Whether it’s landing himself a role in a Marvel movie or hyping up the next Fast and Furious director through social media, Vin Diesel has become something of an expert at using the internet to get what he wants, and what he wants, is a third instalment in the xXx franchise!

Despite there being no word on who’s written the screenplay and a notable lack of a release date, Diesel claimed earlier this year that xXx 3 would begin shooting in December. Well, while that’s now looking a little less certain, the actor has confirmed that the movie has a director, so it’s clearly coming together despite there being no real demand from fans.

“I’m excited as hell about XXX. D.J. Caruso is directing it, which is exciting,” he revealed in a recent interview. “The big question now is which will race to production first now that F. Gary Gray is on [Furious 8]? Will XXX race to production first or will Fast race to production first?”

Caruso is best known for helming Disturbia and I Am Number Four, and he was recently hired to take the helm of the next G.I. Joe movie, so he’s a good fit for xXx 3. However, you have to believe that Universal are going to want to get Fast and Furious 8 into production as soon as possible, so when exactly we’ll see this one become a reality is hard to say right now.

In xXx, Diesel played Xander Cage, a thrill seeking extreme sports enthusiast, stuntman and rebellious athlete-turned-reluctant spy for the National Security Agency. Rob Cohen directed.

This isn’t the only potential major reveal from the actor this weekend though. In another interview, he was asked about the possibility of playing a Marvel character outside of Guardians of the Galaxy’s Groot, and appeared to confirm rumours about Black Bolt! “We’ve heard a lot of talk about Marvel wanting to have me play a character that doesn’t have my voice. So my voice is used for Groot and my presence is used for the other character.”

Black Bolt is the leader of The Inhumans (a movie currently set to be released in 2019), and doesn’t actually speak. In fact, just a whisper from him could level an entire city block! Vin Diesel has been campaigning for the role for a while now, but could he have now landed it?