Director Rob Cohen backed out of reteaming with Vin Diesel on "xXx: The Return of Xander Cage" for Sony. Instead, he has signed a deal to helm an event-sized action film "Medieval" for New Regency (which is being produced by McG).
"It was a tough decision about 'XXX,' " Cohen said. "I talked to Vin over the weekend and said I hoped they would wait, but that if they find another director who's right for the sequel, I certainly wouldn't be angry. But I could not let something like this go."
The “something” he is talking about is an event-sized action film with a plot that is being kept quiet, but Cohen tells Variety the film is "The Magnificent Seven" in the Middle Ages. Alex Litvak and Michael Finch penned the script and hope is to get the film into production by October.
Rob Cohen is a definite hit-or-miss director and depending on your taste in films I would say he most often falls on the “miss” side of things with such recent releases as "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor" and "Stealth." However, I don’t mind watching his original "Fast and the Furious" installment or even the first "xXx."
More news to come! Catch ya' later!
Sources: Variety, Rope of Silicon
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