File photos of Samuel L Jackson (image courtesy: AFP) and Deepika Padukone.
Highlights
- Samuel L Jackson, Deepika will co-star in xXx: The Return of Xander Cage
- xXx: The Return of Xander Cage is Deepika's Hollywood debut
- Deepika has not signed any Bollywood project yet
Actress Deepika Padukone is in Toronto shooting for her Hollywood debut and only just met her
xXx: The Return of Xander Cage co-star Samuel L Jackson. Both were thrilled to finally be introduced.
Samuel L Jackson, who plays Nick Fury in the
Avengers series, shared a picture of the encounter on Instagram on Thursday. Deepika's megawatt grin is matched by Mr Jackson's caption:
Mr Jackson, who also tweeted the image, got this response from Deepika:
Deepika joined the sets of
xXx: The Return of Xander Cage in February and will be seen opposite Vin Diesel in the movie. Deepika stars as Serena while Vin reprises his role as Xander Cage in the adventure-thriller. Mr Jackson features as Agent Augustus Eugene Gibbons. (Also Read:
Deepika Padukone, Vin Diesel Are to Die For in New xXx Pic)
Directed by D J Caruso, the third part of
xXx series of movies also stars Nina Dobrev, Ruby Rose, Kris Wu, Donnie Yu and martial arts expert Tony Jaa. It is scheduled to release in 2017.