Vin Diesel will be returning to the XXX franchise with xxx: The Return of Xander Cage, and now get news that it has grown feet and crawled out of the primordial ooze of the rumour stage and given new life in a confirmed timetable.
Now, Collider says that [Rob] Cohen has revealed target dates for shooting and the film’s release:
“Yes, they’re doing it with me and producer Joe Roth. We made the deal recently, it’s named xXx: The Return of Xander Cage. We met the writers yesterday and we’re trying to get into production by late spring, to have it out for the summer of 2010.”
I for one would like to see Diesel return to his action roots. He is no master thespian, and only average at best with comedic timing. What he does well is look badass and intimidating. Put him in a hot car, let him punch stuff, make him blow shit up. That is where I like to see Diesel!
I had lost hope on this Dungeons and Dragons nerd turned action star, but that was mostly due to his choices in films like Pacifier, and though I didn’t see Babylon A.D. I understand that this was back to his action status.
Vicini says when it all goes bad you go back to the beginning.
(There is a Fast and Furious movie with Diesel in it coming too)
I enjoyed the first xxx myself, i thougth that they ruined the xxx series by adding “ice cube”. i think “the return of Xander Cage” will bring the XXX movie back…
Babylon A.D. was a return to Diesel’s action roles of the past. Though, I enjoyed his part in the movie, as a whole It certainly left a lot to be desired.
It’s pretty sad that Diesel is going back to the franchises he turned his back on when he became a star.
Babylon A.D. was shit and even the director of the film agrees with that.
This makes me happy, as the XxX movies are guilty pleasures of mine. Although I was hoping to see a chick in the role this time around, it doens’t disappoint me that he’s returning either.
But, I always knew they was gonna bring his character back (even tho they killed him in a short film that lead up to XXX2:State of Uniom), they probably gonna act like it didnt happened or make it seem like he faked his death.