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The next xXx movie gets a director
Total Film News —
... Diesel-free sequel, he'll be back at the NSA after an eight year absence, thanks to a script by Terminator Salvation scribes John Brancato and Michael Ferris. Their work just got a quick polish from Richard Wilkes, who should know the character since he helped create him for the first movie. There's no word on exactly when it'll start shooting yet, but with a director aboard, it'll likely kick into high gear soon... [Source: THR] Do you want another xXx? Tell us... ...
xXx: Return Of Xander Cage Has A Director
Cinema Blend News —
xXx: Return Of Xander Cage Has A Director It looks like the third entry in the xXx franchise is go. It might even be worth paying attention to since, unlike the second entry, Vin Diesel is starring in it. THR says they even have a director. His name is Ericson Core and hes signed on to helm xXx: The Return of Xander Cage . The original xXx film starred Vin Diesel as an extreme sports star recruited to become a CIA operative. At the time I was, perhaps, the only person who loved it. Yet even I was out on the second film, xXx: State of the Union in which Vin was ...
XXX: The Return of Xander Cage Finds A New Director
/Film —
... THR reports that Ericson Core has signed on to helm the project. Who is Ericson Core? A USC Film School graduate, who started his career as a Director of Photography on such films as Payback, Mumford, The Fast and the Furious, and Daredevil. He refocused on directing commercials, before making his feature directorial debut with the Disney football film Invincible. ...
xXx: The Return of Xander Cage Gets Replacement Director
FirstShowing.net —
... Just in case you were worried that this project would never come to fruition (especially after director Rob Cohen dropped back in June) THR reports today that Ericson Core (Invincible) has been tapped to sit in the director's chair for the third installment of the action series xXx. We've known that Vin Diesel is coming back to reprise his role as Xander Cage for almost a year now, but since then the only news about the project was the uninspired hiring of John Brancato and Michael Ferris (Catwoman and ...
xXx: The Return of Xander Cage Gets a New Director
Film Junk —
... in order to take on Medieval , a movie he describes as “The Magnificent Seven in the Middle Ages”. Now a new director has been named as his replacement. According to The Hollywood Reporter , Ericson Core will direct xXx: The Return of Xander Cage , which Columbia is hoping to shoot early next year. Core directed the Mark Wahlberg football drama Invincible , and also an upcoming film called The Prodigy starring Richard Gere. He has a background as a cinematographer, having worked as DP on such movies as Payback , Daredevil , and The Fast and the Furious (where he ...
PRAYERS ANSWERED: XXX TO THE POWER OF XXX!
FilmDrunk.com —
... John Brancato and Michael Ferris (”Terminator Salvation”) wrote the script for “Xander Cage.” It involves Cage’s return to the National Security Agency after an eight-year absence. Richard Wilkes, who wrote the original movie, did a recent polish. [THR] ...
xXx: THE RETURN OF XANDER CAGE Has A New Director Now...
Ain't It Cool News - The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news. —
... way - will direct THE RETURN OF XANDER CAGE. Core directed (and was DP on) Mark Wahlberg's INVINCIBLE a few years back, and was also Director of Photography on Brian Helgeland's PAYBACK and the first FAST AND THE FURIOUS film. John Brancato and Michael Ferris ("Terminator Salvation") wrote the script for "Xander Cage." It involves Cage's return to the National Security Agency after an eight-year absence. Richard Wilkes, who wrote the original movie, did a recent polish. ..says THR HERE . Brancato and Ferris also wrote T3, the forthcoming Bruce Willis SF adventure ...
Third ‘XXX’ Film Scores a Director
We Are Movie Geeks —
... I know you were all holding your breath in anticipation for the next installment in the ‘XXX’ franchise, and, lucky you, it looks like things are moving along just fine. The Hollywood Reporter is reporting ‘XXX: The Return of Xander Cage’ has picked up a director. Ericson Core is stepping in to helm the film that sees the return of Vin Diesel as a former X-Games star turned secret government agent. ...
Ericson Core to Direct xXx 3
FilmoFilia —
... third installment in the franchise.
Core has some experience with Vin Diesel, who’s returning to the character he began in 2002, after working as the director of photography on “The Fast and the Furious” (2001). He replaces Rob Cohen after the latter abandoned the franchise he created to go and direct “Medieval” for Regency, a movie he describes as “The Magnificent Seven in the Middle Ages”.
According to THR, new film involves Cage’s return to the National Security Agency after an ...
xXx 3 Gets a New Director
Screen Rant —
... News has surfaced, by way of The Hollywood Reporter, stating that a new director has been found for xXx: The Return of Xander Cage, the third installment in Columbia Pictures’ action series. Last year both star Vin Diesel and Rob Cohen (director of the first installment) agreed to join forces for a third film, but in June this year Cohen bailed to direct Medieval. The new director is Ericson Core (Invincible), who’s worked with Diesel before as the Cinematographer on The Fast and the ...
xXx: The Return of Xander Cage swaps director
Filmstalker —
... instead, and that leaves the directing duties open. Not so according to The Hollywood Reporter this morning, the director's chair has been sat in by Ericson Core. Who? Yes, ...
'xXx 3' Hires 'Invincible' Director
Cinematical —
... for another installment of the xXx franchise, but according to The Hollywood Reporter there has been a small personnel change, and now ...
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MTV Movies Blog —
... -- Even though Vin Diesel and director Rob Cohen were going to re-team for "xXx: The Return of Xander Cage," Cohen has since taken on other projects and the extreme sports super-spy simply can't fit into his schedule. Diesel will instead receive direction from "Invincible" helmer Ericson Core. (The Hollywood Reporter) ...
xXx3 Loses Director Of xXx
Movie Moron —
... Agency after an eight-year hiatus, an eight years in which Diesel was starring in contemporary classics such as The Chronicles of Narnia Riddick, Babylon A.D., The Pacifier. The original xXx made a healthy $277 million worldwide, and his recent return to the Fast & Furious franchise boosted that to $343m. But it’s this third installment that will be the true test of Vin’s remaining star power.
Source: Hollywood Reporter
