Vin Diesel to act in action flick The Wheelman

Vin Diesel to act in action flick The WheelmanWashington, May 8 : Hollywood actor Vin Diesel is all set to act in Paramount Pictures' forthcoming flick `The Wheelman'.

Paramount Pictures has already signed John Singleton to direct the action flick, and Lorenzo di Bonaventura to produce it, reports Variety magazine.

The film is actually an adaptation of the Ubisoft videogame "Wheelman", launched last month, with Diesel as its main character and the game''s producer.

Diesel will portray an expert driver in the flick, who comes out of retirement to protect a woman from his past.

While Rich Wilkes has written the script, Di Bonaventura will be producing the flick. (ANI)