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Jet Li, Tony Jaa and Deepika Padukone join Vin Diesel’s xXx: The Return of Xander Cage

January 2, 2016 by Gary Collinson

The cast of Vin Diesel’s upcoming action threequel xXx: The Return of Xander Cage continues to come together, with Twitch Film reporting that Jet Li (The Expendables), Tony Jaa (Ong-Bak) and Bollywood megastar Deepika Padukone (Cocktail) have signed on to the film.

xXx 3 will see Diesel back as super spy Xander Cage, alongside the returning Samuel L. Jackson as Agent Augustus Eugene Gibbons. UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor is also set to feature, with D.J. Caruso (Disturbia) directing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PL18yMRIfoszEaHYNDTy5C-cH9Oa2gN5ng&v=R7AFmg2LsJs

Originally published January 2, 2016. Updated April 15, 2018.

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Deepika Padukone, Jet Li, Tony Jaa, Vin Diesel, XXX 3, XXX: The Return of Xander Cage

About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Flickering Myth. He is a film, television and digital content writer and producer, whose work includes the gothic horror feature The Baby in the Basket and the suspense thriller Death Among the Pines. He is also the author of Holy Franchise, Batman! Bringing the Caped Crusader to the Screen.

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