Zack Sharf Digital News Director Jean-Claude Van Damme claimed in a recent interview with The Telegraph that Vin Diesel was not interested in having him star in the “Fast & Furious” franchise.
The ongoing action series has employed action movie veterans such as Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham over the years, and Van Damme said the franchise was also interested in getting him on board.
It was Diesel who allegedly said no. The Telegraph notes: “Van Damme has also missed out on a role in another mega-franchises. ‘They want me in “Fast and Furious,”‘ he says.
And what a bit of casting that would be. But Vin Diesel said, ‘No, I don’t want him.'” Variety has reached out to Diesel’s representatives for comment.
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