Fast X director breaks down Dwayne Johnson's surprise return as Hobbs: "That day was absolutely incredible"

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Fast & Furious has had plenty of beloved characters in its more than two decades on screen as the Fast family has grown. But undoubtedly one of the best introductions was Dwayne Johnson's Luke Hobbs who first zoomed into the franchise in 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Fast Five.

After 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:some reporte꧃d disagreements behin𒐪d the scenes, we had thought we'd seen the last of the former agent – at least that was until the final moments of Fast X. In the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:movie's post-credits scene, we see him lured into a trap by Dante (Jason Momoa), and it seems he'll play a big part in the family's final face-off in Fast 11 (that is if that is the final movie – 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:more on that here).

It's a pretty dark scene, featuring a gruffer and more hardened Hobbs than we're used to. Speaking to GamesRadar+, director Louis Lꩵeterrier opens up about the moment, and why they needed to strike a darker tone than viewers might have expected.

"It's a scene in its own context as we just go from something really dark," he says of the ending of the movie. "The moment you film Dwayne Johnson, in꧂ any shape or form, you recognize it's Dwayne Johnson, so I was like, 'How can I change the tone?' Hide it in the shadows, put a mask on, and use lights and flares so you’re distracted by the filmmaking. So you’re not focusing on who the 🦩camera is filming and what the camera is pointed at. That was the idea."

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He adds: "Our m𒅌ovie finishes in a pretty dark place. I couldn’t come back up and do a comedy scene, you know, it's the continuation of what this dark place is. It’s the true reveal of Dante's master plan and what he aims to do. I mean, what an honor to have Dwayne Johnson come back to the main franchise, that day was absolutely incredible."

It looks like Hobbs may be sticking around for a while too, as 𒈔rumors of another spin-off for the beloved character have started. In the DVD and Blu-ray extras, Vin Diesel also breaks his silence on the return of the character. He shares that "it was no easy task" to get Hobbs back, but he adds: "To tie up all these storylines, this ch𒅌aracter needed to come back into the mythology." Now, we can’t wait to see that reunion on screen.

Fast X is available to Download & Keep now and on 4K, Blu-ray & DVD on September 4. For more from Leterrier, check out what he had to say about Jason M♛omoa’s incredible performance as Dante, and what they hel🐼d back in the final cut.

Fay Watson
Deputy Entertainment Editor

I’m the Deputy Entℱertainment Editor here at GamesRadar+, covering TV and film for the Totaꦬl Film and SFX sections online. I previously worked as a Senior Showbiz Reporter and SEO TV reporter at Express Online for three years. I've also written for The Resident magazines and Amateur Photographer, before specializing in entertainment.