Vin Diesel Announces Return in Third xXx Film

Los Angeles: Actor Vin Diesel has announced that he will return to the xXx franchise and the sequel will start filming in December, reported femalefirst.co.uk.

It was back in 2002 when he took on the role of Xander Cage for the first time in action film xXx. However he didn't return for the sequel xXx: State of the Union. (Also Read: Furious 7 Star Vin Diesel Thanks Paul Walker in Emotional Facebook Post)

Recently, the Fast and Furious actor has reached out to his fans once again and announced on photo-sharing website Instagram that a new film is in the pipeline.

While I was filming XXX, guys on set called me Air Diesel... The time to return has come. Filming starts December in the Philippines. #ILiveForThisShit

A photo posted by Vin Diesel (@vindiesel) on Aug 23, 2015 at 1:36pm PDT

There is still no word on a director for the film, but John D Brancato, Michael Ferris, and Rich Wilkes are on board to pen the screenplay.

As well as being on the cast list, the actor is also set to produce the film.

He will be back on the big screen this autumn with The Last Witch Hunter, which will feature him alongside Elijah Wood, Rose Leslie, and Michael Caine.