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A reader with a bird's eye view of a XXX sequel (variously and complexly titled as XXX Squared, XXX2, and XXX2: State of the Union) location shoot in Long Beach sends a brief report, with a cliffhanger: Will our spy finally get some flaming action out of Vin Diesel?

Ice Cube isn't taking over Vin Diesel's role as Xander Cage in the second installment of XXX. Vin Diesel is in Long Beach today filming (queering up?) the sequel to XXX at Madison's on Pine and 1st (think: Millennium Biltmore, so I don't think are going to be explosions or gun fight.) My office is nicely situated across the street. It looks like they are continuing the gay erotic undertones for the sequel. They don't seem to be set up for any big (flaming?) action today but you never know.