Vin Diesel recently posted a photo on Instagram of himself with George Lucas at the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles. Diesel captioned the image "Architects of mythology… Lucas’s museum will be a gift to the world… and to those, who aren’t even born yet…".
This phrasing led to widespread derision online, with many users interpreting the post as Diesel comparing himself to the Star Wars creator. Social media reactions suggested that Diesel was equating his own work in franchises like Fast & Furious and Riddick with Lucas's foundational mythologies.
This incident adds to a public perception of Diesel possessing a significant ego, a trait previously highlighted in discussions about his career, including his infamous feud with Fast & Furious co-star Dwayne Johnson. Despite past on-set conflicts, Diesel has maintained positive relationships with other collaborators, notably securing Michael Caine's return to acting for a sequel to their film The Last Witch Hunter.
Looking ahead, Diesel is set to reprise his role as Dominic Toretto in Fast Forever, which is scheduled to begin filming in December. In the interim, Universal Studios Hollywood has opened a new attraction, Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift, to engage fans of the franchise.