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:

Guns, girls, global domination.

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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

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the grenade conversation scene, the table is covered with a movie poster that looks like "Chennai Express" starring Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone, which was a blockbuster hit in India.

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Goofs

When Xander first meets Serena at the party on the island she is wearing a pair of thigh-length boots with very high heels; later, when we see her on the beach after the fight and motorbike chase, she is wearing boots of the same design, but now with a more practical flat heel.

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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 Robot Chicken: We Don't See Much of That in 1940s America (2018)

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Soundtracks

Burning Man
Written by Andrew Watt (as Andrew Wotman), Post Malone (as Austin Richard Post), Brian Lee, Ben Billions (as Ben Diehl) & Louis Bell
Performed by Andrew Watt featuring Post Malone
Courtesy of Republic Records under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

Not much

This movie was pretty awful on so many levels. First, Diesel seems to sleep walk through his lines and scenes. The slight tilt of the head and cute smirk got old after the first 5 minutes. Donnie Yen's fight scenes were really good, and that's about the best this film brings. The writing was atrocious. The snarky, too-cute and cliché lines at every turn. I didn't know if I was watching a movie or reading the one-liner comebacks from a comedy show. It's too bad because this movie had a good cast. Toni Colette needs to stick to heavier roles; she looked out of place in this role. And more Samuel Jackson. I've been hoping for better films to come out of the new China-owned studios, but so many have disappointed lately. Maybe Jet Li could have saved this film, I'm not sure.

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