Taking a break from filming "xXx: The Return of Xander Cage," Vin Diesel posted a video in which he discusses humble beginnings, and his long friendship with co-star Samuel L. Jackson, who looms just over his shoulder on set.

"I want you all to know how special Samuel Jackson is to me, and how lucky I am that he is here to relaunch the return of Xander, 'the Bond killer,' the movie you guys have been waiting for," Diesel says. "You know it wouldn't be complete without Gibbons."

However, Jackson, who reprises his role as NSA Agent Augustus Gibbons, is quick to brush off the sentimentality, interjecting, "I'm actually do this so I can get my No. 1 spot back from Harrison Ford since he passed me at the fuckin' box office totals. 'Cause I know this movie is gonna be large. So, fuck you, Harrison, I'm comin'."

Diesel and Jackson are joined in the film by Ruby Rose, Donnie Yen, Toni Collette, Tony Jaa, Nina Dobrev and Ariadna Gutierrez. Directed by D.J. Caruso, "xXx: The Return of Xander Cage" opens Jan. 20, 2017.

Posted by Vin Diesel on Tuesday, April 5, 2016