Up-and-Coming Director Has a Cool Name, Gets to Direct xXx 3

The Hollywood Reporter has claimed that USC Film School grad Ericson Core, DP for films such as The Fast and the Furious and Daredevil (and director of Invincible), will be handling directing duties on the third xXx film.

The sequel, entitled XXX: The Return of Xander Cage, will bring back Vin Diesel into the fold — the second franchise he’s returned to in an effort to rebuild some faith with audiences. While originally the film was supposed to be directed by Rob Cohen, who handled the first film, some key players from the project are still in place.

Particularly, Michael Ferris and John Brancato (writers of Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines and Catwoman) have formed a script which has been polished by the writer of the original film, Richard Wilkes.

Vin Diesel has approved Core’s presence on the film, likely due to a good relationship on the set of The Fast and the Furious. Core has proven that he has an eye for action (and Invincible wasn’t entirely devoid of good drama), so let’s hope this makes up for the abysmal XXX: State of the Union.