Deepika to start shooting for Hollywood debut in Feb

Director of latest 'XXX' sequel took to Twitter to confirm the news

Deepika Padukone, who took the internet by storm with news of her Hollywood debut, is all set to start shooting for the film in February.

The Bollywood beauty will be starring alongside Vin Diesel in XXX: The return of Xander Cage. Although, Deeps hasn't officially confirmed the news of her Hollywood venture, director of the latest sequel to the action film, DJ Caruso has finally spilled the beans.



In a recent Twitter chat with his fans, DJ Caruso announced that he will start shooting for his upcoming film in January while Deepika will join the team in February.

@CyrineZanaib @6eyf__ we start in january. She starts sometime in February

— D.j. Caruso (@Deejaycar) January 2, 2016

He also said that he is "blessed" to have Deepika as part of his cast:

@CyrineZanaib thank you I have been blessed with this amazing cast and this week we will add a few more players!

— D.j. Caruso (@Deejaycar) January 2, 2016

The shoot is slated to take place in the Dominican Republic as hinted by Caruso:

Xander will travel this road #xandercagereturnsxxx #VinDiesel #Dominicanfiliming #DeepikaPadukone pic.twitter.com/PL5x33Ru0t

— D.j. Caruso (@Deejaycar) December 9, 2015

#xandercagereturnsxxx what would xander do here in the #DominicanRepublicfilimg ? pic.twitter.com/FRRk4PrDWD

— D.j. Caruso (@Deejaycar) January 4, 2016

Earlier, Deepika gave a sneak peek of her Hollywood venture by posting a picture on Instagram of Vin Diesel's head and a XXX poster in the background:
https://www.instagram.com/p/-3hZTswtsp/



Later, Vin also sparked curiosity by sharing a picture with the Bollywood actress:
https://www.instagram.com/p/-8Bt_amPiZ/

Since, the news has officially been confirmed now, we can't wait to see the two stars set the silver screen on fire.