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Actor Vin Diesel poses backstage at the 2015 Teen Choice Awards in Los Angeles, California, United States August 16, 2015. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok Image Credit: REUTERS

Actor Vin Diesel has announced that he will return to the xXx franchise and the new movie will start filming in December.

It was back in 2002 when Diesel 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.

But now Diesel has reached out to his fans once again and announced on Instagram that a new film is in the pipeline. “The time to return has come. Filming starts December in the Philippines,” he wrote.

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, Diesel is also set to produce the film.

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