VIN DIESEL APPARENTLY REEVALUATING CAREER "Columbia Pictures hasn’t tired of 'XXX' … The studio is in discussions with producer Joe Roth for a new version of 'XXX,' one that would bring back Vin Diesel as star and Rob Cohen as director. The duo teamed on the 2002 original, which starred Diesel as Xander Cage, an extreme sports enthusiast who gets drafted by the government for a dangerous mission. Diesel has agreed to return and so has Cohen, but talent deals won’t be worked out until the studio pact is made. … Diesel had bowed out of an encore, but it is also believed that his salary quote had gotten too expensive for a modestly successful picture. Diesel also bowed out of a starring role in the first sequel to 'The Fast and the Furious' — '2 Fast 2 Furious' — opting for a cameo in that pic. He skipped the third pic, 'The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift,' but will reteam with original co-star Paul Walker in the franchise’s fourth go-round, 'Fast & Furious' …"