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XXX: State of the Union (also written as xXx: State of the Union), released as XXX²: 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 did not perform well 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 soldier 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.

Tagline: Prepare for the next level

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

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 & Ebony Eyez) # "Anybody Seen The PoPo's!?!" - Ice Cube # "Fight The Power" - Korn (featuring Xzibit) # "Messiah" - Dead Celebrity Status feat. Chino XL # "Oh No" - Big Boi (featuring Bubba Sparxxx & Killer Mike # "The Payback" - P.O.D # "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" - Public Enemy & Moby # "Just Like Wylin'" - Bone Crusher & Three Days Grace # "Did It Again" - Labba # "The Good Song" - Tonéx

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