Though it did not have that much impact in the big screens, there animated flick "The Iron Giant" does have a good number of avid fans. Surely, those who are familiar with this movie will be excited knowing that there will be a sequel, well, that is what Vin Diesel himself hinted on his facebook post.

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According to Movie News Guide, Diesel shared the old "The Iron Giant" trailer and said that fans should not be surprised if Warner Brothers Entertainment will announce a sequel to the movie months from now. He also mentioned that he was quite fortunate to have voiced in the said movie.

 "I have been very lucky to have played so many interesting characters... one of the first and one of my favorites is... the Iron Giant.", these were what Diesel had posted on his facebook account, something of course that has delighted his fans.

After a few hours of posting such, the "Furious 8" star got more than 2.8 million views, almost 212,000 likes, more than 5,000 comments (mostly positive) and the shares exceeded 22,000.

The movie "The Iron Giant" was based on a 1968 novel "The Iron Man" by author Ted Hughes. While everybody is still waiting for a confirmation from Warner Brothers Entertainment, according to sources from Screen Crush, Diesel's announcement means that there will most likely be a sequel. 

Some of Diesel's excited fans even have suggestions on how "The Iron Giant 2" 's plot should be. Some say that it would be great if the setting will be in the 1980s and Hogarth can become a father.

Since the first Iron Giant has had several nominations, and has won nine Annie awards which included the Best Animated feature film award, it is expected that "The Iron Giant 2" will surely have a great story line and of course, Vin Diesel will still be reprising his role.

At present, Diesel is quite busy for the upcoming release of his next movie, "The Last Witch Hunter". His role is Kaulder, the immortal witch hunter who was tasked to prevent the witch covens from totally destroying New York City. 

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