xXx: Return of Xander Cage (2017)

Xander Cage is left for dead after an incident, though he secretly returns to action for a new, tough assignment with his handler Augustus Gibbons.

Director:

D.J. Caruso

Writers:

Rich Wilkes (based on characters created by), F. Scott Frazier

Stars:

Vin Diesel, Donnie Yen, Deepika Padukone

1 win & 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Vin Diesel	...	Xander Cage
Donnie Yen	...	Xiang
Deepika Padukone	...	Serena Unger
Kris Wu	...	Nicks
Ruby Rose	...	Adele Wolff
Tony Jaa	...	Talon
Nina Dobrev	...	Becky Clearidge
Rory McCann	...	Tennyson Torch
Toni Collette	...	Jane Marke
Samuel L. Jackson	...	Augustus Gibbons
Ice Cube	...	Darius Stone
Hermione Corfield	...	Ainsley
Tony Gonzalez	...	Paul Donovan
Michael Bisping	...	Hawk
Al Sapienza	...	CIA Director

Storyline

Extreme athlete turned government operative Xander Cage (Vin Diesel) comes out of self-imposed exile, thought to be long dead, and is set on a collision course with deadly alpha warrior Xiang (Donnie Yen) and his team in a race to recover a sinister and seemingly unstoppable weapon known as Pandora's Box. Recruiting an all-new group of thrill-seeking cohorts, Xander finds himself enmeshed in a deadly conspiracy that points to collusion at the highest levels of world governments.

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Plot Keywords:

conspiracy | parachute | free fall | airplane | swimming pool | 

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Taglines:

There are no more patriots, just rebels and tyrants.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for extended sequences of gunplay and violent action, and for sexual material and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

China Canada USA

Language:

English Spanish Portuguese Mandarin Tagalog Russian

Release Date:

20 January 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

xXx: Return of Xander Cage

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$85,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$20,130,142, 22 January 2017

Gross USA:

$44,898,413

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$346,118,277

Company Credits

Production Co:

Huahua Media, Maple Cage Productions, One Race Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Dolby Surround 7.1 Dolby Atmos DTS (DTS: X) Sonics-DDP Auro 11.1 SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Kris Wu (Nicks) was once a member of popular South Korean pop group EXO.

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Goofs

Since satellites have to be as light as possible and the fact, that they are normally orbiting on stable orbits, their thrusters and fuel tanks are very small and only allow very limited movement such as evading space debris or redirecting. Even if all the remaining fuel would be directed to space, forcing the satellite towards earth, it would still take hours for it to actually reach the Earth's atmosphere.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Augustus Gibbons: You know how I came up with the idea for the Triple-X program? Skateboards and swimming pools.

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Connections

Referenced in The Cinema Snob: The Smuffs (2017)

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Soundtracks

The Juice
Written by Rook Monroe, Verse Simmonds (as Maurice Simmonds), Darius Ginn Jr., Mario Jefferson & Kris Wu
Produced by R!O & Kamo, Co-produced by Kris Wu
Performed by Kris Wu
Courtesy of Beijing Fan Shi Culture and Media Co, Ltd.

User Reviews

Puts the S in Stupid......

I'm not quite sure why Xander Cage returned, I just wish he hadn't.

This movie is so low brow, you might mistake it for a caterpillar. It's devoid of anything that looks like a plot or decent character development.

Instead its cheesy show off time with lots of tat's, juvenile bravado, sparkly overstated jewelry and guns from "da hood". This is a film that feels, in my opinion, like it was made by a 15 year old nick-named "flipper" (as in hamburger flipper) and his gormless, pimply friends. We all know thats not true but you get the idea.

In short a genuinely excruciating experience that puts the S in Stupid.....one out of ten from me.