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Invincible director set to helm XXX: The Return of Xander Cage

Ericson Core (Invincible) is set to direct XXX: The Return of Xander Cage, Columbia Picture’s third installment in the action franchise, with Neal Moritz and Joe Roth attached to produce, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Vin Diesel will return to the titular role of the rogue extreme sports athlete-turned-government agent, which he originated in the ….

Rob Cohen to helm Middle Ages action epic instead of XXX Part 3

Director Rob Cohen (The Fast and the Furious, XXX, Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story) has backed out of reteaming with Vin Diesel on XXX: The Return of Xander Cage, according to Variety. Instead, he’s decided to develop a blockbuster action film the director calls The Magnificent Seven (which is really Seven Samurai) in the Middle ….

Vin Diesel to star in film adaptation of Wheelman

Paramount has set John Singleton (Four Brothers, Boyz n the Hood, Shaft) to direct and blockbuster producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura (Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra) to shepherd The Wheelman, a live-action adaptation of the Ubisoft console game Wheelman, according to Variety. Vin Diesel, the main character and producer of ….