US Film Debut in xXx: Return of Xander Cage and Released Juice
In January 2017, Kris Wu made his Hollywood film debut in xXx: Return of Xander Cage. xXx: Return of Xander Cage is a 2017 American action film directed by D. J. Caruso and written by F. Scott Frazier. Kris Wu played in the action movie alongside famous actors and actresses such as Vin Diesel, Donnie Yen, Deepika Padukone, Ruby Rose, Tony Jaa, Nina Dobrev, and others.
The movie is the third series in the xXx film series and a sequel to both xXx (2002) and xXx: State of the Union (2005). In this third “XXX” series, Kris played the role of Nick, full name Nicky Zhou, a guy who supports Cage, he is also a DJ nicknamed “The Hood” and one of XXX’s agents.
The Asian star became a badass in the film where viewers could see him involved in explosive scenes, guns fights, parties, car chases, and he even appears as a DJ in this film.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20y_RhUq9C0
He also lends his voice and released the song “Juice” for the movie soundtrack. The music video of the song was released on January 19th, 2017. It was directed by Andy Hines and 88 Rising. Kris looks swag and dope, and the video looks amazing as fans can watch guns, girls, cars, and powerful energy dominating. Vin Diesel also makes a brief cameo appearance in the music video.
Kris Wu in Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets is a science fiction fantasy film written and directed by Luc Besson and co-produced by Besson and Virginie Besson-Silla. The film is based on the French science fiction comics series Valérian and Laureline, written by Pierre Christin and illustrated by Jean-Claude Mézières.
The lead characters are played by Dane DeHaan as Valerian and Cara Delevingne as Laureline, and the supportive roles are Clive Owen, Rihanna, Ethan Hawke, Herbie Hancock, Kris Wu, and Rutger Hauer. The movie was released in the United States on July 21st, 2017, by STXfilms, and in France on July 26th, 2017, by EuropaCorp. In this film, Kris Wu played the role of Captain Neza.
The story of the movie is about a dark force that threatens Alpha, a vast metropolitan city and home to species from a thousand planets. Special operation officers Valerian and Laureline must race to identify the threat of robbery and protect not only Alpha but also the future of the universe.
Represented China at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards
In February 2017, Kris Wu represented China at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles.
It was his first time attending the Grammys, but Kris got to hang out with a bunch of big-name artists and celebrities, he got the opportunity to rub shoulders with Katy Perry, Joey Bada$$, Lil Yachty, and Desiigner.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BQhKWMhlQ4W/?utm_source=ig_embed
He shared his precious moment with them through his Instagram, it looked like Kris had quite the star-studded night.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BQhKbkJl1_2/?utm_source=ig_embed
Kris Wu’s Debut Album Antares
Antares is the debut studio album by Chinese singer Kris Wu. It was released through Ace Unit Culture Media on November 2nd, 2018, just four days before the Chinese megastar’s 28th birthday on November 6th.
The album consists of 14 tracks which are both English and Mandarin tracks, such as “Deserve” featuring Travis Scott, “Like That,” “Freedom” featuring Jhené Aiko, “Coupe” featuring Rich the Kid, “Tough Pill,” “Hold Me Down.” “Antares,” “November Rain,” “We Alive,” “Tian Di,” “Selfish,” and “Explore.”
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bpqe2oXnb3y/
The album’s name refers to the Antares star, which is known as “the heart of the scorpion” due to its placement in the Scorpio constellation.
https://twitter.com/KrisWu/status/1058386059254476800
Regrettably, Kris Wu’s Antares album has been accused of using bots to boost the performance of his new album. He came under fire after his debut solo album Antares, took up the top seven spots in the US iTunes chart over the weekend, blocking Ariana Grande’s newest single, “Thank You, Next” which came out a day later in the fourth spot.
https://twitter.com/musicnewsfact/status/1059893082357936128
After the accusations of boosted sales surfaced, iTunes removed his songs from the charts entirely.
Kris Wu with Gigi Hadid at the Paris Fashion Week 2019
Kris Wu was spotted at the Louis Vuitton 2020 Spring Collection event during the 2019 Paris Fashion Week.
He looks amazing and his outfit is so well put together he pulls off the look like a boss. Vogue magazine described his look as “a striking combination that stood out even among the season’s front row dandies.”
During the Paris Fashion Week, he was also seen with model Gigi Hadid, actor Joel Edgerton, and Louis Vuitton menswear’s artistic director Virgil Abloh.
https://www.instagram.com/p/By75PaMn5Hi/
Although he got overwhelming attention and was surrounded by A-List celebrities, Kris remained cool and was just being himself as well, blowing bubbles into the air.
