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 installment, according to its director
DJ Caruso
.
Caruso, on Twitter, welcomed Chinese singer-actor
Roy Wang
to the
'xXx'
family on Monday.
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.