Ice Cube Is the Secret Star of the New ‘xXx: Return of Xander Cage’ TV Spot
The cast of xXx: Return of Xander Cage is nothing short of ridiculous — in a good, mind-boggling way — combining the forces of Vin Diesel with Game of Thrones’ Rory McCann, Ruby Rose, Donnie Yen, and Nina Dobrev, and that’s not even half of the new team made up of “the good, the extreme, and the completely insane.” If you’re not too blown away by the prospect of motorcycling through waves, a new TV spot reveals the return of a familiar face.
For those of you who don’t remember (and I wouldn’t blame you) Ice Cube starred in the original movie’s sequel, xXx: State of the Union, as Cage’s replacement Darius Stone. It’s a bad movie, but nostalgia is nostalgia, and this new TV spot might be here to remind us of that. And Cube is not a bad actor, so if the rest of the movie can keep up, we might be in for quite a treat.
One thing’s for sure: the theme of family seems to have seeped in from the Fast & Furious franchise, as Cube blows up a truck full of villains while growling, “X takes care of its own.”
The third explosive chapter of the blockbuster franchise that redefined the spy thriller finds extreme athlete turned government operative Xander Cage (Vin Diesel) coming out of self-imposed exile and on a collision course with deadly alpha warrior Xiang and his team in a race to recover a sinister and seemingly unstoppable weapon known as Pandora’s Box. Recruiting an all-new group of thrill-seeking cohorts, Xander finds himself enmeshed in a deadly conspiracy that points to collusion at the highest levels of world governments. Packed with the series’ signature deadpan wit and bad-ass attitude, xXx: Return of Xander Cage will raise the bar on extreme action with some of the most mind-blowing stunts to ever be caught on film.
xXx: Return of Xander Cage hits theaters January 20.
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