Van Damme Returns to Universal Soldier ... So Much for Moving On!
Filed under: Action, Casting, Remakes and Sequels
What. The. Frak?Aside from still dying to see JCVD, I've been quite proud of Jean Claude Van Damme -- seemingly wrenching himself out of the enjoyable, but not-so-good dreck of his past. He's kept talking about moving on, but now he's skyrocketing backwards. So much for that deeper characters and respect thing.
MTV reports that Van Damme has signed on for the third installment of Universal Soldier, which has been rumored for a while. "I'm just going to do 10 days. I told them, guys bring in Dolph! They said there's no more value [to cast him]. I said, 'it will have value with me!'" That sounds like trying to cash in on Jean Claude's newly reinvigorated fame while the actor ignores his newfound goals. According to the Muscles from Brussels, Peter Hyams has signed on to be the DP, Simon Fellows is directing, and the plot will deal with "something in the past."
Obviously, I'm not pleased with the news. But what say you? Is JCVD hurting his future with this? Should he return to Universal Soldier, or should he have kept it in the past?
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11-06-2008 @ 9:52AM
Dragonrage said...
Van Damme did not actually agree to do this movie voluntarily, but he must shoot this movie because the contract that he signed with Moshe Diamant earlier ... before JCVD.
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11-06-2008 @ 1:38PM
ICON! said...
uuhhh, what future? he's always been a joke. really this happening isn't a surprise given the state that the film industry in in now. Just another pile of crap that needs to be flushed. Let me guess, he's taking the Stallone route..next will be another "BLOOD SPORT" and then he will team up with Stallone to star in "Rocky 20" or whatever they are on now. Do us a favor and never make another flic again.
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11-06-2008 @ 4:44PM
What the Frack?! said...
You called?
The less JCVD speaks the better. Maybe get a good writer on it.... Yeah, it's not gonna work.
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11-07-2008 @ 3:48AM
joits said...
i don't think anyone really cares if he makes a third universal soldier movie. this will definitely be a straight to dvd release and it will soon be forgotten.
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11-23-2008 @ 7:19PM
Alecard said...
jcvd is bad ass! any movie he does is worth watching and i cant wait untill it comes out.
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12-28-2008 @ 2:44AM
Marlon said...
This is shaping up to be really terrible:
http://i473.photobucket.com/albums/rr95/marlonmeiers/unisol.jpg
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