"XXX (film series) XXX (stylized as xXx and pronounced as Triple X) is an American action film series created by Rich Wilkes. It stars Vin Diesel and Ice Cube and consists of three films: ""xXx"" (2002), """" (2005) and """" (2017), and a short film: ""The Final Chapter: The Death of Xander Cage"". The series has grossed $656 million worldwide. The film was released on August 9, 2002, which stars Vin Diesel as Xander Cage, a thrill seeking extreme sports enthusiast, stuntman and rebellious athlete-turned-reluctant spy for the National Security Agency who is sent on a dangerous mission to infiltrate"
"at the end of """" (2006). ""2 Fast 2 Furious"" (2003) is the only film in the franchise in which he appears in an archived footage. The role put Diesel on Hollywood's A-list, and won him the 2002 and 2014 MTV Movie Awards for Best On-Screen Team with Paul Walker. Diesel's portrayal of the character has been given much of the credit for the longevity of the film series, and the actor has become strongly identified with the character. ""The Fast and the Furious"" film series was inspired by an article on street racing, ""Racer X"", that appeared in the"
"Christian XXX Christian XXX or Christian (born May 8, 1974) is the stage name of an American pornographic actor and producer. He was known as Maxx Diesel during the beginning of his career when he performed in gay porn, appearing in over 3000 scenes in transgender and straight erotica and winning four AVN Awards since then. He was the main producer/director for the company Naughty America from 2009-2011. He was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame in 2017 Christian was born in Burlington, Vermont. At a young age, he moved to the San Antonio, Texas area with his family."
"a short film directed by Diesel, was filmed in the Dominican Republic. Diesel has played ""Dungeons & Dragons"" for over 20 years, and wrote the foreword for the commemorative book """". In the 30th anniversary issue of ""Dragon"" magazine, it was revealed that Diesel had a fake tattoo of his character's name, Melkor, on his stomach while filming ""xXx"". Canadian video game designer and developer Merritt k created the 2015 Twine game ""(ASMR) Vin Diesel DMing a Game of D&D Just For You"" based on his ""D&D"" fandom. Vin Diesel Mark Sinclair (born July 18, 1967), better known by his"
"the science-fiction film ""Pitch Black"" later that year. Diesel attained action hero stardom with two box office hits: the street racing action film ""The Fast and the Furious"" (2001), and the action thriller ""xXx"" (2002). In 2004, Diesel reprised his role as Riddick in ""The Chronicles of Riddick"", which was a box office failure considering the large budget. He also voiced the character in two spin-off video games. In a change from his previous action hero roles, in 2005, he played a lighthearted role in the comedy film ""The Pacifier"", which became a box office success. In 2006, he chose"
"XXX: State of the Union xXx: State of the Union (released as xXx²: The Next Level and xXx: State of Emergency outside North America) is a 2005 American action film directed by Lee Tamahori and a sequel to the 2002 film ""xXx"". It is the second installment of the ""xXx"" franchise, and was produced by Revolution Studios for Columbia Pictures. Vin Diesel and Rob Cohen, the lead actor and director of the original, had signed onto a sequel before the first film had opened, but both dropped out as Diesel disliked the script, while Cohen was busy making ""Stealth"". Cohen"
"million. The original bridge cost less than $13 million. The bridge can be seen in the beginning of the 2002 film ""XXX"" in which Vin Diesel's character Xander Cage is seen driving a stolen red Chevrolet Corvette off of it, then jumping from the car mid-flight and parachuting to his accomplices at the bottom of the American River Canyon. It also appears in a montage sequence toward the end of the romantic comedy ""The Ugly Truth"", and has been utilized in multiple exercise equipment advertisements. Due to its height, the bridge is a noteworthy suicide site. As of mid-2016, there"
"Racer X is portrayed by Matthew Fox. The relationship between Rex and young Speed is built considerably with Speed looking up to Rex as a role model and learning to drive from his older brother. Rex drives the Mach 5 in the film and gives it to Speed when he leaves Pops' racing team to drive for corporate interests. As a result, in this adaptation Rex does not destroy the car he drove for Pops (the Mach 4) and is portrayed as a reckless and cheating corporate driver responsible for numerous crashes before being killed at the entrance of the"
"in Los Angeles and Walker's character playing a cop who infiltrates the illegal racing world. Walker signed on immediately but the producers decided to give him a strong supporting co-star and were impressed with Vin Diesel after watching ""Pitch Black"". The film was titled ""The Fast and the Furious"" and it exceeded box office expectations which led Universal Pictures in developing a sequel with Paul Walker again as the lead. However, they had trouble re-signing Vin Diesel for the sequel as his star power had grown and he and director Rob Cohen left the series to develop the ""xXx"" film."
"hold Max while he is acting as Nux's blood bag. The steering wheel is custom and completely removable. In the back there is space for a passenger, in the movie it is occupied by the character ""Slit"". Peculiarly, the vehicle is capable of driving in reverse at high speeds. Nux considers the vehicle just as expendable as himself; he does not hesitate to flood the cabin with gasoline to make it into a driving suicide bomb to facilitate the glorious death he desires. Nux's character was named after the Latin word for ""nut"". If translated figuratively, it means ""a thing"
"the four websites that he owns. He has a blog up about his life in the business titled, ""Christian Sings the Blues"". He explained the title as a joke, ""I complain about my life where I get laid every day and make good money and only work about four hours."" He has a second blog called ""Porn Star Luggage"" where he discusses the various things porn stars bring with them to set. Christian XXX Christian XXX or Christian (born May 8, 1974) is the stage name of an American pornographic actor and producer. He was known as Maxx Diesel during"
"film was released on DVD on October 8, 2002. It was released on Blu-ray in 2013, with all of the films in the ""Friday the 13th: The Complete Collection"" set. Jason X Jason X is a 2001 American science fiction slasher film produced and directed by James Isaac. It is the tenth installment in the ""Friday the 13th"" film series and stars Kane Hodder in his fourth and final film appearance as the undead mass murderer Jason Voorhees. It also introduces his futuristic counterpart, Uber Jason. The film was conceived by Todd Farmer, and was the only pitch that he"
"was leading and cruising toward victory, but lost control of the car and wrecked it. Pops exploded with anger and berated Rex. In an even more enraged response, Rex fled the family and exiled himself while vowing to become the world's greatest race car driver. During his exile, Rex assumed the mysterious Racer X (a.k.a. Masked Racer) identity, to pursue his racing career. In several stories Racer X is seen as an international spy or agent and is often responsible for thwarting evil corporate schemes. In this persona, he is often portrayed wearing a white linen suit, Panama hat and"
"at Linkogle’s childhood home—has grown into one of the most recognized and respected brands in action sports. On December 6, 2001, while serving as the stunt double for Vin Diesel in the movie Triple X, Linkogle was accidentally struck by a helicopter blade during a stunt for the movie. At the time of the accident, the injuries suffered were believed to have been minor and Linkogle walked away from the accident. Shortly after the accident, it was discovered that his frontal lobe was torn away from his skull from the impact with the Huey helicopter's blade and his ACL snapped"
"Jason X Jason X is a 2001 American science fiction slasher film produced and directed by James Isaac. It is the tenth installment in the ""Friday the 13th"" film series and stars Kane Hodder in his fourth and final film appearance as the undead mass murderer Jason Voorhees. It also introduces his futuristic counterpart, Uber Jason. The film was conceived by Todd Farmer, and was the only pitch that he gave to the studio, having suggested sending Jason into space as a means to advance the film series, while a crossover film ""Freddy vs. Jason"" was still in development hell."
"X) was shot in Woodbridge, Ontario, and released in February 2003. The video was also nominated for two MTV Video Music Awards for Best Dance Video and Best New Artist in 2003. At the end of the video Paul's brother Jason introduces a song, noting it as a brand new single, and Paul then sings part of ""Like Glue"". Kardinal Offishall makes a cameo appearance in the video. The song was used in the ""DANCE! Online"" online game, and in the game ""Dance Dance Revolution Extreme 2"". The song's remix was played in the club scene of the 2003 film"
"in 2006, albeit not directed by Singer. X2 (film) X2 (often promoted as X2: X-Men United and internationally as X-Men 2) is a 2003 American superhero film based on the X-Men superhero team appearing in Marvel Comics. It is the sequel to 2000's ""X-Men"", and the second installment in the ""X-Men"" film series. The film was directed by Bryan Singer, written by Michael Dougherty, Dan Harris, and David Hayter, and features an ensemble cast including Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Halle Berry, Famke Janssen, James Marsden, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos, Brian Cox, Alan Cumming, Bruce Davison, Shawn Ashmore, Aaron Stanford, Kelly"
"with Christian XXX (who worked in gay porn under the name Maxx Diesel) in the final scene of the film. CoxXx left the adult industry in 2009 and moved to Florida, where she spent several months in hospital battling Hepatitis B and liver disease. By January 2010, her hepatitis was reported to be almost undetectable and she was recovering well. By September, Brittany was reported as fully recovered and made a live appearance at Micky's in West Hollywood, California, apparently stealing the show. CoxXx subsequently started a business in Fort Lauderdale, Florida – Couture Visions Photography – which she owned"
"X2 (film) X2 (often promoted as X2: X-Men United and internationally as X-Men 2) is a 2003 American superhero film based on the X-Men superhero team appearing in Marvel Comics. It is the sequel to 2000's ""X-Men"", and the second installment in the ""X-Men"" film series. The film was directed by Bryan Singer, written by Michael Dougherty, Dan Harris, and David Hayter, and features an ensemble cast including Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Halle Berry, Famke Janssen, James Marsden, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos, Brian Cox, Alan Cumming, Bruce Davison, Shawn Ashmore, Aaron Stanford, Kelly Hu, and Anna Paquin. The plot, inspired"
"thought to be long dead, and is set on a collision course with deadly alpha warrior and his team in a race to recover a sinister and seemingly unstoppable weapon known as Pandora’s Box. Recruiting an all-new group of thrill-seeking cohorts, Xander finds himself enmeshed in a deadly conspiracy that points to collusion at the highest levels of world governments. The H Collective and iQiyi are partnering to produce a fourth installment of the ""xXx"" film series after The H Collective acquired franchise rights from Revolution Studios. D. J. Caruso will direct the film, and Vin Diesel will reprise his"
"the average score is 5.6/10. The site's consensus reads: ""It has an endearing lack of seriousness, and Vin Diesel has more than enough muscle for the starring role, but ultimately, ""XXX"" is a missed opportunity to breathe new life into the spy thriller genre."" Roger Ebert of the ""Chicago Sun-Times"" gave it 3 and a half stars out of 4, writing, ""In its own punk way, ""XXX"" is as good as a good Bond movie, and that's saying something."" It grossed $277.4 million. This film was nominated for a Razzie Award for Most Flatulent Teen-Targeted Movie, but lost to """"."
"on to star in his own sitcom ""The Jamie Foxx Show"", from 1996 to 2001. Foxx made his film debut in the 1992 comedy ""Toys"". His first dramatic role came in Oliver Stone's 1999 film ""Any Given Sunday"", where he was cast as a hard-partying American football player, partly because of his own football background. In 2001, Foxx starred opposite Will Smith in Michael Mann's biographical drama Ali. Three years later, Foxx played taxi driver Max Durocher in the film ""Collateral"" alongside Tom Cruise, for which he received outstanding reviews and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting"
"for a woman inspires him to try to change his ways. Written, directed, and produced by Diesel, the film was selected for competition at the 1997 Sundance Festival, leading to an MTV deal to turn it into a series. He was then cast in Steven Spielberg's 1998 Oscar-winning film ""Saving Private Ryan"" on the poignancy of his performance in ""Multi-Facial"". In 1999, he provided the voice of the title character in the animated film ""The Iron Giant"". Diesel had a major role in the drama thriller ""Boiler Room"" (2000). He got his breakthrough leading role as the anti-hero Riddick in"
"a group of potential Russian terrorists in Central Europe. The film also stars Asia Argento, Marton Csokas and Samuel L. Jackson. It was directed by Rob Cohen, who previously directed ""The Fast and the Furious"" (2001), in which Diesel also starred. The film was released on April 29, 2005, which stars Ice Cube as Darius Stone, a new agent in the Triple X program, who is sent to Washington, DC to defuse a power struggle amongst national leaders. The film was released on January 20, 2017, sees the return of Diesel as Xander Cage who comes out of self-imposed exile,"
"for the BBC, when in 2011 he played the role of Dr Georg Maurer, the German doctor who treated the Manchester United players who survived the 1958 Munich air disaster. In 2016, he played the role of Josef Von Zimmerman, in Game of Aces. Werner Daehn Werner Daehn (born 14 October 1967) is a German actor with an international reputation, who has worked with Vin Diesel and Samuel L. Jackson in ""XXX"", with Jason Priestley in ""Colditz"" an ITV1 2005 miniseries, with Bill Pullman in ""Revelations"" and with Steven Seagal in ""Shadow Man"". He has also worked in German productions"
"Xavier Lamar Truesdell Xavier Lamar Truesdell (born October 30, 1985 in Chicago, Illinois) also known as XL is an American actor, model, singer, songwriter, and producer. Truesdell made his debut on the pilot episode of the television drama series ""Las Vegas"" (2003). In 2008, he was the lead model in a national campaign for Toyota that was on national billboards and also featured in ""Ebony"", Vibe, and ""Jet"" magazines. Truesdell has appeared on MTV reality shows ""Parental Control"", ""Punk'd"" and the game show ""Identity"". He also appeared in the films ""Miss Congeniality 2"" (2005) and ""Star Trek Into Darkness"" (2013)."
"Racer X (character) Racer X is a heroic, mysterious, flamboyant, selfless, sympathetic and often brooding soldier of fortune. His true identity is , the eldest son of Mom and Pops Racer and the older brother of Speed and Spritle. His 'Racer X' moniker is actually a play on his own first name Rex. Years before the start of the series, when Rex was 18 years old (Speed's current age), he had a falling out with Pops after wrecking the Mach One (the first car Pops ever built) at the end of his first race as a professional driver (seen in"
"XX/XY XX/XY is a 2002 American romantic drama film starring Mark Ruffalo, Kathleen Robertson, and Maya Stange. The film is a romantic drama written and directed by Austin Chick, the title referring to the different chromosome pairings present in men and women. It was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival in the year it was released. Although the funding for the film came from the US, the film was produced by British company Natural Nylon. Two college students, Sam (Maya Stange) and Thea (Kathleen Robertson), meet Coles (Mark Ruffalo), an animator, at a party, and"
"X"" began in the late 1990s while ""Freddy vs. Jason"" was still in development hell. With ""Freddy vs. Jason"" not moving forward, Sean S. Cunningham decided that he wanted another ""Friday the 13th"" film made to retain audience interest in the character. The film was conceived by Todd Farmer, who plays ""Dallas"" in the film, and was the only pitch he gave to the studio for the movie, having suggested sending Jason into space as a means to advance the film series. The film score was composed and conducted by Harry Manfredini. It was released by Varèse Sarabande on May"
"September 25 2018. After the film's critical and financial success, a series of films followed starting with, ""X2"" (2003). X-Men (film) X-Men is a 2000 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name, distributed by 20th Century Fox. The film, directed by Bryan Singer and written by David Hayter, features an ensemble cast: Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Halle Berry, Famke Janssen, James Marsden, Bruce Davison, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos, Ray Park, Tyler Mane, and Anna Paquin. It depicts a world in which a small proportion of people are mutants, whose possession of superhuman powers"
"sills, and valances were painted in a contrasting colour to the body colour (usually black, but dependent upon the actual body colour choice). This classic car is world-renowned for its starring roles in the movies ""Mad Max"" and ""Mad Max 2"" (""The Road Warrior""), both starring Mel Gibson. In ""Mad Max"", the police use yellow XA and XB sedans, and Max later drives a customised black XB hardtop known as the Pursuit Special, or black-on-black due to its matte black over gloss black paint scheme. In ""Mad Max 2"" (""The Road Warrior"") it was referred to as the ""Last of"
"Guy X Guy X is a 2005 black comedy war film directed by Saul Metzstein, based on the novel ""No One Thinks Of Greenland"" by John Griesemer. The movie stars Jason Biggs, Natascha McElhone, Jeremy Northam, and Michael Ironside. It is 1979, four years after the end of US involvement in the Vietnam War. US Army Corporal Rudy Spruance is mistakenly sent to Qangattarsa, a remote base in Greenland still attributed to the United States Army Air Forces (despite that service being converted to the United States Air Force in 1947), instead of his official posting in Hawaii. He soon"
"of Extraordinary Gentlemen"". Later roles include a villain in Jason Statham's ""Death Race"" and a supporting role in ""Sex and the City 2"". Max Ryan Max Ryan (born 2 January 1967 in the North of England) is a British action film star and former motocross racer. After a near-death experience in motocross he eventually turned to acting. After some lesser supporting roles in famous British soap operas and a resident personality on a popular 90’s British game show, The Price is Right, he landed a role in the Jet Li actioneer ""Kiss of the Dragon"". His performance led to other"