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Rumour: Ice Cube to join Vin Diesel in xXx: The Return of Xander Cage

January 25, 2016 by Gary Collinson

With production underway on xXx: The Return of Xander Cage, MovieHole is reporting that Vin Diesel will be joined in the cast by Ice Cube, who is said to be reprising the role of Darius Stone from xXx: State of the Union.

Ice Cube took over as the lead for the 2005 sequel, which bombed at the box office, earning just $71 million around the globe from a production budget of $131 million.

xXx: The Return of Xander Cage is being directed by D.J. Caruso (Disturbia) also also stars the returning Samuel L. Jackson alongside Jet Li (The Expendables), Tony Jaa (Ong-Bak), Deepika Padukone (Cocktail), Nina Dobrev (The Vampire Diaries), Ruby Rose (Orange Is the New Black) and UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PL18yMRIfoszEaHYNDTy5C-cH9Oa2gN5ng&v=vDx6g5ua25E

Originally published January 25, 2016. Updated November 9, 2019.

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Vin Diesel, XXX, XXX: The Return of Xander Cage

About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is a film, TV and digital content producer and writer, who is the founder of the pop culture website Flickering Myth and producer of the gothic horror feature film 'The Baby in the Basket' and the upcoming suspense thriller 'Death Among the Pines'.

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