'XXX' and 'Riddick' Sequels on the Way from Vin Diesel?

Vin Diesel fought long and hard to get Riddick off the ground, putting in much of his own money and battling Universal to keep the R-rating. And mostly it paid off, as the $38M film earned about $100M worldwide, most of it from overseas, and has apparently become the #1 selling DVD in America.  And because of that, Diesel says Universal wants to move forward on a fourth chapter in the Chronicles of Riddick saga....

Diesel: "I'm just excited, and happy, and I'm shouting out to you guys to say thank you. Universal just called me and told me Riddick is number one on the DVD charts. There's no way Riddick would have been made without you guys. You know that. and you guys have been a part of our page since 2012 and remember how arduous a road it was to get the movie made, and to make it rated 'R,' and to do it with such a low budget. It's a win for all of us and I really, really thank you so much. Yeah, I'm excited, and of course, Universal also says they want to develop the next one."

Diesel has another franchise that many may have forgotten about, and that's XXX, which he began back in 2001. He dropped out of the sequel: XXX: State of the Union, handing the lead role over to Ice Cube. The action flick flopped and plans have been developing quietly over the years for Diesel to return in sequel titled XXX: The Return of Xander Cage. Now Diesel has taken to his Facebook page to reveal the progress on the film's script.

Diesel: "As you know, the new 'XXX' script finally comes in next month, and just this morning people are suggesting Katy Perry as the new X girl. /smile"

Speaking of Katy Perry, Diesel seems to be quite the fan. And even if Perry doesn't join the XXX sequel, she'll always have these videos of him dancing to her music.

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XXX writer to script Iron Fist's big screen adventures

We've known for awhile that Marvel Studios was looking to create series of lower budget films centered around the publisher's B-list superheroes. Now we're getting word that they've hired Rich Wilkes(XXX) to script a film centered around Iron Fist, the martial artist/businessman frequently partnered up with Luke Cage. Cage is another character rumored to have a film in the works. Could this possibly lead to a crossover film of sorts? I think it's highly likely.

Iron Fist, aka Danny Rand, was a character borne out of the 1970s and America's fascination with martial arts, with Bruce Lee a superstar at the time. He's since gone on to star in a number of short lived series, most notably Power Man & Iron Fist which ran from 1977-1986.  His most recent series, The Immortal Iron Fist, ran from 2006-2009. Iron Fist has been a member of the Heroes for Hire, posed as Daredevil for a short while, and is currently a member of the New Avengers.

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