Did Xander Cage Die?

After NSA agent and Triple X program founder Gibbons (Samuel Jackson) is seemingly killed by a superweapon known as Pandora's Box, the agency turns to Xander Cage (Diesel), back from the dead — he died in the gruesome The Death of Xander Cage short, but whatever — and ready for one more job.

Did Xander Cage fake his death?

The team attends Gibbons' funeral, where Xander is approached by Gibbons himself, who faked his death and is now rebuilding the XXX Program on his own, starting with Neymar, who also faked his death, as the newest recruit.

Was Xander Cage killed in Bora Bora?

“Xander Cage was killed in Bora Bora last night.” Man, that is cold. Vin Diesel, star of the 2002 action hit “XXX,” opts out of the sequel, “XXX: State of the Union,” so the producers mercilessly kill off his character with a throwaway line in the new film's first 10 minutes.