Rock legend YOSHIKI has teamed up with production company The H Collective to create music for the latest installment of the successful xXx film franchise. The film will feature a theme song with music written by YOSHIKI. xXx 4 is in pre-production with casting currently under way, and principal photography set to commence later this year.

Starring American actor Vin Diesel, the first xXx film came out in 2002 and went on to gross over 250 million dollars. He plays the role of Xander Cage, a thrill seeking stuntman who becomes a spy for the National Security Agency.

In addition, The H Collective has invested in its first animated feature, Spycies, an action spy comedy produced by Chinese entertainment giant iQiyi. YOSHIKI will be providing the theme song and music for the feature which has been animated in France by Lux Populi Production. Spycies will be released in theaters across China on August 8th, 2019.

YOSHIKI commented on his upcoming projects stating “I’m excited to be part of the new xXx film and Spycies, composing the new theme songs and collaborating on the film scores.”

Meanwhile, YOSHIKI is currently in the process of X JAPAN’s first new studio album in over 22 years.