People online can’t get over how much Fast & FuriousVin Diesel’s looks like a 3D rendering of the biblical Adam. While Diesel’s acting career began with a small uncredited role in the 1990 drama awakening, he has since starred in several major action franchises. Among his roles, Diesel portrayed the antihero Riddick in The Chronicles of Riddick franchise, street racer Dominic Toretto in the Fast & Furious franchise and Xander Cage in the xXx film series, and he voiced Groot throughout the Marvel Cinematic Universe, most recently in Thor: Love and Thunder. He also reportedly joined James Cameron’s Avatar series in an unknown role.
Of all his roles, Diesel is perhaps best known as Dom in Fast & Furious. The actor will reprise the role in the next installment of the franchise, fast X, which is expected to be released on May 19, 2023. While Diesel has been busy promoting the next one Fast & Furious release and upcoming Guardians of the Universe Full. 3, this week, the action movie superstar hit the headlines for a completely different reason. Vin Diesel took center stage in a viral tweet that claimed: “Princeton University scientists have reconstructed this 3D model of what Adam, the first human created by God, might look like“, which showed an image of what is undeniably a representation of Vin Diesel.
The image has been shared by the official Alamo Drafthouse NYC Twitter account, and it has people online who are losing it. Everyone immediately recognized the 3D model as Vin Diesel, and some commentators were immediately fed up with Dom Toretto jokes in response. Others saw the opportunity to refer to Diesel’s rivalry with Dwayne Johnson. Check out the hilarious responses above.
3D Rendering Meme Trend Explained
Of course it should be noted that Variety found no evidence of such an investigation in Princeton when it reported on the new viral Vin Diesel post. Instead, the tweet belongs to a meme trend where someone posts a 3D model of a celebrity for humorous effect. The trend can be traced back to 2018 when a Twitter user claimed that a rendering of Britney Spears was created by a Harvard research team trying to model what the ancient Egyptian queen Cleopatra might look like. Other celebrities featured in the meme include Andre the Giant, Lady Gaga, and Dom Toretto’s 1970 Dodge Charger from the Fast & Furious movies.
While many people seemed to be fooled by the viral prank, other eagle-eyed Twitter users pointed out that the image was actually Vin Diesel fan art. While this meme doesn’t reveal Adam’s face, it does highlight Diesel’s enduring popularity. Diesel remains the heart of the Fast & Furious franchise, and his return in Fast X is expected to bring another hit for the film series. With that in mind, it wouldn’t be surprising to see Vin Diesel trending again soon.
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