Mumbai Sep 3 (IANS) 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 instalment 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""
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"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.

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