VIDEO : Tyrese Gibson Blames The Rock For 'Fast & Furious 9' Delay

Tyrese Gibson is blaming Dwayne ? The Rock? Johnson for Fast & Furious 9 being delayed from its original release date and pushed back to 2020 instead. Beginning with The Fast and the Furious in 2001, the franchise initially was all about Vin Diesel and Paul Walker, but up-and-down returns with its first three sequels eventually led to more names being added to the franchise ? most notably Johnson, starting with 2011?s Fast Five ? and the film franchise has thrived ever since. While Johnson was already an established actor when he joined the Fast and Furious franchise, there?s no doubt that the series has helped him become an international box office superstar. He?s so big, in fact, that he?s arguably become the face of the franchise.