Over the weekend Vin Diesel shared the first set photos from xXx: The Return of Xander Cage [see here], and now we have another piece of casting news from the upcoming action sequel, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that Toni Collette (The Sixth Sense) has signed on for a role as “a bureaucrat in the intelligence service”.
xXx: The Return of Xander Cage is being directed by D.J. Caruso (Disturbia) sees Diesel joined in the cast by fellow xXx veteran Samuel L. Jackson and new additions Jet Li (The Expendables), Tony Jaa (Ong-Bak), Deepika Padukone (Cocktail), Nina Dobrev (The Vampire Diaries), Ruby Rose (Orange Is the New Black), Andrey Ivchenko (Freezer) and UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor. It’s also been reported that Ice Cube will reprise the role of Darius Stone from the 2005 sequel xXx: State of the Union.
Originally published February 2, 2016. Updated March 2, 2020.
