As his latest movie "The Fast and the Furious 6" quickly approaches Vin Diesel is actually receiving attention for his attempt to receive the money that he claims Facebook owes him. The actor currently has more than 41 million likes on his Facebook page and has said Facebook "owes me billions of dollars."
Vin Diesel gained fame for portraying outlaw street racer Dominic Toretto in the "Fast and Furious" Franchise. The actor will make his return to both the big screen and the franchise following the release of the summer blockbuster.
In an interview with Entertainment Weekly the "social-media phenomenon" sat down with the site and gave them the scoop on his opinion about being such a known presence in social media and his upcoming movie.
"So, when I had started my page, the only person that had a million fans was Barack Obama. Because it was first-quarter 2009, and he'd just got elected as President, because of social media."
"So, when I started talking to the fans, I became the No. 1 page in the world. Over Coca-Cola, over huge companies. And it was only because I said: 'Hi, guys, I love you.'"
"Facebook used to ask me to come up to their office to explain what the f- I was doing, and why I had so many fans. What was unique was: I never let anyone do a post, I never let anyone post for me in the last four years."
"My audience knows me so well on the page that if my producing partner's in the room when I post, they'll know somebody was around me. That's kind of cool, that's how sophisticated they are. Facebook really owes me billions of dollars. But whatever."
According to upi.com the actor has said that he became the number one page in the world by discovering how to communicate with fans.
"As far as that social media's concerned, I feel like I've satisfied two of the three most prominent promises that I started the page with."
"The first was that you would see Riddick, even though it took nine years. The other was that you would see the continuation of the Dom/Letty story. That was also an impossibility. And then the third I didn't do yet."
The third is him pursuing another "Hannibal" film.
The actor also spoke about the return of Letty and how it will affect his character in the upcoming flick.
"It throws a wrench on Dom's perception of reality in many ways. He spent a couple years dealing with this loss. He felt like he was somewhat accountable, because he tried to leave the crew and Letty in order to protect them."
"The opposite happened. He didn't protect her. There's a guilt that he feels he had to get over. He's used the idea of revenge to try to soothe that guilt, which doesn't work at the end of 4 as we saw. Him getting this information that she's alive obviously rocks him to his core."
Fans can catch "The Fast and the Furious 6"when it hits theaters on Friday, May 24th.
