LONDON: American actor Vin Diesel marked his return to the “xXx” franchise at the European premiere of “xXx: Return of Xander Cage” in London on Tuesday night. Diesel, also known for the “Fast & Furious” series, first appeared as crime fighting government agent Xander Cage in 2002’s “xXx.”He skipped the sequel “xXx2: The Next Level“, which was led by Ice Cube and Willem Dafoe, but has now made a comeback in the third instalment of the series. This chapter sees Cage end his self-imposed exile and recruit a new team to recover a sinister weapon called Pandora’s Box, according to studio Paramount Pictures. “xXx: Return of Xander Cage” begins it global theatrical rollout from Jan 18.

Source: New Strait Times January 11, 2017 02:26 UTC