“Architects of mythology…”
That’s how Vin Diesel captioned his Instagram post showing him walking with George Lucas at the latter’s new Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles.
“Architects of mythology…,” Diesel’s post reads. “Lucas’s museum will be a gift to the world… and to those, who aren’t even born yet…”
It’s not entirely clear whether Diesel is suggesting that both men – one the star/producer of the Fast and the Furious and Riddick movies and the other being the creator of Star Wars and Indiana Jones – are equals as “architects of mythology” or if he simply means the museum honors visual storytellers in general as “architects of mythology.”
In any case, the phrasing of Diesel’s post invited derision online. Some examples follow.
Only Vin Diesel could meet George Lucas and immediately consider himself an equal 💀 https://t.co/LevhVV6FJY
— Dirt Sheet Radio (@DirtSheetRadio) September 17, 2026
GL: “I did my best to create a universe where hero’s and villains fight in great battles and used politics to enhance my stories as well as include personal stakes”
VD: “Same man, I created a family through cars and told stories about flying cars into space, so similar man” https://t.co/ykKctw3NzK
— Breathtaking (@Samthemanmanmen) September 17, 2026
I think Lucas is overrated but come on Vin let’s be real for a second https://t.co/MF90TViqXB
— Ultar (@Ult4r_) September 17, 2026
This may come as a shock to some but Vin Diesel is widely suspected to have a very healthy ego. Funk’s House of Geekery even posted a rundown of Diesel’s six most egotistical moments, although it neglects to mention the actor’s infamous feud with his Fast and Furious co-star Dwayne Johnson.
While Diesel and Johnson’s feud appears to have settled down, one former co-star Diesel most certainly does get along with is Michael Caine. Diesel is close personal friends with the 93-year-old Oscar winner and was able to persuade Caine to return to the screen for the sequel to their 2015 film, The Last Witch Hunter.
Diesel’s next project will see him reprise his role as Dominic Toretto in Fast Forever, which the actor has said begins filming in December.
In the meantime, Universal Studios Hollywood has launched a new theme park attraction, Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift, to keep fans of the franchise satisfied until Fast Forever races into theaters in March 2028.
Do you think Vin Diesel was putting himself on the same level as George Lucas in his “architects of mythology” post? Let us know in the comments.
