Actor and producer Vin Diesel will start filming action sequel xXx: The Return of Xander Cage in Toronto and the Philippines in the next few weeks, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
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Ruby Rose herself confirmed the casting on Instagram and said: “I am so excited to be joining the XXX family”.
The cast now includes Vin Diesel, UFC fighter Conor McGregor, Samuel L. Jackson, Jet Li, Deepika Padukone (THR claims she is still in negotiations) and Tony Jaa. It is rumored that Deepika Padukone will be doing high quality stunts in the film. We’ll have to wait and see if they are really on board.
Bollywood bombshell Deepika Padukone will play a huntress and Cage’s love interest. Rose will play a sniper.
Roth is producing the movie with his new partner Jeff Kirschenbaum as well as Diesel and his producing partner, Samantha Vincent, who is also his sister. The project does not have a distributor yet, but Paramount Pictures may pick it up.
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The original XXX was seen as an anti-Bond and focused on extreme athlete Xander Cage who is forced to become a government agent. The film generated an underperforming sequel in 2005 that Diesel didn’t appear in, but the star is now looking to establish a new franchise to build on his massive worldwide success generated through the Fast & Furious movies.
