He took a 14 year hiatus from the franchise. But now Vin Diesel is back as the thrill-seeking Xander Cage in another xXx movie, The Return of Xander Cage.

The 48-year-old actor is reveling in reclaiming his Xander character, posting several Instagram detailing his preparations that include the addition of massive, presumably fake, tattoos.

Leaving little to the imagination: The actor only sports a towel as he shows off his new – fake – tattoos and bulging biceps for his role as Xander Cage in another xXx movie

On Friday, he shared a photo showing himself almost naked except for a white towel wrapped around his waist and standing in bathroom.

‘I even shower in character…what’s good’ he wrote alongside the snap that shows him holding open the glass door to an enormous walk-in shower.

Indeed, the Fast and the Furious star is famous for his propensity to remain in character for the entirety of filming. 

Already in character: On Tuesday, the Riddick star posted the first photo, which depicts him against a black background, wearing white baggy pants rolled up to the knees

On Tuesday, the Riddick star posted the first photo, which depicts him against a black background, wearing white baggy pants rolled up to the knees.

Xander’s trademark back tattoos are on full display, as he strikes a masculine pose looking away from the camera. 

He simply captioned the snap ‘Xander state of mind.’

Pumping iron: The Fast and the Furious star is famous for his propensity to remain in character for the entirety of filming

On Thursday, another picture emerged which appeared to show the muscle-bound star straining while performing an exercise.

He accompanied the snap with a brief caption which would develop into a theme over the next few days: ‘This morning I started training in character…Xander Cage.’ 

Ramping up the excitement factor, Vin posted another photo showing him with his arms around Bollywood darling and co-star Deepika Padukone, 30, who plays Serena in the film.

He confirmed in the description that it was in fact sourced from the first day of shooting the much anticipated sequel, that’s scheduled for a 2017 release.

New face: Ramping up the excitement factor, Vin posted another picture on Thursday showing him with his arms around Bollywood darling and co-star Deepika Padukone, 30, who plays Serena in the film

Rebooted: Vin Diesel (pictured in the original xXx) is back as the thrill-seeking Xander Cage for the next xXx movie, The Return of Xander Cage

Vin Diesel works as a Street Sharks toy salesman back in 1994