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Review: xXx: THE RETURN OF XANDER CAGE Knows Why You're Here, And You're Okay With That

Paramount Going into xXx: The Return Of Xander Cage, I honestly thought this was going to be another douchebag action movie just like both its predecessors from Rob Cohen and Lee Tamahori. Sure, the fandom of having Tony Jaa and Donnie Yen notwithstanding, I’ve reached a pinnacle in my life where I’ve begun seeing past the veil of spectacle in most Hollywood action thrillers to be a little more speculative and critical than I’ve usually been. That said, I look at what D.J. Caruso brings to the table for this third installation and on its face, it’s still as full of the usual mindless fun as the first two films, though gladly it’s not as frustrating an experience – likely due in part to the fact that after fifteen years we already have a general idea about what we’re in for, so that helps. Yes, Vin Diesel is back in […]

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xXx: THE RETURN OF XANDER CAGE (2017): Same Zone, New Levels, All Xander

A good sequel is one that builds upon the established narrative of the original, taking it to surprising new places while developing its characters in new and interesting ways. This is a tall order, even when the first film practically lines up all the pieces FOR you. The original xXx (2002) couldn’t be bothered to create any narrative foundation to build on. It was purely bombast and fury, and so when it came time to resurrect the franchise, the filmmakers did the only logical thing: Develop the bombast in new and interesting ways and populate it with more cool characters than before. The result is probably the best sequel to a xXx movie we could ever ask for. When viewed today, the original xXx feels like a time capsule of the early 2000s. We got cameos by extreme sports stars like Tony Hawk (a.k.a. the coolest person in the world […]

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Vin Diesel, Donnie Yen, Ruby Rose And Deepika Padukone Take Charge In The New xXx: THE RETURN OF XANDER CAGE Trailer

Actor Vin Diesel took to Facebook Live for the official launch of the third trailer for the upcoming release of xXx: The Return Of Xander Cage. All you need to know from there is that the film, from director D.J. Caruso, arrives on January 20, 2017. Apart from that, the recording of the live stream can be viewed below where Diesel hypes up viewers with his own insight and thoughts along with live inserts of the film’s co-stars…or just feel free to skip to the 19:30 mark to catch the goods. View post on imgur.com

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Deepika Kicks All The Butts In The Second Trailer For xXx: THE RETURN OF XANDER CAGE

Director D.J. Caruso’s latest investment in Vin Diesel fandom, xXx: The Return Of Xander Cage, doesn’t arrive until January from Paramount. Nonetheless, marketing is already underway and taking quite an odd shape as of late. The first official trailer premiered only two months ago and delivered a pretty nifty tease of some ridiculous, crazy action to accomodate the grade-A cast at hand which also includes Kris Wu and Nina Dobrev and professional fighter Michael Bisping, with martial arts stars Donnie Yen and Tony Jaa standing out the biggest and best. Serving as the female lead, however is Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone who, up until now has only ever been hinted as the sultry love interest for our character. On Sunday evening, a second official trailer went viral online and showcased plenty more of Deepika being way more than just sultry. Bottomline, her stunt double makes her shine here as a […]

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The New Trailer For xXx: THE RETURN OF XANDER CAGE Kicks Ass And Looks Dope Doing It

…And because 2017 wouldn’t be a normal year with just one Vin Diesel movie, director D.J. Caruso is poised to release the long-awaited trilogical installment to the daredevil action franchise, xXx: The Return Of Zander Cage. Bearing in mind, of course, the utter flop that came with the 2005 sequel that followed Rob Cohen’s 2002 original, the film does carry some weight in having to pick up the slack.  Well, you do get Samuel L. Jackson reprising his role once more from the earlier two films, as well as a list of beautiful femme fatales played by Deepika Padukone, Ruby Rose and Nina Dobrev. What? Not enough? Ohhh k ok, how about we throw in the first time pairing of Donnie Yen and Tony Jaa, along with UFC Middleweight champion Michael Bisping for good measure? Sound neat? Well, all that and more as a reward for our patience can now […]

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Michael Bisping Replaces Conor McGregor In xXx: THE RETURN OF XANDER CAGE

With Conor McGregor now out of the current production of xXx: The Return Of Xander Cage, it’ll be UFC Middleweight Michael Bisping entering the Xander Zone for its January 20, 2017 release from Paramount. The film, directed by D.J. Caruso, isn’t Bisping’s first stake in film either, having aleady done several acting gigs in the last six years, including Hollywood stunt coordinator Mike Gunther’s feature film directing debut, Beatdown, as well as Noel Clarke’s sci-fi actioner, The Anomaly, and the hit Cinemax series, Strike Back. The news also marks the latest in developments for the film which is still in production starring returning actor Vin Diesel before seuging into Fast 8 for helmer F. Gary Gray. Bisping will be joined by a good crop of select screen heavy-hitters including Tony Jaa and Donnie Yen, as well as actresses Deepika Padukone, Ruby Rose and Nina Dobrev, and returning actor Samuel L. […]

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Conor McGregor Leaves xXx: THE RETURN OF XANDER CAGE To Pursue UFC 200 Win This Summer

Conor McGregor Leaves xXx: THE RETURN OF XANDER CAGE To Pursue UFC 200 Win This Summer

MMA fans and anyone who may have been looking forward to watching Conor McGregor make his acting debut in D.J. Caruso’s xXx: The Return Of Xander Cage next year may be disappointed. As it turns out, McGregor whose recent loss to Nate Diaz during UFC 196 is reportedly looking toward July’s UFC 200 for a rebound, which means foregoing his previously-hyped appearance in the long-awaited action threequel. Bloody Elbow forwarded the update from ESPN’s Brett Okamoto’s Twitter confirming McGregor’s departure. McGregor was announced to join the production back in January and would have added him among a roster of heavy-hitters cast in the film next to lead actor and franchise producer Vin Diesel; Such names include international action stars Tony Jaa and Donnie Yen, the latter who was cast in the wake of action star Jet Li’s own leave last month. There’s no word yet if the role McGregor was […]

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xXx: THE RETURN OF XANDER CAGE Gets An Early 2017 Release

Without a shadow of a doubt, perhaps the biggest factor in director D.J. Caruso’s latest, xXx: The Return Of Xander Cage, will be the diversity and overall caliber of its cast. It’s generally what makes a Vin Diesel feature film so warm and welcoming on top of the virtual day-to-day upkeep of videos and photos the actor shares on his fanpage, and there’s no question either that similar practices by co-stars Donnie Yen and Tony Jaa are doing the same considering the amount of followers they each have on social media, starpower notwithstanding. Yep…I’d say the bar is set pretty high for this latest foray into franchise territory with Paramount staking its claim to release internationally. Thus, the company has finally announced a January 20, 2017 release date for the film, just four months shy of Diesel’s other forthcoming franchise flick, Fast 8, which starts shooting sometime this year. So, […]

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Donnie Yen To Replace Jet Li In xXx: THE RETURN OF XANDER CAGE

I suppose if it were going to ever be that the likes of action stars Donnie Yen and Tony Jaa would be in a movie together after all these years, that time would ultimately be now. Leave it to actor Vin Diesel who manages the updates on his own Facebook page when it comes to productions he’s involved in, including the latest installment, xXx: The Return Of Xander Cage, in which he is both starring as well as producing with I Am Number Four‘s D.J. Caruso directing The actor posted the above photo on his Facebook fan page featuring himself along with the Ip Man trilogy star in the wake of Jet Li’s departure, reasons pending. The news comes less than a day following the announcement of Paramount Pictures’s addition to the film in its worldwide distribution with Diesel’s One Race Films along with Roth Kirschenbaum Films and Revolution Studios […]

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Plot Details Emerge Amid Paramount Deal To Release xXx: THE RETURN OF XANDER CAGE

It only took about eleven years but a third installment to the xXx franchise is now underway with plans to film scenes in Toronto, Canada and in the Dominican Republic. xXx: The Return Of Xander Cage is the official title amid news that following earlier speculation, Paramount Pictures is now boarding the film to distribute with Revolution Studios, Roth Kirschenbaum Films and Diesel’s One Race Films producing. D.J. Caruso is directing the script from scribe Chad St. John with revisions by F. Scott Frazier which THR says will reboot the franchise. As such, the trades are reporting new plot details with one version featuring specifics on Diesel and Thai action star Tony Jaa, reading as follows (UPDATE: Diesel posted a new casting photo on his Facebook page hours after this report, essentially correcting THR’s initial write-up which reads as follows): The film will see operative Xander Cage coming out of self-imposed exile […]

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Vin Diesel Teases Badass Action From The Set Of xXx3!

Cropped via Facebook Production has just begun on director D.J. Caruso’s latest, xXx: The Return Of Xander Cage, and for the record, this doesn’t appear to be a boring affair either. The cast brings action star Vin Diesel back in the fray with more than a decade since the first film. The cast also includes Tony Jaa and Jet Li, and so you can possibly expect their talents to be utilized accordingly to some degree, and to much avail with an incredible stunt team that includes Jeremy Marinas and Jon Valera, credited respectively with films like Isaac Florentine’s Close Range and Aleksander Bach’s Hitman: Agent 47. So what does that mean, exactly? Well, Diesel himself kindly took to Instagram on location in Canada to tease us a little bit on that end with a distant shot of the team rehearsing on set (The video may have a small window before […]

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Is Ice Cube Joining xXx: THE RETURN OF XANDER CAGE?

Columbia Pictures Peep this. I just rambled about director Lee Tamahori’s 2005 sequel flub, xXx: State Of The Union, and you can click here to read it if it interests you. Low and behold however, filming is slated to begin next month for the third installation, xXx: The Return Of Xander Cage and the cast so far is looking pretty extraordinary. Actresses Deepika Padukone, Nina Dobrev and Ruby Rose, action stars Jet Li and UFC champion Conor McGregor and returning actor Samuel L. Jackson round out the current cast list with D.J. Caruso at the helm and Thai action star Tony Jaa as the latest confirmation to star. Now, word has it from a source privy to Moviehole that actor Ice Cube may be joining as well since starring in the sequel. The film was more than half bad in its delivery despite Cube’s own improving gravitas as an action […]

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EXCLUSIVE: Tony Jaa Officially Joins xXx: THE RETURN OF XANDER CAGE

Martial arts action star, actor Tony Jaa has had an amazing year so far. His latest venture into Hollywood with actor Vin Diesel in James Wan’s Furious Seven in April of 2015 became a billion dollar success, further setting the tone of his career growth next to his starring role alongside Dolph Lundgren in Skin Trade that same month. Of course, this leaves room for some amazing things for Jaa whose friendship and comradery with Furious Seven star Vin Diesel has been well documented in the past several years, most specifically on Diesel’s own Facebook page. It’s the kind of friendship that opens doors for future collaborations, and with this in mind, it’s understandable that Diesel probably wants more for his fellow Furious Seven co-star who played a small key role as a villain in the film. Evidently now, time will tell how those efforts play out now with Diesel […]

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JET LI Is Confirmed For xXx: THE RETURN OF XANDER CAGE

The first time America mostly came to know of action star Jet Li was in a villan role for Lethal Weapon 4 in 1998. He performed it brilliantly despite knowing little English even as the script didn’t call much for it, but it still put the Hong Kong action star in a brand new spotlight with more eyes on his endeavors. In some ways, he’s become a pretty formidable actor and it’s shown greatly in a few of his post Hong Kong films, and even in a few mainland pictures as well. As such, it’s good to know he’s on par with major Hollywood productions as he’s continued to flourish with his craft. Unfortunately this hasn’t been the case with Li taking a break from action roles due to his own medical needs aside from his lackluster third appearance in the Expendables in 2014, but headlines as of late are […]

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Tony Jaa And Jet Li Up To Join Vin Diesel And Co. For xXx: THE RETURN OF XANDER CAGE

If there was any doubt on your end that the likes of action stars Tony Jaa and Jet Li would appear together in a movie with franchise muscle, actor Vin Diesel, you wouldn’t have been completely wrong. Li first broke ground from Hong Kong cinema with Lethal Weapon 4 in 1998 five years before Jaa would reach his own milestones with Ong Bak in 2003 and his Hollywood debut opposite Diesel in Furious Seven last Spring, and so seventeen years is a considerable amount of time to wait for news like this. As it stands though, there’s not much to gain from expecting Li to do any screenfighting as we’ve last heard a few years back about his hyperthyroidism which ultimately affects his heart. That said, it still bares worth keeping in mind whatever hopes there are that maybe Li is fit to fight on screen once more depending on […]

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