xXx 3: The Return of Xander Cage (what a title) is shaping up to be the so-bad-it's-good action film of 2017, with more casting announced in recent days.
As we reported, our own Conor McGregor - yes, the UFC guy - has been cast in the action threequel alongside Vin Diesel and Samuel L. Jackson. It now appears that McGregor isn't the only martial artist to be joining xXx 3's cast list.
Tony Jaa, he of Ong-Bak and Furious 7 fame, is set to join fellow Asian movie star Jet Li in two unspecified roles for xXx3. Jaa previously worked with Diesel, as we said, on Furious 7 whilst Li and he have yet to cross paths. Meanwhile, sitting in the director's chair will be DJ Caruso, who previously helmed Disturbia with Shia LaBeouf and Eagle Eye, also with Shia LaBeouf.
In recent years, Caruso's fortunes have faltered with teen space drama I Am Number Four, however he's obviously still on Hollywood's radar despite his so so output.
Indian actress Deepika Padukone has also been cast, again in an undisclosed role. This will be Deepika's first role in an American film, however she's a well-known Bollywood star with a number of films under her belt.
So, thoughts? Look, xXx 2: State Of The Union was an unmitigated mess and the first one was dumb, but fun. All we can hope for this time around is much of the same - dumb, but fun. Throwing McGregor, Jaa and Li into the mix means that the film will probably feature a few decent fight sequences between the three of them, so that's sorta cool we guess.
Other than that, we got nothing. It's xXx 3. How can excited can you reasonably get?
Via TwitchFilm
