A new renegade fighter rises to defend the United States from an internal threat in this action thriller. Augustus Gibbons (Samuel L. Jackson) of the National Security Agency has successfully dealt with a number of threats to America's safety, but he faces a whole new challenge when he discovers a potent terrorist cell that has ties to the upper levels of the American military. Gibbons learns that George Deckert (Willem Dafoe), the secretary of defense, has been training a secret military faction to stage a coup against the United States by kidnapping and assassinating the president of the United States (Peter Strauss). Convinced there's no one he can trust within his circle of operatives, Gibbons turns to Darius Stone (Ice Cube), currently serving time in a maximum security penitentiary. Stone once served with Gibbons in the Army, and also took part in a mutiny against Deckert; despite his reckless side, Gibbons is certain Stone's fearless nature and peerless fighting skills make him the one man who can take on Deckert and his troops. XXX: State of the Union is the sequel to the 2002 hit XXX, though neither star Vin Diesel nor his character, Xander Cage, appear in this picture. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
Features
Filmmakers commentary
Deleted scenes
Visual effects commentary
Documentary "From Convict to Hero: The Making of XXX: State of the Union"
Art Director - Brad Ricker
Casting - Margery Simkin
Cinematographer - David Tattersall
Composer (Music Score) - Marco Beltrami
Costume Designer - Sanja Milkovic Hays
Executive Producer - Rob Cohen
Executive Producer - Todd Garner
Executive Producer - Derek Dauchy
First Assistant Director - J. Michael Haynie
Makeup - Hallie D'Amore
Musical Direction/Supervision - Laura Z. Wasserman
Musical Direction/Supervision - Darren Higman
Production Designer - Gavin Bocquet
Second Unit Camera - Philip Pfeiffer
Second Unit Director - Geoff Murphy
Set Decorator - Hilton Rosemarin
Sound/Sound Designer - Willie D. Burton
Sound/Sound Designer - Christopher Boyes
Special Effects Supervisor - John Frazier
Stunts Coordinator - R.A. Rondell
Supervising Art Director - Mark Mansbridge
Supervising Sound Editor - Frank Eulner
Supervising Sound Editor - Tom Bellfort
Visual Effects - David Dozoretz
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