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Nina Dobrev and Ruby Rose join xXx: The Return of Xander Cage

January 10, 2016 by Gary Collinson

The cast of Vin Diesel’s xXx: The Return of Xander Cage continues to come together, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that Nina Dobrev (The Vampire Diaries) and Ruby Rose (Orange Is the New Black) are both in talks to appear in the upcoming action sequel.

The film, which is now in production under director D.J. Caruso (Disturbia), sees Diesel returning as extreme sports enthusiast turned NSA spy Xander Cage, while Samuel L. Jackson also reprises his role from the 2002 original. New additions to the cast include Jet Li (The Expendables), Tony Jaa (Ong-Bak), Deepika Padukone (Cocktail) and UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor.

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

Originally published January 10, 2016. Updated April 15, 2018.

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Nina Dobrev, Ruby Rose, Vin Diesel, XXX 3, XXX: The Return of Xander Cage

About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is a film, television and digital content writer and producer, and the founder and editor-in-chief of the pop culture media brand Flickering Myth. As a producer, his work includes the gothic horror feature The Baby in the Basket and suspense thriller Death Among the Pines, and he is also the author of the book Holy Franchise, Batman! Bringing the Caped Crusader to the Screen.

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