Furious 8 and xXx: The Return of Xander Cage Teased By Vin Diesel
Vin Diesel is teasing his upcoming cinematic franchises Furious 8 and xXx: The Return of Xander Cage via his social outlets and he is known for his teasing habits.
Furious 8 is expected to film in New York and Atlanta, and Universal Pictures is looking at Cuba, Russia and Iceland for more locations. Vin Diesel announced Furious 8 at CinemaCon after the unprecedented success of the seventh film, which earned $1.515 billion at the worldwide box office. Jason Statham, Dwayne Johnson and Kurt Russell are expected to return along with franchise regulars Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Elsa Pataky and Lucas Black reprising their roles as street racers-turned-international criminals-turned-super-secret agents. To be directed by F. Gary Gray (Straight Outta Compton, The Italian Job).
Universal Pictures will deliver Furious 8 for an April 14, 2017 release.
Now, xXx: The Return of Xander Cage, Diesel teased a “long board sequence” with the following images.
xXx: The Return of Xander Cage stars Vin Diesel, Samuel L. Jackson, who is returning as NSA Agent Augustus Gibbons, UFC Featherweight Champion Conor McGregor, Indian star Deepika Padukone, Nina Dobrev and Ruby Rose.
Movie will be directed by D.J. Caruso. Diesel and Joe Roth are producing with Jeff Kirschenbaum and Samantha Vincent, who is also Diesel’s sister.
