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Vin Diesel Acquires Film Rights for xXx Franchise, Will Star in xXx 4

April 17, 2018 | Posted by Jeffrey Harris
XXX - The Return of Xander Cage - Vin Diesel (L-R) Ruby Rose as Adele Yusef, Nina Dobrev as Rebecca Clearidge, Tony Gonzalez as Paul Donovan, and Vin Diesel as Xander Cage in xXx: RETURN OF XANDER CAGE by Paramount Pictures and Revolution Studios

The H Collective officially announced today that the film production company along with with Vin Diesel (Guardians of the Galaxy, Riddick, The Fast and the Furious film franchise) and his One Race Films banner have acquired the rights to the xXx franchise from Revolution Studios. Additionally, Diesel will reprise his role as Xander Cage in the upcoming sequel, xXx 4, which goes into production later this year.

D.J. Caruso, who directed the third film in the franchise xXx: The Return of Xander Cage, will return to direct the upcoming sequel. Joe Roth and Keff Kirschenbaum will produce the film with Diesel and Samantha Vincent for One Race Films and The H Collective.

The film franchise has collectively grossed over $1 billion at the worldwide box office. The last installment in the franchise, The Return of Xander Cage, pulled in over $346 million at the worldwide box office. Over $301 million of that number came from international box office receipts.

The H Collective CEO Nic Crawley stated on the news: “During my time at Paramount I was lucky to be involved in the development and distribution of xXx: Return of Xander Cage. The response from the Chinese box office was unprecedented. Bringing the next installment of the xXx franchise to The H Collective complements our diversified slate and mission to produce content for a global audience.”

The project will be financed by The H Collective alongside investment partners including Sparkle Roll Media, HCH Media, Dadi Cinema, and Angeleno Studio.

Production on xXx 4 is slated to start in December 2018. You can check out 411’s official review of last year’s xXx: The Return of Xander Cage RIGHT HERE.