We knew Furious 7 was going to take things to the next level, technically and emotionally, but Vin Diesel actually meant much more by that, than we might have assumed.

Diesel believes the movie should actually pick up the Best Picture Oscar in 2016. The actor spoke about the film in his interview for Variety's cover story.

"Universal is going to have the biggest movie in history with this movie," Diesel said. "It will probably win best picture at the Oscars, unless the Oscars don't want to be relevant ever."

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The actor is so sure of the movie's Oscar mettle that he reiterated the fact that the movie will strike gold at the awards.

"This will win best picture," Diesel said. "There is nothing that will ever come close to the power of this thing."

And if the Academy still doesn't agree, he adds they would be making a mistake.

"It will probably win Best Picture at the Oscars," Diesel said, "unless the Oscars don't want to be relevant ever."

Diesel repeated himself, as he has in previous interviews, that although the movie will be pushing the envelope in the action department, it will be a greater triumph emotionally.

"We were successful in one-upping the action sequences, and adding an interesting dynamic to the world," Diesel said. "But what the world won't anticipate is how emotionally powerful the movie is. The head of the studio, Ron Meyer, often said when 'Fast 5′ or 'Fast 6′ came out, 'If there was no number attached to these movies, they would be contenders for best picture.' And when people see 'Furious 7,' they are going to agree."

Furious 7 hits theaters in April 3, 2015.

Watch an extended first look at the movie here:

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