Kevin Feige On Vin Diesel Meeting, "There's Nothing To Announce With Vin"

Kevin Feige On Vin Diesel Meeting, "There's Nothing To Announce With Vin"

Whatever was discussed between actor Vin Diesel (Fast & Furious 6) and Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige is so far down the line Feige says it might not ever exist. So that most likely means Vin is not voicing Rocket Raccoon or Groot and probably isn't Ultron.

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By MarkJulian - Jul 21, 2013 07:07 AM EST
Filed Under: Comic-Con
Source: HuffPo



Vin Diesel has teased a looming Marvel Studios announcement for the past few days but Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige has just thrown a bit of a wet blanket on that wildfire. Said Kevin Feige, "Well, here's what I will tell you about Vin. And I'll be very honest with you. We did a press day on the "Captain America" set last week or something. The very first question was, "So how did the meeting with Vin Diesel go?" I went, "Here's the funny thing, it hasn't happened yet. It happens at 3 p.m. today." And they went, "Oh, really?" And it did and he came by and met. So, I'll say two things: One, there's nothing to announce with Vin. Vin is an amazing guy and an amazing personality."

Feige also says that no announcements will be made about Vin's role at Disney's upcoming D23 Expo next month. When specifically asked, Feige replied, "No. It's so far ahead it may not even exist. So, there's nothing to announce. But, I love Vin and he's an amazing personality. Look how much attention he's gotten for a meeting. He's incredibly shrewd. He's got a Riddick movie that I can't wait to see. And the "Fast & Furious" franchise, in addition to Vin, is a franchise I admire a lot for turning the sixth and next year the seventh into the biggest and most popular one. As far as a piece of it? Could someday we do a "Luke Cage: Hero for Hire" in that kind of vein. Totally."

So if we apply a bit of logic to what Feige says above (who opened the interview with a statement that he would never outright lie à la Talia Al Ghul or Khan) whatever was discussed and agreed upon with Diesel is so far down the line Marvel is unsure if they'll ever even get to it. So that means no, Vin's not voicing Groot or Rocket Raccoon, and no, he's not playing Ultron in "Avengers: Age of Ultron."

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Whiteandgold
Whiteandgold - 7/21/2013, 8:14 AM
lol
92Marvel
92Marvel - 7/21/2013, 8:16 AM
did anybody hear that other interview that the girl says to Kevin that thor got his hand cut off? I thought he just kick them maybe she was just mistaken
Ocelot
Ocelot - 7/21/2013, 8:16 AM
Feige has one of those creepy plastic faces.
TTT0809
TTT0809 - 7/21/2013, 8:18 AM
Well, that ends that then.
ComicFan1134
ComicFan1134 - 7/21/2013, 8:23 AM
Ocelot-Agreed,LOL!
marvel72
marvel72 - 7/21/2013, 8:23 AM
i believe vin diesel body is the wrong build for the vision.
Darkknight23
Darkknight23 - 7/21/2013, 8:25 AM
Kevin Feige can do no wrong. He works for Marvel
MrReese
MrReese - 7/21/2013, 8:27 AM
All I heard was its too early 2 confirm anything. XD
Abary
Abary - 7/21/2013, 8:28 AM
And here comes "What about Mandarin" comments...
FrenzyFreak
FrenzyFreak - 7/21/2013, 8:29 AM
@92Marvel I think it's pretty hard to mistake someone's hand getting chopped off:P
BlackPhillip
BlackPhillip - 7/21/2013, 8:29 AM
I wonder who's lying between the two. Vin said a big story about him and Marvel will be announced at the end of this month. Fiege is saying that there is nothing going on with Vin and Marvel. I hate liars.
Swiftsword777
Swiftsword777 - 7/21/2013, 8:31 AM
Well that sucks,so he is not going to be in a marvel film?
LordMushu
LordMushu - 7/21/2013, 8:31 AM
Yes. In several articles and interviews they state that loki cuts off thors hand. Super weird!
LEVITIKUZ
LEVITIKUZ - 7/21/2013, 8:31 AM
I'm calling bullshit. Why would Vin lie? We know Feige lies.

By the way didnt they say Marvel would announce 2 movies at Comic-Con? What happen to that?
DrStrange
DrStrange - 7/21/2013, 8:32 AM
Guess I would be surprised if Kevin Feige confirmed Diesel for one of the movies. Ofcourse he says there's nothing to announce.
MarkJulian
MarkJulian - 7/21/2013, 8:32 AM
@ABARy They never outright lied about Mandarin, technically. (Still a dirty tactic though)
Highflyer
Highflyer - 7/21/2013, 8:33 AM
@levi agreed
TheAmazingSpiderMan310
TheAmazingSpiderMan310 - 7/21/2013, 8:33 AM
I was really hoping Vin would be Daredevil...oh well guess not
Darkknight23
Darkknight23 - 7/21/2013, 8:33 AM
Why reference a film like TDKR on a marvel article? It just cheapens the greatness that is marvel.
jamesbrando3
jamesbrando3 - 7/21/2013, 8:35 AM
I was there when Vin was asked the question and he seemed mighty confident that this guy was attempting to spoil a massive surprise. He was talking about Marvel the way only actors who already work for Marvel do... I'm sure Feige just wants to keep this real news close to the chest.
NoAssemblyReqd
NoAssemblyReqd - 7/21/2013, 8:40 AM
Though the article directly contradicts it, I still think something is being saved for a reveal at D23. If it's about Vin, cool. But I'd be fine if it's something else entirely.
OrgasmicPotatoe
OrgasmicPotatoe - 7/21/2013, 8:41 AM
"Nothing is confirmed yet"

I trust actors more than studio people.
LEVITIKUZ
LEVITIKUZ - 7/21/2013, 8:42 AM
53 hasn't been this happy since the Knicks were up 3-2 in the Finals against the Rockets in 94.

Then he got pissed cause the Knicks blew it.

;P
SugarYumYum
SugarYumYum - 7/21/2013, 8:43 AM
Someone's pants is on fire and I don't think it's Diesel's.
marvel72
marvel72 - 7/21/2013, 8:43 AM
doug jones(silver surfer) for the vision.
MarkJulian
MarkJulian - 7/21/2013, 8:45 AM
Feige basically confirmed that Vin has a role but the current plan is for his character to appear in a film that's so far out right now it's not worth discussing as they may go a different route.

It sounds like Vin is appearing in a sequel and if that first film fails then he'll never get to play the role he's just signed up for.
LEVITIKUZ
LEVITIKUZ - 7/21/2013, 8:45 AM
Marvel72

I'm not sure about Doug for Vision. Look at the characters Doug plays. Abe, Surfer. He would see better for perhaps the movements behind Ultron you know?
mctrinket
mctrinket - 7/21/2013, 8:48 AM
I thought for sure he was tapped for Thanos but maybe it is Vision after all. One of those two anyway.
RamonSuarez
RamonSuarez - 7/21/2013, 8:48 AM
Feige doesn't want to spoil to much when Diesel is revealed in the movie to be the Mad Titan!
StrangerX
StrangerX - 7/21/2013, 8:49 AM
Vin should never be Luke Cage. The best choices for a Heroes for Hire

The Rock - luke Cage
Charlie Hunnam- Iron Fist
LEVITIKUZ
LEVITIKUZ - 7/21/2013, 8:50 AM
53

What are your feelings about Reggie Miller?

;P
92Marvel
92Marvel - 7/21/2013, 8:51 AM

can't wait for this
fanboy76
fanboy76 - 7/21/2013, 8:56 AM
Interesting. KF could just be downplaying the events that transpired between them, although that doesn't make sense. Why not announce him as a Marvel Avengers 2 character for at the biggest CBM event of the year? IMO he's wrong for Vision.
Irons
Irons - 7/21/2013, 9:00 AM
Lol a World's Finest movie is announced and the SDCC headline on CBM.com is the title reveal of Avengers 2

of course
fanboy76
fanboy76 - 7/21/2013, 9:04 AM
I think he could pull off a CGI Ben Grimm
marvel72
marvel72 - 7/21/2013, 9:09 AM
@ im53

as for ultron being in the avengers before hank pym they could get round it this way.

phase 2

the avengers 2,ultron comes from the future to take on earths mightiest heroes

phase 3

ant-man,whatever story they come up with could be the main plot but throughout the film you could see hank pym working in his lab on some project.

later on in the movie fury/coulson could offer him a place on the avengers team,which he excepts then we go back down to the lab & pym lifts something off his work bench revealing ultron's head.

then the audience realizes that pym is the reason that ultron attacked the avengers & now his just joined their line up.
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