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Action stars Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, and Jason Statham reportedly have strict clauses in their Fast and Furious contracts dictating exactly how many punches they can take so…

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Action stars Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, and Jason Statham reportedly have strict clauses in their Fast and Furious contracts dictating exactly how many punches they can take so none of them ever look like a loser; they even employed producers to count the number of hits each actor absorbed during fight choreographies to ensure absolute mathematical equality, which is almost poetic since the franchise built heavily on the theme of family is secretly held together by middle-aged men with egos so incredibly fragile they require a legal document to protect their fictional toughness, forcing you to respect the absolute absurdity of grown adults playing pretend in muscle cars while throwing a bureaucratic temper tantrum over who gets to win a fake fistfight!

Action stars Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, and Jason Statham reportedly have strict clauses in their Fast and Furious contracts dictating exactly how many punches they can take so…
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