XXX: The Return of Xander Cage News

'XXX 3' Moves Forward With New Director

August 26, 2009 04:08:03

Though original director Rob Cohen has dropped his involvement in "XXX: The Return of Xander Cage", Columbia Pictures apparently is moving forward with the action movie project. The studio has tapped cinematographer-turned-director Ericson Core to fill the empty director seat and helm the third installment of the "XXX" franchise.

By replacing Cohen for "The Return of Xander Cage", this cinematographer of 2003 superhero movie "Daredevil" will once again team up with Vin Diesel. He was the director of photography of Diesel-starring "The Fast and the Furious". In 2006, he launched his directing career with NFL drama "Invincible".

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'XXX: The Return of Xander Cage' May Find Scribes From 'Terminator Salvation'

November 17, 2008 03:11:04

With the shooting date reportedly eyed for early 2009 start, "XXX: The Return of Xander Cage" starts to shape its production team. The latest news coming out from the "XXX" franchise hints on the possibility of Michael Ferris and John Brancato, the co-writers of "Terminator Salvation", joining the project.

Variety reported that the two scribes, who have also worked together in "Terminator 3" and "The Surrogates", are in early talks to pen the action movie's script. The publication further noted that talks began taking place after the writing duo pitched their take for the new movie last Friday, November 14, to Columbia Pictures presidents Matt Tolmach and Doug Belgrad.

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'XXX: The Return of Xander Cage' Targets Late Spring Shooting

October 29, 2008 04:10:12

"XXX: The Return of Xander Cage" is most likely to begin filming sometime in early 2009. Of it, Collider reported that director Rob Cohen has revealed the matter through a recent interview saying, "We met the writers yesterday and we're trying to get into production by late spring, to have it out for the summer of 2010."

On the occasion, he also made time to confirm that this new "XXX" project will team him up once again with action man Vin Diesel who will reprise his role as Xander Cage, a law-breaking extreme sports enthusiast-turned-government agent. "Yes, they're doing it with me and producer Joe Roth. We made the deal recently, it's named xXx: The Return of Xander Cage," he exclaimed.

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'XXX' Second Sequel on the Line

September 15, 2008 01:09:54

Words are Columbia Pictures are looking forward to do another sequel of "XXX" which is tentatively entitled "XXX: The Return of Xander Cage". Said to be in talks with producer Joe Roth for the sequel's possibility, the studio allegedly plan to team up once again the film's original lead actor, Vin Diesel, and helmer Rob Cohen.

According to Variety, Diesel and Cohen have agreed to come back for the new project although no deal has been signed yet. Diesel will once more take on his Xander Cage character, law-breaking extreme sports enthusiast-turned-government agent. In the first sequel, "XXX: State of the Union", which stars Ice Cube and directed by Lee Tamahori, Cage has been reportedly killed in Bora Bora leading to his replacement by imprisoned former U.S. Navy SEAL Darius Stone as the XXX.

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