Actress Deepika Padukone, who made her Hollywood foray with the Vin Diesel-starrer xXx: Return of Xander Cage, will return to the franchise for its fourth instalment, according to its director DJ Caruso.
Caruso, on Twitter, welcomed Chinese singer-actor Roy Wang to the xXx family.
A social media user then asked: “What about Deepika Padukone. Will she be part of the film”
“Yes,” replied Caruso, thereby confirming that the popular actress will be back in the action-packed franchise.
Asked if there was any update on Deepika’s shooting schedule for the film, Caruso responded to a fan: “Working it out now script being scheduled.”
Deepika’s foray into Hollywood had created a strong buzz. In fact, last year Diesel had made his maiden visit to India as he came down to Mumbai with Caruso and the Bollywood actress to promote xXx: Return of Xander Cage. He was welcomed with ‘desi’ fanfare.
The franchise began with the 2002 film xXx, which was followed by the 2005 entertainer xXx: State of the Union.
The third xXx movie, featuring Deepika as Serena Unger, had grossed over $300 million worldwide. — IANS

Ray Winstone almost gave up acting

Actor Ray Winstone says he almost gave up his career as he had “had enough” of acting.
“For a while I felt, I’ve had enough of this. I’m getting worse. The scripts are getting worse. Let’s turn it in. Let’s retire and die gracefully,” Winstone said.
The Point Break star regrets some of the choices he has made in his career, he is grateful that he received the roles at all, reports femalefirst.co.uk.
“I have done some crap, I regret some, but you have to go to work to pay the bills,” he said.
Winstone is set to star in King of Thieves, an upcoming British crime film based on the Hatton Garden safe deposit burglary of 2015, and Ray is honoured to have worked with the star-studded cast, which includes Sir Michael Cane, Jim Broadbent, Michael Gambon and Tom Courtenay.
“They are a different class, we are lucky people. We do a job we like doing, but it doesn’t half make a difference when there’s no ego. I must be the only one with the ego.” — IANS



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