Vin Diesel announced via his facebook page that Samuel L. Jackson will reprise his role as Agent Augustus Eugene Gibbons for xXx 3 The Return of Xander Cage, the third installment in the xXx action movie franchise:
Excited to work with Sam again… his portrayal of Gibbons was so good… timeless.Welcome to the Xander Zone!
Actor Vin Diesel
And he revealed via Instagram that MMA fighter Conor McGregor is joining the cast of the sequel:
Timing and precision… The casting of the new XXX gets more exciting everyday.
The bald actor also shared a few concept art pictures:
xXx 3 – Concept Art
Plot synopsis:
“Xander Cage (Vin Diesel) is left for dead after an incident, though he secretly returns to action for a new, tough assignment with his handler Augustus Gibbons (Samuel L. Jackson). ”
The film is directed by D.J. Caruso.
No official release date yet.
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