After making her Hollywood debut opposite Vin Diesel in xXx: Return of Xander Cage, Deepika Padukone is all set to star in the next installment of the franchise.
The confirmation came when the film’s director, DJ Caruso, took to Twitter to welcome Chinese singer Roy Wang to the franchise. Under that tweet, fans were quick to question whether Deepika will be a part of the film, to which the director replied yes.
“What about Deepika Padukone, will she be the part of the film?,” a fan asked.
“Yes”, replied Caruso, adding that the “script is being scheduled”. The film is set to go on floors in January 2019.
Yes!
— D.j. Caruso (@Deejaycar) September 3, 2018
Earlier, Caruso had revealed his plans to shoot a Bollywood style dance number with Deepika for the next installment of the franchise.
“I want to end xxx4 with and Bollywood dance song. Led of course by Deepika Padukone. Lungi Dance? Something new?,” he had tweeted.
I want to end xxx4 with and Bollywood dance song. Led of course by @deepikapadukone. Lungi Dance?? Something new?
— D.j. Caruso (@Deejaycar) May 30, 2018
In the previous film, Deepika played a huntress named Serena Unger who helps the central character Xander Cage (played by Vin Diesel) on his latest mission. The film had grossed over $300 million worldwide.
There is no announced release date for the next xXx installment.