September 15, 2008

xXx and Vin Diesel, Together Again

ComingSoon.net is reporting that Vin Diesel and Rob Cohen will be reteaming for a XXX sequel. The two did the first one together six years ago. Is it too little too late? Can they save the franchise which took a deep quality dive, comparatively speaking, when they did the sequel with Ice Cube? What about the fact they made a sequel short that had Diesel's Xander Cage getting killed? All I can say is: "Movie magic."

My gut tells me that Diesel is trying to do anything he can to get back in the good graces of Hollywood brass following a string of box office disappointments. Either that, or he is running out of money and offers. What better way to re-establish yourself than by revisiting the franchises that made you famous. First it was Fast and Furious, coming next year, now XXX, not to mention rumors of more Riddick films.

I must admit that I did enjoy the first film. It was nothing great by any stretch, but it was an enjoyable action flick that had a suitably goofy premise, plus it had Asia Argento, and that is generally not a bad thing.

Of course, any hopes for a good film are tempered by Rob Cohen's involvement. He did, after all, give us the latest entry in the Mummy series, which, as we all know by now, is not a terribly good film.

Oh well, one can hope this will be fun.

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