, Jun, 2021 @10:00 AM

Fast & Furious 9 review – Vin Diesel and crew kick Isaac Newton’s ass

The gang are back for another bout of deafening and magnificently silly, gravity-defying action, leaving plot logic in the dust and driving their cars into space

Peter Bradshaw

25, Jun, 2021 @6:00 AM

‘My brain has liquefied!’: what happened when one careful Skoda driver binged every Fast & Furious film

Eight films. Twenty-four hours. One nervous breakdown. Ahead of the latest instalment, one writer caught up on the pec-drenched petrolhead franchise

Tim Jonze

11, Jun, 2021 @5:00 AM

Dwayne Johnson tops Forbes list of world's highest-paid male actors

Netflix now accounts for quarter of all actors’ earnings as the Rock takes home biggest pay packet for second year running

Catherine Shoard

12, Aug, 2020 @1:41 PM

Cinema audiences drop dramatically as coronavirus restrictions bite

Box-office revenue in North America falls to its lowest level in two decades as cinemas adopt social distancing measures

Andrew Pulver

16, Mar, 2020 @12:07 PM

Wheels within reels: the evolution of cars on the big screen

From Batman to Vin Diesel, the muscle car is the go-to ride for macho stars. Couldn’t they drive something greener?

Steve Rose

16, Mar, 2020 @9:00 AM

Bloodshot review – Vin Diesel brings brawn in brainless action schlock

An ambitious franchise-starter offers only the smallest of pleasures, mainly thanks to the star himself, while mostly descending into cliche

Charles Bramesco

11, Mar, 2020 @4:00 PM

The most exciting movies of 2020 – blockbusters

Maverick swoops back on screen, Ghostbusters comes back to life and the 25th Bond film arrives (finally) in next year’s impressive array of big-budget knockouts

Guardian film

24, Dec, 2019 @7:00 AM

The most exciting movies of 2020 – superhero films

Wonder Woman takes on big business, the X-Men says farewell – and Angelina Jolie joins the Marvel mega-crew

Guardian film

23, Dec, 2019 @10:22 AM

Jason Statham and The Rock 'refuse to lose fights against one another'

Fast & Furious stars’ contracts ensure they receive equal punishment on screen, says producer

Lanre Bakare Arts and culture correspondent

02, Aug, 2019 @12:30 PM

Fragile masculinity: why no one in the Fast and Furious films can lose a fight

Details have emerged of Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham’s contractual demands, which oblige their characters to throw equal numbers of punches. Where will the stalemate end?

Stuart Heritage

02, Aug, 2019 @11:59 AM