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XXX: State of the Union (also written as xXx: State of the Union), released as XXX: The Next Level outside of the United States and Canada, is a 2005 action/adventure film, directed by Lee Tamahori. It is a sequel to the 2002 film XXX (pronounced "triple x").
Vin Diesel and Rob Cohen, the lead actor and director of the original had signed onto this film before XXX had opened, but both dropped out. Cohen remained an executive producer.
Two different scripts were made for this film, and the one written by Simon Kinberg was selected. The other script featured a radically different plot, possibly serving as the basis for another sequel. However, as State of the Union underperformed at the box office, and did not receive much in the way of critical acclaim, it is uncertain whether any new installments will ever be made.
Plot summary
After the original XXX superspy Xander Cage (played by Vin Diesel) is reportedly killed in Bora Bora (which can be seen in the Director's Cut release), imprisoned former U.S. Navy Seal Darius Stone (played by Ice Cube) is selected by Agent Augustus Gibbons (played by Samuel L. Jackson) to be the next XXX. Gibbons and his new agent travel to Washington D.C., where they track a splinter faction of the US military that attempts to overthrow the US government and assassinate the President, led by Secretary of Defense and former 4-star general George Deckert, Stone's former commanding officer (played by Dafoe) whom he once led a mutiny against.
Taglines
- Prepare for the next level
- The greatest threat to our nation comes from within.
Main cast
- Ice Cube — Darius Stone:xXx
- Willem Dafoe — George Deckert
- Samuel L. Jackson — Agent Augustus Gibbons
- Scott Speedman — Agent Christopher Steele
- Xzibit — Zeke
- Nona Gaye — Lola Jackson
- Sunny Mabrey — Charlie
- Peter Strauss — President Sanford
Notable quotes
- "The Fate of the free world in the hand of a bunch of hustlers and thieves" "Why should tonight be any different?"
- "Wars come and go, but my soldiers, they remain eternal"
- "I don't play with my life...I'd rather play with yours."
Soundtrack
Compared to the soundtrack of XXX', the XXX² soundtrack has less of a heavy metal/modern rock cocktail tinge and more of a hip hop/extreme rap with a rock tinge. The soundtrack is on Jive Records & Zomba Records, part of Sony BMG Music Entertainment.
Track listing
- "Get XXX'd " - J-Kwon featuring Petey Pablo and Ebony Eyez
- "Anybody Seen The PoPo's!?!" - Ice Cube
- "Fight The Power" - Korn featuring Xzibit
- "Messiah" - Dead Celebrity Status featuring Chino XL
- "Oh No" - Big Boi featuring Bubba Sparxxx and Killer Mike
- "The Payback" - P.O.D in the film
- "Dirty Little Thing" - Velvet Revolver
- "Wyle Out" - Bone Crusher
- "Here We Go" - Dirtbag
- "Dis Dat Block" - YoungBloodZ
- "Lookin' For U" - Chingy featuring G.I.B
- "The March" - Hush
- "MKLVFKWR" - Moby and Public Enemy
- "Just Like Wylin'" - Bone Crusher and Three Days Grace
- "Did It Again" - Labba
- "The Good Song" - Tonéx
- The String quartet that appear playing in the party is bond playing their song "Victory"
External links
"XXX: State of the Union"