Jean-Claude Van Damme is to sound the bell on his illustrious action career with one final round of bouts in martial arts throwback What’s My Name?
According to Deadline, the ‘muscles from Brussels’ will star in a film that will reunite the fighting icon in matches against some of his past screen rivals, and that it will bring to an end his long career as an action film fighter.
Van Damme told Deadline that What’s My Name? will be made in the same vein as 2008’s JCVD, which blurred the lines between his cinematic persona and his personal life.
Based on a story by Van Damme, What’s My Name has been written by Oscar-winning Green Book scribe Nick Vallelonga, alongside Paul Sloan, and will be directed by Jeremy Zag. Zag and Van Damme are also producing alongside Tyler Thompson for Cross Creek, which is financing the film.
What’s My Name? will tell the story of how the star is left in a coma following a serious car accident, and wakes up with amnesia, unrecognizable to everyone, including himself. Through a series of fights against iconic fighters from across his legendary career, Van Damme begins a quest for his own identity and life meaning, all leading to one final match.
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Originally published February 14, 2022. Updated February 15, 2022.
