Vin Diesel has a huge first half of 2016, as he hits theaters this weekend in xXx: Return of Xander Cage, then follows that up with Fate of the Furious, the next Fast and Furious film, and closes out the spring with Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. But the actor and action star is already looking forward to 2018, when Avengers: Infinity War brings together the casts of Marvel's cosmic adventures and the more Earth-bound Avengers.

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He's really looking forward to his character, the alien plant-man Groot, to meet one Avenger in particular. It's another brute with a penchant for less talk, more action: the incredible Hulk. Speaking with ScreenRant at the xXx junket, Diesel teased Groot's next couple of appearances. "I'm excited about Baby Groot; he's just too fun," he said of his character in Guardians 2. After Groot sacrificed himself in the closing moments of Guardians of the Galaxy, he was reborn as a small sprout, which he'll remain for at least the majority of Vol. 2. But after this year's space epic, it's time for the MCU to clash good and proper, and Diesel can't wait.