'The Last Witch Hunter' Sequel Already in the Works

Vin Diesel is such a charming, gracious man, always reaching out to his fans on Facebook to keep them updated on all the latest Diesel-centric news. In his latest post, not only has he revealed that there’s already a sequel to The Last Witch Hunter in development over at Lionsgate, but he’d like to know your thoughts about it.

Vin Diesel and The Rock are like two sides of the same, brawny coin — both of these very charismatic men are able to elevate action/adventure movies that might otherwise not be so fun, which is why no matter how silly The Last Witch Hunter looks, you know you’ll be there on opening weekend to watch Diesel wield a flaming sword.

Apparently Lionsgate is so certain of the film’s success and the bankability of its star, that they’ve begun developing a sequel in what Diesel calls the “Axe and Cross franchise”:

So the studio apparently is so excited by the Last Witch Hunter - The Axe and Cross franchise… that they are already…
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I particularly like his hashtag here — #WitchHunterWednesdays. Only Vin Diesel could make that hashtag work.

The Last Witch Hunter also stars Elijah Wood, Rose Leslie and Michael Caine, and — as Vin Diesel said above — opens on October 23.