XXX: Return of Xander Cage

xXx: Return of Xander Cage
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	D. J. Caruso
Produced by	Joe Roth Jeff Kirschenbaum Vin Diesel Samantha Vincent
Written by	F. Scott Frazier
Based on	Characters by Rich Wilkes
Starring	Vin Diesel Donnie Yen Deepika Padukone Kris Wu Ruby Rose Tony Jaa Nina Dobrev Toni Collette Samuel L. Jackson
Music by	Brian Tyler Robert Lydecker
Cinematography	Russell Carpenter
Edited by	Jim Page Vince Filippone
Production company	Paramount Pictures One Race Films Revolution Studios Roth Kirschenbaum Films
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	January 5, 2017 (2017-01-05) (Mexico City) January 20, 2017 (2017-01-20) (United States)
Running time	107 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$85 million
Box office	$229.6 million

xXx: Return of Xander Cage (released as xXx: Reactivated in some countries) is a 2017 American action film directed by D. J. Caruso and written by F. Scott Frazier. It stars Vin Diesel, Donnie Yen, Deepika Padukone, Kris Wu, Ruby Rose, Tony Jaa, Nina Dobrev, Toni Collette and Samuel L. Jackson. It is the third installment in the xXx franchise and a sequel to both xXx (2002) and xXx: State of the Union (2005). Unlike the previous films, which were distributed by Columbia Pictures, the film was released by Paramount Pictures on January 20, 2017, in 2D, RealD 3D and IMAX 3D.

This also marks the first film produced by Revolution Studios in ten years since 2007's The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep. It received mixed reviews from film critics and has grossed $229 million worldwide against a production budget of $85 million.

NSA Agent Augustus Gibbons (Samuel L. Jackson) attempts to recruit footballer Neymar Jr. for the xXx program when a satellite crashes in Brazil, apparently killing them both. Shortly afterwards, a team of four skilled individuals led by Xiang (Donnie Yen) infiltrates the highly guarded CIA headquarters in order to retrieve "Pandora's Box", a device which is capable of controlling satellites to crash at specific locations as warheads. CIA Agent Jane Marke (Toni Collette) tracks down former xXx operative Xander Cage (Vin Diesel), who faked his death and has been living in self-imposed exile in the Dominican Republic, and convinces him to return to active service to retrieve the device.