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In the third installment of the action film franchise, Vin Diesel's Xander Cage will be up against a deadly alpha warrior named Xiang.

• Feb 12, 2016

AceShowbiz - "XXX: The Return of Xander Cage" has been teased in some on-set pictures shared by Vin Diesel, but what the story will be about? The question is now answered as the official synopsis has been released.

According to a press release, "the third explosive chapter of the blockbuster franchise that redefined the spy thriller finds extreme athlete turned government operative Xander Cage (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."

It continues, "Packed with the series' signature deadpan wit and bad-ass attitude, 'xXx: THE 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."

Through the press release, it's also announced that Paramount Pictures will distribute the film worldwide. Revolution CEO Vince Totino, who is executive producing the movie with COO Scott Hemming, says, "We are extremely pleased to ... bring this fan-favorite franchise back to the screen. 'xXx' is one of the jewels in Revolution's rich library of commercially successful and acclaimed films, and now with Vin on board, a great script and director D.J. Caruso on hand, we are poised to deliver a worthy successor."

Filming is currently underway in Toronto and will also take place in the Dominican Republic. Diesel is joined in the cast by Samuel L. Jackson, Ruby Rose, Nina Dobrev, Jet Li, Conor McGregor, Deepika Padukone and Tony Jaa. A new set photo posted by Diesel on his Facebook page confirms that Hong Kong actor Donnie Yen will also star in the movie.