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  Remember when Vin Diesel wasn't an action star, and got all sorts of acclaim for his roles in Saving Private Ryan and Boiler Room? Yeah, apparently no one does.

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Diesel & Cohen To Return For xXxXx??
Ain't It Cool News - The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news. — I am – Hercules!! Sony is in talks to bring back Vin Diesel and director Rob Cohen for a second Sony sequel to 2002’s “XXX.” No word on whether the decision to drop Ice Cube (who starred in Lee Tamahori’s “XXX: State of the Union”) as the franchise’s central action hero had anything to do with the fact that Elle Fanning might be able outrun the chubby rap superstar. If Diesel returns, that return will mirror somewhat his participation in Universal's "Fast and The Furious" franchise. He starred in the 2001 original, skipped 2003's "2 Fast 2 Furious," made a cameo in 2006's "Tokyo Drift" and stars in next summer's fourth installment, "Fast & Furious," ...

Vin Diesel Returning To xXx
Cinema Blend News — Vin Diesel Returning To xXx Vin Diesel is embarking on a world tour of all his most popular movies. It will be a short movie, since there were only two. First, next year he’ll return to the world of The Fast and the Furious , alongside his old racing partner Paul Walker. Then, according to Variety , he’ll make another xXx . They say Columbia Pictures is negotiating with producer Joe Roth to make another xXx . The deal would have Vin Diesel back as its star, and Rob Cohen back as director. It sounds like they are primarily interested in doing it if Vin comes back. More ...

Xxx sequel underway?
Filmstalker — ... the two of them reflected on it and have since moved on, well that's what Cohen said anyway. "[Vin]s a different man. He's been sobered by the ups and downs of a career and I think he now understands what a good synergy we had on the set and that he took for granted…I also appreciate what he brings to the table, which is quite a bit. It was just like we were young and foolish, what can I say - or he was young and I was foolish." So with all that back then, is it any wonder that today Variety through ...

Best Opening Forever. Trade Roughage 09/15/08
SpoutBlog — A few record openings happened over the weekend, though unfortunately some came too late. As the Coen brothers experienced their greatest ever debut with Burn After Reading (or, as I call it, “Forget After Watching”), which also gave Focus Features its biggest opening ever, the same was true for Picturehouse, which saw its best bow with its final release, The Women. Meanwhile, newbie distributor Overture Films had its best debut with its fifth release, Righteous Kill, and Warner Independent opened its own final feature, Towelhead, to the weekend’s best per-screen average ...

Diesel returning to all old roles he first turned down
We Are Movie Geeks — He chose to do Riddick instead of ‘2 Fast 2 Furious’, and a sequel to ‘XXX’. Now that his career is down the toilet he has decided maybe its a good time to return to these roles. Well, the 4th ‘Fast and the Furious’ is already shooting, and now its time to return to ‘XXX’, only one problem…his character was killed off in the sequel. There was a special feature that showed the death of Xander, and they make mention of him being killed when they get Ice Cube to be the next XXX. Some of you may ask, how do they pull this one off? Well I am calling it right now.. “Xander was ...

Diesel, Cohen to return for ‘XXX’ sequel
The Screening Log — Although “xXx: State of the Union” was a major disaster, Columbia Pictures thinks it’s time to make another “xXx” sequel and bring back Vin Diesel, according to Variety. Yes, you read right. A third film about the extreme sports athlete recruited by the government is in early developmental stages, with Diesel and director Rob Cohen back in the game. Cohen directed Diesel in the first film of the series in 2002, pulling in $106.2 million domestically. But they both refused to return for the 2005 sequel, which starred Ice Cube and totally crashed at the box office. Although the third flick ...

Vin Diesel Signs on for xXx Sequel
Film Junk — ... was getting offered roles in different types of movies, like the Sidney Lumet film Find Me Guilty . But maybe that was all just an illusion, because now it looks like he’s right back where he started. He had already signed on to return to The Fast and the Furious franchise for part 4, which was a bit of a surprise, but after Babylon A.D. didn’t do so well at the box office, it appears that he has now decided to go back to the well for another easy sequel: xXx 3 . According to Variety , Diesel has signed on to reprise his role as the “exXxtreme” secret agent Xander Cage, ...

What You’ve Been Waiting For: Diesel Returns to XXX
At The Movies - Film News and Reviews — Vin Diesel will be a new breed of secret agent again.   Are you  one of those people who’ve been sitting around since 2002, wondering when, if ever, Vin Diesel would return to his seminal role as Xander Cage in XXX? It’s never crossed my mind for one second, but for the rest of you, good news–Variety reports that Diesel and director Rob Cohen, just off Mummy duty, are likely to return for a third go-round with the vowel-challenged franchise. The 2002 film was about Cage, “an extreme sports enthusiast who gets drafted by the government for a dangerous mission.” The idea ...

Casting Bites: 'Kerosene Cowboys,' XXX, Hopes of Bond Girls & Crossdressing
Cinematical — Check out these bits of casting, and a few actor's wishes for this Monday: Mario Van Peebles is whipping up an action thriller called Kerosene Cowboys, and the cast is about to be set. The Hollywood Reporter posts that Cam Gigandet, Shane West, and Rachael Leigh Cook are in negotiations to star in the flick that follows "hard-living pilots of an elite Navy attack squadron." Gigandet will be a "hot-shot pilot," West will play the nemesis who used to be his best friend, and Cook will wrap things up as a journalist who dates Gigandet. At the very least, it looks like a welcome vacation from ...

More xXx Explosions For You Vin Diesel Lovers [Xxx]
io9 — ... There's going to be plenty more smash 'em up action coming your way from Vin Diesel. Everyone's favorite overly tribal tattooed action hero Xander Cage is back in yet another xXx film. All I can say is THANK GOD. I was getting sick and tired of these namby pamby Will Smith heroes. I want my action in your face, Diesel style. Sony is in talks to bring back xXx with original director Rob Cohen the title, xXx: The Return of Xander Cage. [Variety] ...

The Dailies: September 15, 2008
MTV Movies Blog — ... - Vin Diesel and Rob Cohen to go “XXX” again, as Columbia Pictures puts second sequel, “The Return of Xander Cage,” on the fast-track. (Variety) ...

Buzz News Roundup, 9/15
BuzzSugar — 30 Rock's newest high-profile guest star: Steve Martin! — New York Magazine Jack Osbourne is producing a documentary about his father, Ozzy Osbourne. — Variety Ex-Veronica Mars writer Diane Ruggiero has quit her job as showrunner of the CBS show The Ex List — and lashes out at CBS in the process. — The Star-Ledger Screen Gems is putting together a team for Operation Checkmate, a drama based on the recent rescue of hostages held by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). — ComingSoon American Idol winner David Cook's ...

When Your Career Is Over….
Celebrity gossip juicy celebrity rumors Hollywood gossip blog from Perez Hilton — Talk about a shiteous idea! Apparently, Columbia Pictures can't come up with anything new, so they're resorting to making sequels…..of really bad movies. The studio is now in discussions with producer Joe Roth to create a new version of XXX. And to make it even better, they want to bring back baby daddy Vin Diesel. The 2002 original was bad enough, why make another???? The second flick, titled XXX: State of the Union, starred Ice Cube and was directed by Lee Tamahori. The third flick is said to be titled, XXX: The Return of Xander ...

There’s going to be another XXX for Vin Diesel
In Case You Didn't Know — Columbia Pictures hasn’t tired of “XXX,” particularly if it’s a Diesel-powered vehicle. The studio is in discussions with producer Joe Roth for a new version of “XXX,” one that would bring back Vin Diesel as star and Rob Cohen as director. The duo teamed on the 2002 original, which starred Diesel as Xander Cage, an extreme sports enthusiast who gets drafted by the government for a dangerous mission. Roth controls the property because the original film was made by his Revolution Studios, which was also behind “XXX: State of the Union,” a sequel that starred Ice Cube and was directed ...