It’s a pattern as predictable as winter coming after the fall. An actor who was or close to A-list status discovers that his career is in the crapper… and thus decides to return to an older characer that once made him famous. No, I’m not talking about Sylvester Stallone or Arnie… we’re talking about Vin Diesel.
Following a couple of big hits (particularly The Fast and the Furious), his films started bombing. No one cared about seeing a Vin Diesel film anymore (maybe it’s because the dude can’t act). Anyway… it’s almost laughably predictable that sooner or later we’d be hearing about him returning to the fast and the furious franchise to try to recapture some of that popularity magic.
The good folks over at Moviehole give us the following:
Diesel could be in talks to reprise his role as Dominic Toretto for the third sequel to te 2001 hit. You’ll recall Diesel briefly returned to the role for last year’s “Fast and the Furious : Tokyo Drift” sparking rumours his character may return in the next chapter. News have surfaced that musicians Wisin and Yandel have been contacted by Diesel – if that’s true, it means he’s onboard as a producer – about appearing in the film. The meeting occurred at the concert offered by the Telecommunication Company,”Claro”, that was given in the Dominican Republic. Its believed that the duo might pop up in a scene set at a disco near the end of the film.
Oh good lord. Look, despite the fact that I don’t personally think Diesel is much of an actor, I’ve always had a decent degree of respect for him for how he has handled his career and certain decisions he’s made. I’ll even go so far as to say that certain roles he’s taken has forced him to improve as an actor (although modestly). But this I think is a horrible decision for him. Not just because the fast and the Furious films suck enormous amounts of ass… but because it’s moving backwards for Diesel. And unlike Stallone or Arnie… he’s way too young to worry about that yet. Just my thoughts.
