Stars: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Chika Kanamoto, Emerson Min, Sticky Fingaz, Ji Yong Lee, Andrey Ivchenko, Kristanna Loken, Shannen Doherty, Cynthia Rothrock, Weston Cage, Kris Van Damme | Written by James Cullen Bressack, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Alethea Hnatko-Cho | Directed by James Cullen Bressack
Jean-Claude Van Damme has kept a fairly low profile compared to many other 80s action heroes. And that includes such non-genre appearances as voice acting in kids films like Kung Fu Panda 2 and 3, Minions: The Rise of Gru as well as a cameo in the French comedy Haters. However, Darkness of Man sees him return to the Dtv action spotlight
As the film opens, Russel Hatch lies in a puddle of his own blood, bleeding out from several bullet wounds. He tells us in voice-over that, like every story, this began with a woman. And we go back to Miami two years prior when Hatch was an Interpol agent.
Jean-Claude Van Damme has kept a fairly low profile compared to many other 80s action heroes. And that includes such non-genre appearances as voice acting in kids films like Kung Fu Panda 2 and 3, Minions: The Rise of Gru as well as a cameo in the French comedy Haters. However, Darkness of Man sees him return to the Dtv action spotlight
As the film opens, Russel Hatch lies in a puddle of his own blood, bleeding out from several bullet wounds. He tells us in voice-over that, like every story, this began with a woman. And we go back to Miami two years prior when Hatch was an Interpol agent.
- 5/13/2024
- by Jim Morazzini
- Nerdly
The legendary Jean-Claude Van Damme is back in action in the upcoming thriller Darkness of Man, which is set to receive a digital release on May 21st. With that date just a couple months away, a trailer for the film has arrived online, and you can check it out in the embed above!
Directed by James Cullen Bressack, who crafted the story with Jcvd and wrote the screenplay with Alethea Hnatko-Cho, Darkness of Man has the following synopsis: Russell Hatch (Jean-Claude Van Damme) is a washed-up, former Interpol operative who vowed to protect the son of an informant killed years earlier in a raid gone wrong. When merciless street gangs start an all-out turf war and the kid is caught in the middle, Hatch will stop at nothing to keep him safe and fight anyone who gets in his way.
Van Damme is joined in the cast by Emerson Min...
Directed by James Cullen Bressack, who crafted the story with Jcvd and wrote the screenplay with Alethea Hnatko-Cho, Darkness of Man has the following synopsis: Russell Hatch (Jean-Claude Van Damme) is a washed-up, former Interpol operative who vowed to protect the son of an informant killed years earlier in a raid gone wrong. When merciless street gangs start an all-out turf war and the kid is caught in the middle, Hatch will stop at nothing to keep him safe and fight anyone who gets in his way.
Van Damme is joined in the cast by Emerson Min...
- 3/25/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Linda Hamilton is joining the cast of “Stranger Things”. The 66-year-old “Terminator” star will appear in season 5 of the Netflix series. The casting news was first revealed during Tudum: A Global Fan Event, which was broadcast live from São Paulo, Brazil, and featured an appearance from the “Stranger Things” ensemble.
Hamilton is the latest meta addition to the adult cast following Sean Astin as Bob Newby, Paul Reiser as Sam Owens, Cary Elwes as Mayor Larry Kline, Jake Busey as Bruce, Matthew Modine as Martin Brenner as well as series lead Winona Ryder as Joyce Byers.
While details about Hamilton’s character have not been revealed, she famously originated the role of Sarah Connor in the Terminator film franchise, appearing in “The Terminator”, “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” and “Terminator: Dark Fate”. She also starred in 1984’s “Children of the Corn”, “King Kong Lives” in 1986 and the 1997 disaster film “Dante’s Peak...
Hamilton is the latest meta addition to the adult cast following Sean Astin as Bob Newby, Paul Reiser as Sam Owens, Cary Elwes as Mayor Larry Kline, Jake Busey as Bruce, Matthew Modine as Martin Brenner as well as series lead Winona Ryder as Joyce Byers.
While details about Hamilton’s character have not been revealed, she famously originated the role of Sarah Connor in the Terminator film franchise, appearing in “The Terminator”, “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” and “Terminator: Dark Fate”. She also starred in 1984’s “Children of the Corn”, “King Kong Lives” in 1986 and the 1997 disaster film “Dante’s Peak...
- 6/18/2023
- by Brent Furdyk
- ET Canada
Another 1980s icon is joining the cast of Stranger Things.
Linda Hamilton will be part of the Netflix hit’s final season, the streamer announced Saturday at its Tudum fan event. Details on the Terminator star’s role are being kept quiet for now.
Hamilton appeared via video message the event and was introduced by her Terminator co-star, Arnold Schwarzenegger, who was in Sao Paulo, Brazil, to announce the renewal of his series Fubar.
Netflix announced in February 2022 that Stranger Things would end with its fifth season. Season four, which premiered in May 2022, became Netflix’s biggest season of an English-language series to date, racking up 1.35 billion hours of viewing over its first 28 days and spending 19 weeks in the streamer’s top 10 rankings.
Stranger Things has referenced The Terminator — though not Hamilton’s role specifically — in its stew of 1980s pop-culture callbacks. The Soviet assassin Grigori (Andrey Ivchenko) in season...
Linda Hamilton will be part of the Netflix hit’s final season, the streamer announced Saturday at its Tudum fan event. Details on the Terminator star’s role are being kept quiet for now.
Hamilton appeared via video message the event and was introduced by her Terminator co-star, Arnold Schwarzenegger, who was in Sao Paulo, Brazil, to announce the renewal of his series Fubar.
Netflix announced in February 2022 that Stranger Things would end with its fifth season. Season four, which premiered in May 2022, became Netflix’s biggest season of an English-language series to date, racking up 1.35 billion hours of viewing over its first 28 days and spending 19 weeks in the streamer’s top 10 rankings.
Stranger Things has referenced The Terminator — though not Hamilton’s role specifically — in its stew of 1980s pop-culture callbacks. The Soviet assassin Grigori (Andrey Ivchenko) in season...
- 6/17/2023
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Best Man is a film directed by Shane Dax Taylor starring Brendan Fehr, Dolph Lundgren and Luke Wilson.
The Best Man: an 80s style action movie that brings back some nostalgia, piety and the best feelings.
80s action returns to rescue one of its lesser-known myths, Dolph Lundgren.
One of those action movies in which, mysteriously, we all agree there’s something missing.
The Best Man Movie Review
The Best Man is one of those bad action movies, a B-series video store film from which, deep down, we still try to get something good, especially due to the nostalgia that Dolph Lundgren brings us and the Die Hard-style eighties classicism that the whole set exhales, from its borrowed script to its protagonists, who also seem taken from another era in which cinema, at least, seemed different.
This movie has the appealing of, with its 80s-vibes nostalgia, knowing how...
The Best Man: an 80s style action movie that brings back some nostalgia, piety and the best feelings.
80s action returns to rescue one of its lesser-known myths, Dolph Lundgren.
One of those action movies in which, mysteriously, we all agree there’s something missing.
The Best Man Movie Review
The Best Man is one of those bad action movies, a B-series video store film from which, deep down, we still try to get something good, especially due to the nostalgia that Dolph Lundgren brings us and the Die Hard-style eighties classicism that the whole set exhales, from its borrowed script to its protagonists, who also seem taken from another era in which cinema, at least, seemed different.
This movie has the appealing of, with its 80s-vibes nostalgia, knowing how...
- 5/13/2023
- by Martin Cid
- Martin Cid Magazine - Movies
Jcvd gets mean in this exclusive first-look still from neo-noir action film Darkness of Man.
Directed by James Cullen Bressack, the L.A.-set feature — news of which was first unveiled by The Hollywood Reporter at the American Film Market in 2022 — sees the Jean-Claude Van Damme, the Muscles from Brussels, play an out-of-shape (well, for him) Interpol agent alongside a cast that includes Kristanna Loken, Emerson Min, Sticky Fingaz, Spencer Breslin, Andrey Ivchenko, Peter Jae and Nick Diaz.
Production has now wrapped on the film, which was written by Alethea Cho and Bressack from an original story devised by Bressack and Van Damme.
In Darkness of Man Van Damme portrays Russell Hatch, an Interpol operative who witnesses the death of his last informant in a routine raid gone wrong. Years later Hatch takes on a father figure role to the son of the informant, Jayden (Min). Set against the backdrop of Los Angeles,...
Directed by James Cullen Bressack, the L.A.-set feature — news of which was first unveiled by The Hollywood Reporter at the American Film Market in 2022 — sees the Jean-Claude Van Damme, the Muscles from Brussels, play an out-of-shape (well, for him) Interpol agent alongside a cast that includes Kristanna Loken, Emerson Min, Sticky Fingaz, Spencer Breslin, Andrey Ivchenko, Peter Jae and Nick Diaz.
Production has now wrapped on the film, which was written by Alethea Cho and Bressack from an original story devised by Bressack and Van Damme.
In Darkness of Man Van Damme portrays Russell Hatch, an Interpol operative who witnesses the death of his last informant in a routine raid gone wrong. Years later Hatch takes on a father figure role to the son of the informant, Jayden (Min). Set against the backdrop of Los Angeles,...
- 2/17/2023
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Andrey Ivchenko, the Ukrainian actor probably best recognized for his role as Russian hit man Grigori in the third season of Stranger Things, is set to star alongside Jean-Claude Van Damme in the neo-noir action film Darkness of Man.
The L.A.-set film — first announced at the American Film Market in November, where it was introduced to buyers by Vmi Worldwide — comes from director James Cullen Bressack, who co-wrote the script with Alethea Cho from an original story he devised alongside Van Damme. Bressack also produces alongside Jarrett Furst.
Darkness of Man sees Van Damme play Hatch, an Interpol operative who must protect the son of a murdered informant from a group of merciless gangs. The Hollywood Reporter understands that Ivchenko, also known for xXx: Return of Xander Cage, is set to star as the head of the Russian mob and a ruthless, smart and calculated businessman who has been crossed by Hatch,...
The L.A.-set film — first announced at the American Film Market in November, where it was introduced to buyers by Vmi Worldwide — comes from director James Cullen Bressack, who co-wrote the script with Alethea Cho from an original story he devised alongside Van Damme. Bressack also produces alongside Jarrett Furst.
Darkness of Man sees Van Damme play Hatch, an Interpol operative who must protect the son of a murdered informant from a group of merciless gangs. The Hollywood Reporter understands that Ivchenko, also known for xXx: Return of Xander Cage, is set to star as the head of the Russian mob and a ruthless, smart and calculated businessman who has been crossed by Hatch,...
- 1/17/2023
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Christopher Denham (Being the Ricardos) and Josh Zuckerman (The Offer) have signed on for roles in Christopher Nolan’s film Oppenheimer for Universal Pictures, which is currently in production.
They join an ensemble led by Cillian Murphy, which also includes Emily Blunt, Florence Pugh, Robert Downey Jr., Matt Damon, Rami Malek, Benny Safdie, Josh Hartnett, Dane DeHaan, Jack Quaid, Matthew Modine, Dylan Arnold, David Krumholtz, Alden Ehrenreich, David Dastmalchian, Olli Haaskivi, Jason Clarke, James D’Arcy, Michael Angarano, Guy Burnet, Danny Deferrari, Matthias Schweighöfer, Gary Oldman, Harrison Gilbertson, Emma Dumont, Devon Bostick and Trond Fausa, as previously announced.
Nolan’s latest is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird and the late Martin J. Sherwin. Murphy stars as Oppenheimer, the theoretical physicist whose work on the Manhattan Project led to the creation of the atomic bomb. Details with...
They join an ensemble led by Cillian Murphy, which also includes Emily Blunt, Florence Pugh, Robert Downey Jr., Matt Damon, Rami Malek, Benny Safdie, Josh Hartnett, Dane DeHaan, Jack Quaid, Matthew Modine, Dylan Arnold, David Krumholtz, Alden Ehrenreich, David Dastmalchian, Olli Haaskivi, Jason Clarke, James D’Arcy, Michael Angarano, Guy Burnet, Danny Deferrari, Matthias Schweighöfer, Gary Oldman, Harrison Gilbertson, Emma Dumont, Devon Bostick and Trond Fausa, as previously announced.
Nolan’s latest is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird and the late Martin J. Sherwin. Murphy stars as Oppenheimer, the theoretical physicist whose work on the Manhattan Project led to the creation of the atomic bomb. Details with...
- 4/4/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
One of the kindest drag queens ever to grace the runway on the Emmy-winning RuPaul’s Drag Race Nina West has signed with HG5 Entertainment for management representation.
West, whose alter ego is Columbus, Ohio native Andrew Levitt, appeared on the 11th season of VH1’s RuPaul’s Drag Race where she placed sixth and took home the prestigious honor Miss Congeniality. She recently made a guest appearance on season 13 of the reality drag queen competition.
In addition, West, made history at the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards when she became the first-ever person to walk the carpet in full drag, while her Drag Race season won five Primetime Emmy Awards including Best Reality Competition Show.
Her animated short Coaster was shortlisted for a 2020 Oscar and she hosts the podcast Dragcast with Nina West which has featured guests Glenn Close, Patricia Clarkson, Daisy Ridley, Jared Harris, Tituss Burgess, Kristin Chenoweth, among others. She...
West, whose alter ego is Columbus, Ohio native Andrew Levitt, appeared on the 11th season of VH1’s RuPaul’s Drag Race where she placed sixth and took home the prestigious honor Miss Congeniality. She recently made a guest appearance on season 13 of the reality drag queen competition.
In addition, West, made history at the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards when she became the first-ever person to walk the carpet in full drag, while her Drag Race season won five Primetime Emmy Awards including Best Reality Competition Show.
Her animated short Coaster was shortlisted for a 2020 Oscar and she hosts the podcast Dragcast with Nina West which has featured guests Glenn Close, Patricia Clarkson, Daisy Ridley, Jared Harris, Tituss Burgess, Kristin Chenoweth, among others. She...
- 3/29/2021
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Hollywood loves a good baddie, and for the last 50 or so years, a large proportion of those villains have been Russian. Take Ivan Drago (Dolph Lundgren), who killed Apollo Creed in the ring in “Rocky IV,” or Ivan Korshunov (Gary Oldman), who hijacked the President’s plane in “Air Force One,” or more recently the Terminator-like Grigori (Andrey Ivchenko), battling Jim Hopper in the latest season of “Stranger Things.”
Between the Cold War’s impact on the American consciousness and more recent allegations of Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election and President Trump’s entanglement with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Hollywood has utilized Russians and people from the former Soviet Union as the bad guys for decades. However, two of this year’s TV shows are trying to re-frame the narrative a little: HBO’s “Catherine the Great” and “Chernobyl.”
In “Catherine the Great,” which premieres Oct. 21, Helen Mirren...
Between the Cold War’s impact on the American consciousness and more recent allegations of Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election and President Trump’s entanglement with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Hollywood has utilized Russians and people from the former Soviet Union as the bad guys for decades. However, two of this year’s TV shows are trying to re-frame the narrative a little: HBO’s “Catherine the Great” and “Chernobyl.”
In “Catherine the Great,” which premieres Oct. 21, Helen Mirren...
- 10/21/2019
- by Will Thorne
- Variety Film + TV
Get Out, Logan, The Lego Batman Movie and more movies to watch at home in May!Get Out, Logan, The Lego Batman Movie and more movies to watch at home in May!Zachary Dent5/2/2017 1:08:00 Pm
If you missed out on some of this year's biggest hits when they were in theatres this month, you won't have to look any further than the Cineplex Store! We're highlighting 5 of the new films being added to the store in May! Also this month, rent any 4 titles from the Cineplex Store, and get 400 bonus Scene points. For more details, click here! Also be sure to check out our weekly Movie for a Loonie deal! Each week, we select a title that is available to rent for 1 dollar (or a redemption of 100 Scene points)! For more details, click here! xXx: Return of Xander Cage
Available to buy on May 2nd (Get 2x the...
If you missed out on some of this year's biggest hits when they were in theatres this month, you won't have to look any further than the Cineplex Store! We're highlighting 5 of the new films being added to the store in May! Also this month, rent any 4 titles from the Cineplex Store, and get 400 bonus Scene points. For more details, click here! Also be sure to check out our weekly Movie for a Loonie deal! Each week, we select a title that is available to rent for 1 dollar (or a redemption of 100 Scene points)! For more details, click here! xXx: Return of Xander Cage
Available to buy on May 2nd (Get 2x the...
- 5/2/2017
- by Zachary Dent
- Cineplex
Bad to the Bone: Canadian Spotlight featuring xXx: Return of Xander Cage star, Andrey Ivchenko Bad to the Bone: Canadian Spotlight featuring xXx: Return of Xander Cage star, Andrey Ivchenko Marni Weisz - Editor, Cineplex Magazine1/18/2017 3:47:00 Pm
Born 45 years ago in Zaporozhye, Ukraine, when it was still a part of the Soviet Union, Andrey Ivchenko fell in love with the America he saw in movies and wanted to move to the U.S. and become an actor. “Nice cars, palm trees, beaches, American Dream,” he recalls in his still thick accent.
But it was too hard to get into the U.S., so in 2005 — after a mandatory stint in the Soviet military and earning a degree in kinesiology — Ivchenko moved to Toronto instead.
He honed his craft, got small roles in TV series like Nikita (Tupelov Guard #1), The Firm (Russian Soldier #2) and Falling Skies (Armed Fighter), and happily became a Canadian citizen.
Born 45 years ago in Zaporozhye, Ukraine, when it was still a part of the Soviet Union, Andrey Ivchenko fell in love with the America he saw in movies and wanted to move to the U.S. and become an actor. “Nice cars, palm trees, beaches, American Dream,” he recalls in his still thick accent.
But it was too hard to get into the U.S., so in 2005 — after a mandatory stint in the Soviet military and earning a degree in kinesiology — Ivchenko moved to Toronto instead.
He honed his craft, got small roles in TV series like Nikita (Tupelov Guard #1), The Firm (Russian Soldier #2) and Falling Skies (Armed Fighter), and happily became a Canadian citizen.
- 1/18/2017
- by Marni Weisz - Editor, Cineplex Magazine
- Cineplex
Xander Cage isn’t the only Triple X agent poised to make a comeback in this month’s xXx: Return of Xander Cage – Darius Stone, the former Us Navy Seal not seen since 2005’s woeful action sequel State of the Union, swings back just in time to save the day in this all-new TV spot for D.J. Caruso’s actioner.
Played once again by the inimitable Ice Cube, this is the first official confirmation that Darius Stone will feature in Return of Xander Cage, and we fully expect Samuel L. Jackson’s wise-cracking Agent Gibbons – the driving force behind the super-secret Triple X program – to be the one to unite the likeminded adrenaline junkies in the first place. Vin Diesel’s title lead will need all the help he can muster, too, now that a superweapon called Pandora’s Box – one capable of controlling all of America’s satellites while...
Played once again by the inimitable Ice Cube, this is the first official confirmation that Darius Stone will feature in Return of Xander Cage, and we fully expect Samuel L. Jackson’s wise-cracking Agent Gibbons – the driving force behind the super-secret Triple X program – to be the one to unite the likeminded adrenaline junkies in the first place. Vin Diesel’s title lead will need all the help he can muster, too, now that a superweapon called Pandora’s Box – one capable of controlling all of America’s satellites while...
- 1/13/2017
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Intense Clip For xXx: Return Of Xander Cage Finds Vin Diesel’s Thrill-Seeker Soaring Through The Air
Xander Cage is, first and foremost, a daredevil. First introduced more than a decade ago in Rob Cohen’s gleefully over-the-top actioner xXx, over the years Cage has been unwittingly pushed to the sidelines as Vin Diesel’s attention was drawn to the Fast and Furious franchise.
Even at eight films in, Universal’s lucrative street-racing series continues to rake in the big numbers at the international box office – its latest installment, The Fate of the Furious, is on course for April 14, 2017 – but Diesel has carved out room on his busy schedule to revive his forgotten action hero, and so we stand on the cusp of xXx: Return Of Xander Cage.
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Headed up by director D.J. Caruso, Return of Xander Cage looks set to deliver a riotous romp of B-movie proportions, with...
Even at eight films in, Universal’s lucrative street-racing series continues to rake in the big numbers at the international box office – its latest installment, The Fate of the Furious, is on course for April 14, 2017 – but Diesel has carved out room on his busy schedule to revive his forgotten action hero, and so we stand on the cusp of xXx: Return Of Xander Cage.
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- 1/6/2017
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Proving that he still very much lives for this shit, Vin Diesel’s adrenaline junkie gives chase in this wild new clip for xXx: The Return of Xander Cage.
Seen here tearing up the jungle in pursuit of Rogue One star Donnie Yen – he’s on board as “deadly alpha warrior” Xiang – Diesel’s returning Xander Cage hasn’t lost his appetite for outrageous stunts, and by the end of today’s sizzle reel, both Xander and Xiang are racing motorcycles toward open water.
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Yep, it can only be the xXx franchise. And though it may be considered Vin Diesel’s vehicle through and through – heck, the subtitle champions his comeback as though it’s the second coming – The Return of Xander Cage touts an international ensemble cast featuring Bollywood star Deepika Padukone, Samuel L. Jackson,...
Seen here tearing up the jungle in pursuit of Rogue One star Donnie Yen – he’s on board as “deadly alpha warrior” Xiang – Diesel’s returning Xander Cage hasn’t lost his appetite for outrageous stunts, and by the end of today’s sizzle reel, both Xander and Xiang are racing motorcycles toward open water.
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Yep, it can only be the xXx franchise. And though it may be considered Vin Diesel’s vehicle through and through – heck, the subtitle champions his comeback as though it’s the second coming – The Return of Xander Cage touts an international ensemble cast featuring Bollywood star Deepika Padukone, Samuel L. Jackson,...
- 12/22/2016
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
After that electrifying new preview dropped a couple of weeks back for xXx: The Return Of Xander Cage, we now have another new look at the film arriving in the form of an international trailer. This one, however, takes the focus off Vin Diesel and instead shines the spotlight on his co-star, Ruby Rose.
It’s a shorter preview than what came before, but it’s no less exciting, as we’re treated to a montage of some explosive action scenes showing off the Australian actress looking totally badass in the role of sniper Adele Wolff. We don’t know very much about her character just yet, or how heavily she’ll factor into things, but if Paramount is dedicating an entire preview to her, we imagine that she’ll be important in xXX: The Return of Xander Cage.
From the official plot summary, we learnt that Diesel’s Cage...
It’s a shorter preview than what came before, but it’s no less exciting, as we’re treated to a montage of some explosive action scenes showing off the Australian actress looking totally badass in the role of sniper Adele Wolff. We don’t know very much about her character just yet, or how heavily she’ll factor into things, but if Paramount is dedicating an entire preview to her, we imagine that she’ll be important in xXX: The Return of Xander Cage.
From the official plot summary, we learnt that Diesel’s Cage...
- 11/19/2016
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Xander Cage is back – and don’t we know all about it.
Bouncing off yesterday’s character posters, an electrifying new trailer for xXx: The Return Of Xander Cage has muscled its way onto the interwebs, and it welcomes the return of Vin Diesel’s adrenaline junkie in style. Forget the self-imposed exile and lapping up the sunshine in Bora Bora, Xander Cage is pulled back into the shady world of double-crossing operatives and power-mongering baddies when an impossibly powerful weapon known as Pandora’s Box emerges. It’s fallen into the wrong hands, as these things tend to do, gifting terrorists control of all the military satellites orbiting Earth. As this is the xXx series, expect enough “deadpan wit and badass attitude” to sink a ship.
I Am Number Four‘s D.J. Caruso is the director at the helm here, presiding over an eclectic cast that includes Bollywood star Deepika Padukone,...
Bouncing off yesterday’s character posters, an electrifying new trailer for xXx: The Return Of Xander Cage has muscled its way onto the interwebs, and it welcomes the return of Vin Diesel’s adrenaline junkie in style. Forget the self-imposed exile and lapping up the sunshine in Bora Bora, Xander Cage is pulled back into the shady world of double-crossing operatives and power-mongering baddies when an impossibly powerful weapon known as Pandora’s Box emerges. It’s fallen into the wrong hands, as these things tend to do, gifting terrorists control of all the military satellites orbiting Earth. As this is the xXx series, expect enough “deadpan wit and badass attitude” to sink a ship.
I Am Number Four‘s D.J. Caruso is the director at the helm here, presiding over an eclectic cast that includes Bollywood star Deepika Padukone,...
- 11/1/2016
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Against all odds, and that’s including a middling sequel that almost sentenced the action series to an early grave, Xander Cage is gearing up for an appropriately flamboyant comeback in 2017 with the release of xXx: The Return of Xander Cage.
Heralding Vin Diesel’s return as the title character, The Return of Xander Cage is packed to the rafters with a truly eclectic cast, and features everyone from John Wick: Chapter 2 star Ruby Rose to Neymar Jr., the Brazilian playmaker currently leading the strike force at Fc Barcelona.
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Elsewhere in the gallery below, you’ll be able to catch a glimpse of Diesel’s other co-stars, including Toni Collette, Furious 7 alum Tony Jaa, Nina Dobrev, Deepika Padukone and Andrey Ivchenko as the film’s big bad. What’s curious is that there’s no sign of Samuel L. Jackson as Nsa Agent Augustus Gibbons.
Heralding Vin Diesel’s return as the title character, The Return of Xander Cage is packed to the rafters with a truly eclectic cast, and features everyone from John Wick: Chapter 2 star Ruby Rose to Neymar Jr., the Brazilian playmaker currently leading the strike force at Fc Barcelona.
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Elsewhere in the gallery below, you’ll be able to catch a glimpse of Diesel’s other co-stars, including Toni Collette, Furious 7 alum Tony Jaa, Nina Dobrev, Deepika Padukone and Andrey Ivchenko as the film’s big bad. What’s curious is that there’s no sign of Samuel L. Jackson as Nsa Agent Augustus Gibbons.
- 10/31/2016
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
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Before the return of Dominic Toretto in April, Vin Diesel will be staging a comeback for another of his action heroes in xXx: The Return of Xander Cage. No prizes for guessing who.
Hot on the heels of last week’s trailer, which evoked memories of box office flop Hitman: Agent 47 in all the wrong ways, Diesel has now shared a new video from set, taking you behind the scenes of D.J. Caruso’s (I Am Number Four) franchise revival.
Ensuring that Vin Diesel was back in the driving seat naturally proved instrumental in getting the third installment off the ground, particularly after the A-lister remained on the sidelines for the Ice Cube-fronted State of the Union, but Samuel L. Jackson returning as Nsa Agent Augustus Gibbons is also a massive coup.
He’s absent in this set video, however, which instead places newcomer Deepika Padukone front and center.
Before the return of Dominic Toretto in April, Vin Diesel will be staging a comeback for another of his action heroes in xXx: The Return of Xander Cage. No prizes for guessing who.
Hot on the heels of last week’s trailer, which evoked memories of box office flop Hitman: Agent 47 in all the wrong ways, Diesel has now shared a new video from set, taking you behind the scenes of D.J. Caruso’s (I Am Number Four) franchise revival.
Ensuring that Vin Diesel was back in the driving seat naturally proved instrumental in getting the third installment off the ground, particularly after the A-lister remained on the sidelines for the Ice Cube-fronted State of the Union, but Samuel L. Jackson returning as Nsa Agent Augustus Gibbons is also a massive coup.
He’s absent in this set video, however, which instead places newcomer Deepika Padukone front and center.
- 7/28/2016
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Played to a similarly remixed version of “Voodoo Child” that accompanied the reveal trailer of Aleksander Bach’s middling Hitman: Agent 47, Paramount has premiered the bat-shit insane new trailer for xXx 3 that heralds The Return of Xander Cage, Vin Diesel’s musclebound adrenaline junkie that clearly hasn’t lost his edges in the intervening years since the cult actioner of 2002.
Tethered with a January release date – often the dumping ground for Hollywood studios – and a fairly generic, run-of-the-mill trailer, it’s difficult to muster any excitement for xXx: The Return of Xander Cage, and that’s even factoring in the callbacks to Diesel’s breakout as the rogue agent.
Alas, we’ll reserve full judgement until the turn of the year. The Return of Xander Cage boasts a cast that encompasses Bollywood star Deepika Padukone, Toni Collette, the returning Samuel L. Jackson, Furious 7 co-star Tony Jaa, Conor McGregor,...
Tethered with a January release date – often the dumping ground for Hollywood studios – and a fairly generic, run-of-the-mill trailer, it’s difficult to muster any excitement for xXx: The Return of Xander Cage, and that’s even factoring in the callbacks to Diesel’s breakout as the rogue agent.
Alas, we’ll reserve full judgement until the turn of the year. The Return of Xander Cage boasts a cast that encompasses Bollywood star Deepika Padukone, Toni Collette, the returning Samuel L. Jackson, Furious 7 co-star Tony Jaa, Conor McGregor,...
- 7/19/2016
- by Michael Briers
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Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez has joined the ensemble of Vin Diesel’s xXx: The Return of Xander Cage, The Wrap has learned.
Starring alongside the likes of Orange is the New Black‘s Ruby Rose, Nina Dobrev and Bollywood star Deepika Padukone, it’s understood Gutierrez has boarded the action sequel as one love interest to Xander Cage, Diesel’s hardboiled sports extremist that is on course to whip up a storm in early 2017.
Left on the sidelines while rapper-cum-actor Ice Cube headlined the series in State of the Union, The Return of Xander Cage is all about Vin Diesel’s renegade reprising his role as a government agent, sent off on a mission to track the deadly Xiang and a mysterious weapon known only as Pandora’s Box. Could it be an evolution of the chemical weapon glimpsed in the original film? Or something new entirely?
Circling back to Gutierrez,...
Starring alongside the likes of Orange is the New Black‘s Ruby Rose, Nina Dobrev and Bollywood star Deepika Padukone, it’s understood Gutierrez has boarded the action sequel as one love interest to Xander Cage, Diesel’s hardboiled sports extremist that is on course to whip up a storm in early 2017.
Left on the sidelines while rapper-cum-actor Ice Cube headlined the series in State of the Union, The Return of Xander Cage is all about Vin Diesel’s renegade reprising his role as a government agent, sent off on a mission to track the deadly Xiang and a mysterious weapon known only as Pandora’s Box. Could it be an evolution of the chemical weapon glimpsed in the original film? Or something new entirely?
Circling back to Gutierrez,...
- 3/2/2016
- by Michael Briers
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It’s official: Vin Diesel’s long-rumored action sequel xXx: The Return of Xander Cage finally has a release date to call its own – January 20, 2017.
Paramount Pictures made the announcement, after recently closing a deal to distribute the sequel-cum-reboot domestically. D.J. Caruso (I Am Number Four) is at the helm, welcoming back Diesel’s Xander Cage – who was presumed dead the last time the action franchise appeared on the big screen in State of the Union – for a fresh batch of explosive action sequences and gruff one-liners.
Dusting himself off from a seemingly one-way trip to Bora Bora, Cage reluctantly reprises his role as a government agent, accepting a mission that sends him off on the hunt for an elusive weapon known as Pandora’s Box.
Joining Diesel for The Return of Xander Cage are Bollywood star Deepika Padukone, Toni Collette, the returning Samuel L. Jackson, Furious 7 co-star Tony Jaa,...
Paramount Pictures made the announcement, after recently closing a deal to distribute the sequel-cum-reboot domestically. D.J. Caruso (I Am Number Four) is at the helm, welcoming back Diesel’s Xander Cage – who was presumed dead the last time the action franchise appeared on the big screen in State of the Union – for a fresh batch of explosive action sequences and gruff one-liners.
Dusting himself off from a seemingly one-way trip to Bora Bora, Cage reluctantly reprises his role as a government agent, accepting a mission that sends him off on the hunt for an elusive weapon known as Pandora’s Box.
Joining Diesel for The Return of Xander Cage are Bollywood star Deepika Padukone, Toni Collette, the returning Samuel L. Jackson, Furious 7 co-star Tony Jaa,...
- 2/25/2016
- by Michael Briers
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Another day, another boatload of photos emerging from the set of xXx: The Return of Xander Cage via Vin Diesel’s social feeds.
On this occasion, Orange is the New Black starlet Ruby Rose is pictured having fun behind-the-scenes, while there’s also a still of Donnie Yen – who recently supplanted Jet Li on the action threequel – filming a scene with Diesel.
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Reprising the role of the titular sports extremist, Diesel initially marked the start of production with an early shot of himself riding a stunt bike against a humungous green screen, bikini-clad woman in tow. But if you’re worried that The Return of Xander Cage will lean too heavily on CGI effects, don’t; the fan-favorite actor shared a photo alongside the film’s stunt coach in preparation for a scene.
You know those days when everything goes right in training,...
Another day, another boatload of photos emerging from the set of xXx: The Return of Xander Cage via Vin Diesel’s social feeds.
On this occasion, Orange is the New Black starlet Ruby Rose is pictured having fun behind-the-scenes, while there’s also a still of Donnie Yen – who recently supplanted Jet Li on the action threequel – filming a scene with Diesel.
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Reprising the role of the titular sports extremist, Diesel initially marked the start of production with an early shot of himself riding a stunt bike against a humungous green screen, bikini-clad woman in tow. But if you’re worried that The Return of Xander Cage will lean too heavily on CGI effects, don’t; the fan-favorite actor shared a photo alongside the film’s stunt coach in preparation for a scene.
You know those days when everything goes right in training,...
- 2/22/2016
- by Michael Briers
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Good news and bad news is trickling out of Vin Diesel’s xXx: The Return of Xander Cage today, with the actor himself taking to Facebook to confirm that Ip Man star Donnie Yen has been brought in to replace Jet Li in the action threequel.
It’s a change of pace for Diesel’s PR parade, who has been releasing a steady stream of set photos since production kicked off. At the time of writing, no reason was given for the departure of the Chinese action expert.
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Behind the lens for The Return of Xander Cage is D.J. Caruso (I am Number Four), who is pictured above opposite Diesel and newcomer Donnie Yen. Much like Li’s exit, there’s no official announcement detailing Yen’s role in the film, though a brief synopsis gives us an indication of what to expect in Caruso’s actioner.
It’s a change of pace for Diesel’s PR parade, who has been releasing a steady stream of set photos since production kicked off. At the time of writing, no reason was given for the departure of the Chinese action expert.
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Behind the lens for The Return of Xander Cage is D.J. Caruso (I am Number Four), who is pictured above opposite Diesel and newcomer Donnie Yen. Much like Li’s exit, there’s no official announcement detailing Yen’s role in the film, though a brief synopsis gives us an indication of what to expect in Caruso’s actioner.
- 2/15/2016
- by Michael Briers
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Upholding the open dialog with his legions of fans, actor Vin Diesel took to Facebook and Instagram to share a fresh batch of set photos from xXx: The Return of Xander Cage.
With production now in full swing for the 2017 action sequel, fans have been treated to an early peek at Diesel’s sports extremist back in action, the newcomers to the cast – including Bollywood Star Deepika Padukone – and a very recognizable fur coat.
D.J. Caruso will herald the return of Xander Cage from behind the lens, and Diesel recently posted a heartfelt message welcoming the dormant franchise back from the brink.
“The Director, producers and myself sitting in wonder as we take in the artistry of the many craftsmen that have built these amazing sets. You can tell the first day what level of crew you will be working with and it is clear that XxX has the very best.
Upholding the open dialog with his legions of fans, actor Vin Diesel took to Facebook and Instagram to share a fresh batch of set photos from xXx: The Return of Xander Cage.
With production now in full swing for the 2017 action sequel, fans have been treated to an early peek at Diesel’s sports extremist back in action, the newcomers to the cast – including Bollywood Star Deepika Padukone – and a very recognizable fur coat.
D.J. Caruso will herald the return of Xander Cage from behind the lens, and Diesel recently posted a heartfelt message welcoming the dormant franchise back from the brink.
“The Director, producers and myself sitting in wonder as we take in the artistry of the many craftsmen that have built these amazing sets. You can tell the first day what level of crew you will be working with and it is clear that XxX has the very best.
- 2/11/2016
- by Michael Briers
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Ever the one to maintain an open dialogue with his legions of fans via social media, Vin Diesel has shared another image from the set of action threequel xXx: The Return Of Xander Cage, this time offering up our first look at Bollywood superstar Deepika Padukone.
Having officially eased into production earlier this week, the latest still arrives on the heels of a pair of set photos – once again, hailing from Diesel – that teased some early stuntwork, along with Vin Diesel collaborating with director D.J. Caruso.
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What remains unclear at this stage is how exactly Padukone filters into the story. It’s no secret that the xXx franchise has been guilty of underserving its female leads in the past, though we’re holding out hope that the Bollywood actress gets her fair share of the limelight, perhaps in a similar vein to Asia Argento’s role in the 2002 original.
Having officially eased into production earlier this week, the latest still arrives on the heels of a pair of set photos – once again, hailing from Diesel – that teased some early stuntwork, along with Vin Diesel collaborating with director D.J. Caruso.
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What remains unclear at this stage is how exactly Padukone filters into the story. It’s no secret that the xXx franchise has been guilty of underserving its female leads in the past, though we’re holding out hope that the Bollywood actress gets her fair share of the limelight, perhaps in a similar vein to Asia Argento’s role in the 2002 original.
- 2/5/2016
- by Michael Briers
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Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines. Vin Diesel has shared the very first set photos from xXx: The Return of Xander Cage, reprising his role as the titular cocksure agent just as production gets underway.
Acting as the culmination of a casting spree, the first image arrives by way of Diesel himself, showcasing the actor revving the engine of a stunt bike against a humungous green screen, bikini-clad woman in tow. Straddling the bike’s handlebars in a way that is decidedly not safe for life – let alone safe for work – it’s clear D.J. Caruso’s actioner has hit the ground running.
Speaking of which, the director also posted a second image, documenting the formative days of The Return of Xander Cage. It’s designed more to showcase life on set between those riotous stunts, with Diesel, Caurso and a handful of producers featuring in the shot.
Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines. Vin Diesel has shared the very first set photos from xXx: The Return of Xander Cage, reprising his role as the titular cocksure agent just as production gets underway.
Acting as the culmination of a casting spree, the first image arrives by way of Diesel himself, showcasing the actor revving the engine of a stunt bike against a humungous green screen, bikini-clad woman in tow. Straddling the bike’s handlebars in a way that is decidedly not safe for life – let alone safe for work – it’s clear D.J. Caruso’s actioner has hit the ground running.
Speaking of which, the director also posted a second image, documenting the formative days of The Return of Xander Cage. It’s designed more to showcase life on set between those riotous stunts, with Diesel, Caurso and a handful of producers featuring in the shot.
- 2/1/2016
- by Michael Briers
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Remember that perpetual silence that clouded action sequel xXx: The Return of Xander Cage? One resounding “I live for this shit!” battle cry from Vin Diesel later and the floodgates have now opened for D.J. Caruso’s threequel, with the casting news arriving thick and fast.
And so, what began with the relatively humble addition of Indian star Deepika Padukone, Furious 7 cohort Tony Jaa and Irish Ufc champ Conor McGregor has now led to a burgeoning ensemble that includes action veteran Jet Li, Russian actor Andrey Ivchenko and, more recently, the addition of Academy Award-nominee Toni Collette (The Sixth Sense, Little Miss Sunshine).
The Hollywood Reporter has the scoop, revealing that Collette has been brought aboard for the role of a high-ranking bureaucrat pulling the strings behind the scenes for one of the leading secret intelligence agencies. Whether that places Collette’s newcomer as a hero or adversary to...
And so, what began with the relatively humble addition of Indian star Deepika Padukone, Furious 7 cohort Tony Jaa and Irish Ufc champ Conor McGregor has now led to a burgeoning ensemble that includes action veteran Jet Li, Russian actor Andrey Ivchenko and, more recently, the addition of Academy Award-nominee Toni Collette (The Sixth Sense, Little Miss Sunshine).
The Hollywood Reporter has the scoop, revealing that Collette has been brought aboard for the role of a high-ranking bureaucrat pulling the strings behind the scenes for one of the leading secret intelligence agencies. Whether that places Collette’s newcomer as a hero or adversary to...
- 1/29/2016
- by Michael Briers
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Casting is beginning to heat up on the set of Vin Diesel’s long-awaited action sequel xXx: The Return of Xander Cage, with Variety reporting that Russian actor Andrey Ivchenko will give Diesel’s cocksure agent a run for his money as the film’s lead villain.
Ivchenko, best known for his recurring role in TNT’s Falling Skies, now joins a cast that already boasts Jet Li, Nina Dobrev, Ruby Rose of Orange is the New Black fame, Bollywood starlet Deepika Padukone and Irish Ufc champ Conor McGregor. According to Variety, Ivchenko is just one of the big bads Diesel is set to lock horns with, given that earlier reports revealed Li also joined the threequel as a potential adversary.
In the works over at Revolution Studios, for the longest time it appeared as though the character of Xander Cage had been unceremoniously killed off for good – in Bora Bora,...
Ivchenko, best known for his recurring role in TNT’s Falling Skies, now joins a cast that already boasts Jet Li, Nina Dobrev, Ruby Rose of Orange is the New Black fame, Bollywood starlet Deepika Padukone and Irish Ufc champ Conor McGregor. According to Variety, Ivchenko is just one of the big bads Diesel is set to lock horns with, given that earlier reports revealed Li also joined the threequel as a potential adversary.
In the works over at Revolution Studios, for the longest time it appeared as though the character of Xander Cage had been unceremoniously killed off for good – in Bora Bora,...
- 1/27/2016
- by Michael Briers
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Stranger Things Season 3 continues the strong tradition of compelling Russian characters in pop culture.
The following contains Stranger Things Season 3 spoilers.
In hindsight, it's a little surprising that it took Stranger Things this long to introduce "The Russians."
Stranger Things is infamously a nostalgic throwback to '80s culture - both real and pop - and there are fewer important mainstays in '80s pop art than the ever-nefarious Russian. Stranger Things Season 3 finally decides to live up to its Red Dawn and Rocky IV '80s forefathers by introducing some Soviets of its own.
further reading: Stranger Things Season 3 - Inside the Summer of Strange
In Stranger Things Season 3, the Soviet government and Russian soldiers and scientists fulfill the role of the boogeyman as they so frequently did throughout the Cold War era. In fact, Russians of many dispositions have been mainstays in American art for a long time.
Stranger Things Season 3 continues the strong tradition of compelling Russian characters in pop culture.
The following contains Stranger Things Season 3 spoilers.
In hindsight, it's a little surprising that it took Stranger Things this long to introduce "The Russians."
Stranger Things is infamously a nostalgic throwback to '80s culture - both real and pop - and there are fewer important mainstays in '80s pop art than the ever-nefarious Russian. Stranger Things Season 3 finally decides to live up to its Red Dawn and Rocky IV '80s forefathers by introducing some Soviets of its own.
further reading: Stranger Things Season 3 - Inside the Summer of Strange
In Stranger Things Season 3, the Soviet government and Russian soldiers and scientists fulfill the role of the boogeyman as they so frequently did throughout the Cold War era. In fact, Russians of many dispositions have been mainstays in American art for a long time.
- 2/18/2015
- Den of Geek
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