Vin Diesel and "Orange is the New Black" star Ruby Rose co-star in "xXx: The Return of Xander Cage." (Photo : Facebook/Ruby Rose)
From the small screen to the big screen, "Orange is the New Black" breakout star Ruby Rose is getting a lot of buzz for role in the upcoming action flick "xXx: Return of Xander Cage." The 30-year old actress will play an assassin named Adele Wolff.
Ruby Rose will star alongside big names in "xXx: Return of Xander Cage," including Vin Diesel, Nina Dobrev, Samuel L. Jackson, Toni Colette and Deepika Padukone. The movie also stars Donnie Yen, Conor McGregor and former EXO member Kris Wu.
Rose's character, Adele Wolff, is the right-hand woman to Diesel's Xander Cage. She's a tough killing machine and Xander relies on her to come to his rescue.
"He calls her first because she's going to be the one that saves his butt a bunch of times," the Australian actress tells Sydney Morning Herald about her character. She adds that Adele and Xander love each other very much and both are inseparable.
To prepare for her role, Rose trained at a rifle range in Los Angeles which was also used as a training sigh for the military, LAPD, Olympic competitors and secret service agents. She recounts that her trainer was surprised at how quickly she got the hang of a .50 caliber sniper rifle, which produces a kickback that could've ripped her shoulder off if not handled properly. Rose shares she lost muscular frame after going through weeks of extensive training for her role as a deadly assassin.
According to The Daily Mail, Rose is currently dating The Veronicas singer Jessica Origliasso, with which she stars in the band's "On Your Side" music video. The two first dated in 2008, but only rekindled their romance recently. Rose describes her girlfriend as "the sweetest, kindest soul in the world."
"xXx: Return of Xander Cage" is just one of the three movies Rose is starring in in 2017. She's also part of "John Wick: Chapter 2" with Keanu Reeves, where she also plays an assassin; "Resident Evil: The Final Chapter"
"xXx: Return of Xander Cage" will premiere in theaters on Jan. 20, 2017.
