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COVER VIN DIESEL
la franquicia, que se quejó en Instagram de la
actitud de algunos de sus compañeros masculinos
de reparto. «Tendrán razón cuando vean
la película y les parezca que no estoy actuando
en algunas escenas y que mi sangre está hirviendo
de verdad», escribió.
Podría pensarse que se trata de una estrategia
de promoción para animar al público a que
vaya a las salas, pero no. Según TMZ, Johnson
está «disgustado con la ética profesional de Vin
desde hace mucho tiempo» y con sus retrasos
«de 30 minutos a una hora para rodar algunas
escenas».
Imaginen ahora los resultados de una pelea
entre estos dos gigantes. Por un lado Johnson,
el antiguo campeón de lucha libre. Por el otro
Mark Sinclair Vincent, el nombre real de Vin
Diesel, el que en su día trabajó como portero de
distintos locales nocturnos de Nueva York, la
ciudad en la que creció. Porque, en efecto, a eso
se dedicó Diesel durante nueve años de su vida.
«Era todo lo que sabía hacer. Me entrenaron
para no hablar flojito y esa es todavía mi forma
de pensar: cierra la boca, vigila tu espalda y sigue
trabajando hasta que se te caiga el culo», ha
contado en alguna ocasión.
De esa etapa también le viene su nombre
¡ HOLA,
CHARLIZE!
Puede que The
Fast and the
Furious empezara
como una película
de serie B, pero
se ha convertido
en un pelotazo, y
ante eso, no hay
quien se resista: ni
Charlize Theron,
la villana de la
octava entrega,
ni, pásmense, la
mismísima Helen
Mirren. / The Fast
and the Furious
may have had a
B-movie start, but
it has become a
blockbuster hit
that no one can
resist: not Charlize
Theron, the villain
of the franchise’s
eighth installment,
nor (surprisingly
enough) Helen
Mirren herself.
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Theron, will test Dom’s loyalty and pit him
against his own crew. «We’ve been talking
about family for so many pictures. It was inevitable
that there would be a chapter that would
challenge that concept of family. Dom will
have to visit some dark places,» the actor said.
This conflict between Dom and his crew also
seems to have played out behind the cameras.
At least according to Dwayne Johnson,
another of the franchise’s stars, who took to
Instagram to complain about the attitude of
some of his male costars. «When you watch
this movie…and it seems like I’m not acting
in some of these scenes and my blood is legit
boiling - you’re right,» he posted.
One might think that this is a promotional
strategy to get people into theaters to see the
movie, but the rant is real. According to TMZ,
Johnson has «been upset with Vin’s work ethic
for a long time» as well as with the actor’s
lateness, anywhere «from 30 minutes to an
hour to shoot some scenes.»
Imagine how a fight between these two giants
would turn out. On the one hand, Johnson,
a former wrestling champion. On the other,
Mark Sinclair Vincent, Vin Diesel’s real name,
a man who once worked as a bouncer for different
nightclubs in his hometown of New
York – a career he pursued for nine years of
his life. «It was all I knew how to do - and my
training was not to talk loosely...That’s still
my thought process: shut your mouth, watch
your back and keep working ‘til your ass falls
off,» he said.
His artistic name is also a product of that time
in his life: Vin comes from Vincent, his real
name, and Diesel because he was full of energy.
Although it is not entirely true that he
wasn’t good for anything else. He also worked,
for example, as a telemarketer selling light-
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