XXX: State of the Union (2005)
Starring: Ice Cube , Samuel L. Jackson, Willem Dafoe, Scott Speedman, Michael Roof
Directed by: Lee Tamahori
Produced by: Todd Garner, Rob Cohen, Derek Dauchy
The winds of political change are rumbling through the halls of the Capitol, as a popular President is being targeted for assassination by a radical splinter group of dissenters deep within the United States government. Only two people stand between anarchy and freedom: one of them, Augustus Gibbons, has just survived a hit on the National Security Agency's top-secret headquarters and is on the run.
The other, a decorated Special Ops soldier, Darius Stone, sits under close guard in a military prison. Gibbons once again finds himself in need of an outsider and Stone is his man. The new XXX agent must uncover the insurgents from within. It is the nation's only hope to stop the first coup d'etat in American history.
Release Date: April 29th, 2005 (Wide)
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for for sequences of intense action violence and some language.
Distributors: Sony Pictures Releasing.
XXX (2002)
Starring: Vin Diesel, Samuel L. Jackson, Marton Csokas, Asia Argento, Michael Roof
Directed by: Rob Cohen
Produced by: Arne L. Schmidt, Todd Garner, Vin Diesel
Xander "XXX" Cage is a notorious underground thrill seeker who, until now, has been deemed untouchable by the law. NSA Agent Gibbons forces XXX to cooperate with the government to infiltrate an underground Russian crime ring to avoid going to prison. Betting XXX can succeed where other conventional spies have failed, Gibbons sends XXX to enter this world of crime undetected, using his natural athletic prowess and a whole lot of attitude. Enlisted for a dangerous covert mission, he must combat a clever, organized and ruthless crime enemy far beyond the scope of his experience.
Release Date: August 9th, 2002 (Wide)
MPAA Rating: PG-13.
Distributors: Sony Pictures Releasing.
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