Nicky Jam To Make Acting Debut In Xxx Sequel

The El Perdon singer is adding actor to his resume with xXx: The Return of Xander Cage featuring Vin Diesel, who starred in the original xXx release in 2002.

Nicky took to Instagram on Wednesday (02Mar16) to announce the exciting news to his fans, writing, "This is a dream come true. Thank you God and thank you to all my people for bringing me here thank you @vindiesel for the opportunity."

It is unclear what Nicky's role will be, but filming in Canada and the Dominican Republic will soon be underway.

The singer joins Miss Universe runner-up Ariadna Gutierrez, who has been cast as Diesel's love interest, as well as Samuel L. Jackson, Nina Dobrev, Ice Cube and Toni Collette in the new film.

xXx: The Return of Xander Cage, directed by D. J. Caruso, is due to hit cinemas in January, 2017.