Hollywood doesn’t like surprises. They want to give you all the details in the trailer, because they fear you won’t see the movie if you don’t know enough information about it.
A great example of this is the latest (and final) trailer for Paramount Pictures’ xXx: Return of Xander Cage. The sequel will be released in just one week now, and all of the trailers leading up to this point have refrained from showing the return of Darius Stone, played by Ice Cube.
But they couldn’t keep the secret for one more week. It was too much for them, so they released the trailer you see above, which clearly shows the return of Ice Cube.
It’s not clear how big his role will be. He might have a co-starring role where he and Vin share the screen together, or it might be a cameo deal. Either way, it would have had more of an impact had they not released this final trailer.
The damage is done though. I mean, I wasn’t going to see this movie anyway, but it still upsets me on some level. I’m upset for the fans of this franchise. I wish you guys would have received the surprise you all deserved.
