It was jointly announced today that the new Revolution Studios, Roth Kirschenbaum Films andVin Diesel’s One Race Films will produce, andParamount Pictureswill distribute worldwide, the next film in the blockbusterxXxfranchise. Producer and starVin Dieselwill reprise his iconic role as an extreme athlete-turned-superspy in the sequel,xXx: The Return of Xander Cage. The film is shooting in Toronto, with additional filming in the Dominican Republic.
D.J. Caruso(I Am Number Four) is directingxXx: The Return of Xander Cage. The film is written by Chad St. John (London Has Fallen) with current revisions byF. Scott Frazier(Collide). The third explosive chapter of the blockbuster franchise that redefined the spy thriller finds extreme athlete turned government operativeXander Cage(Vin Diesel) coming out of self-imposed exile and on a collision course with deadly alpha warrior Xiang and his team in a race to recover a sinister and seemingly unstoppable weapon known as Pandora’s Box.
Recruiting an all-new group of thrill-seeking cohorts, Xander finds himself enmeshed in a deadly conspiracy that points to collusion at the highest levels of world governments. Packed with the series' signature deadpan wit and bad-ass attitude,xXx: The Return of Xander Cagewill raise the bar on extreme action with some of the most mind-blowing stunts to ever be caught on film. Revolution CEO Vince Totino, who is executive producing the film for the studio along with COO Scott Hemming, had this to say in his statement.
“We are extremely pleased to be working withVin, Samantha (Vincent),Joe (Roth), (Jeff) Kirschenbaum and Paramount to bring this fan-favorite franchise back to the screen.xXxis one of the jewels in Revolution’s rich library of commercially successful and acclaimed films, and now withVinon board, a great script and directorD.J. Carusoon hand, we are poised to deliver a worthy successor.”
Diesel is one of the most successful movie stars of the 21st century. In addition to thexXxfranchise, which has earned nearly $350 million worldwide, he has starred in two other top-grossing action franchises: the threeRiddickfilms, which together took in $267 million worldwide, andThe Fast and the Furiousfranchise, which has grossed nearly $3.5 billion worldwide. Here’s what producer Joe Roth, who recently partnered with Jeff Kirschenbaum in their new venture, Roth Kirschenbaum Films, had to say in his statement.
“It’s great to be reteaming withVinand Revolution on a long-anticipated sequel to this highly entertaining film. Kirsch and I are looking forward to collaborating with Vince and Scott on this project and we’re all excited to be able to bring the fans what they’ve been asking for.”
The Dominican Republic portion of the shoot will make use of Lantica Media’s Pinewood Dominican Republic Studios, production services and its state-of-the-art horizon water tank. Production has been under way onxXx: The Return of Xander Cagesince January, with a supporting cast that includes Deepika Padukone,Nina Dobrev,Ruby Rose,Tony Jaa, UFC fighterConor McGregorand martial arts legendJet Li. Stay tuned for more fromxXx: The Return of Xander Cageas production continues in Toronto. Check out the first official photo from the movie, along with two behind-the-scenes images.
