Jennifer Avary
Nina Dobrev (“The Vampire Diaries”), Ruby Rose (“Orange is the New Black”) and Bollywood star Deepika Padukone are in talks to join Vin Diesel in “xXx: The Return of Xander Cage,” says The Hollywood Reporter.
Samuel L.Jackson is also onboard the film, which is due to start production later this month with D.J Caruso (“Disturbia”) at the helm.
Though the project is still without a distributor (Sony released the first two “xXx” movies), the trade says it looks like the title will go to Paramount.
The movie, which is being tailored – like “Fast & Furious” – to be a mix of laughs and action, will shoot in Toronto and the Philippines.
Dobrev will play a witty and sarcastic techie, while Padukone will play a huntress who happens to be Cage’s former lover. Rose will play a sniper.
