Actor Vin Diesel has confessed that he was undecided about being a part of the “Fast And Furious” franchise when it began.
“Universal ended up being involved in the release of ‘Pitch Black’, the only other movie I had done of that size, and so they said, ‘We got this movie that’s about illegal street car racing, and we want you to play this character, who’s a tough guy, outlaw, with a heart and a code’. “Then they describe that scene you see in the first movie, where the camera goes through my eye and down my arm and into the engine, and that’s the only thing they described. And I said, ‘Yes, I’m in!'” he mentioned in an interview with Entertainment Weekly’s ‘Binge’ podcast, based on a report in contactmusic.com.
However, Diesel began having doubts after a while.
“The subsequent day I’m alleged to go the premiere in Australia for ‘Pitch Black’, and I learn the script and I’m going — I’m conflicted right here, as a result of this script is just not what I assumed it could be,” he recalled.The script was then altered, which is when he was comfortable with the project.
“The irony is, I felt like I had gotten what the character wanted to be in the first script, but I felt there were things conflicting with this truth – and that’s where David (Ayer) came in. I remember him saying, ‘The Dom character is so complex, I’ve never seen anything like it since Alonzo (Denzel Washington’s Oscar-winning role in Training Day). I appreciated that he was able to see the complexities of the character,” he mentioned.
“Some different characters wanted some fine-tuning as properly, just like the Letty character. I’m simply so fortunate they had been open to all of it and that they actually wished me to really feel nice and assured about it,” he added.
