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Jean-Claude Van Damme gets caught up in a turf war in Darkness of Man trailer

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Altitude has released a UK trailer for Darkness of Man, the upcoming action thriller from director James Cullen Bressack (Survive the Game, Hot Seat). Jean-Claude Van Damme stars as Russell Hatch, a former Interpol operative who will stop at nothing to protect the son of a murdered informant when he gets caught up in a […]

5 Underrated Jean-Claude Van Damme Movies

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The Muscles from Brussels returns soon with Darkness of Man, so here’s five of his most underrated films to get you in the mood… There are two kinds of people who don’t like Jean-Claude Van Damme, Crazy folk and Steven Seagal. The rest of us love to partake in a little bit of Van Dammage, […]

10 Actors Quentin Tarantino Needs In His Final Film

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With Tom Cruise rumoured to be in line to make his Quentin Tarantino debut in the filmmaker’s final film The Movie Critic, who else should pop their Tarantino cherry? Here’s Tom Jolliffe with ten suggestions… When it comes to master filmmakers the one thing you can rely on is the eclectic range of talent filling […]

Cannon’s Avengers: What If… Cannon Films Did the Marvel Cinematic Universe?

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Here in the Flickering Myth multiverse, we look at how a Cannon-produced Avengers epic may have been cast… The Marvel Cinematic Universe enjoyed an unprecedented run of success after Robert Downey Jr kicked off a major era in movies back with 2008’s Iron Man. Some might not have enjoyed the all-powerful grip that the MCU […]

The 10 Best Villains in Sylvester Stallone Movies

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Every hero needs a formidable villain and action titan Sylvester Stallone has faced plenty. We look at the ten best villains in Stallone movies… Most action films live or die on the strength of the villain. An underwhelming villain can kill a film, especially if the hero isn’t all that interesting. We’ve taken a look […]

Ten Action Sequels The World Needs To See

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Originality be damned in Hollywood, it’s time to look at some action sequels the world needs… Recently it was announced that Sly Stallone would be donning his climbing gear and hitting the mountains for a Cliffhanger sequel. That sent the Flickering Myth office into a frenzy of ideas… actually, it was just me in a […]

Are the Old School Action Veterans Headed Into Forced Retirement?

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With diminishing returns and a lack of interest from big-screen audiences, are old-school action heroes heading to the retirement home…? In the 1980s and 1990s, you couldn’t move for action heroes. Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger led a musclebound movement that led to younger, more grounded heroes like Will Smith, Keanu Reeves and Tom Cruise […]

Mortal Kombat 1 trailer showcases Jean-Claude Van Damme

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The Muscles from Brussels is heading to Mortal Kombat, with NetherRealm Studios releasing a new gameplay trailer for this month’s hotly-anticipated Mortal Kombat 1 which showcases action movie icon Jean-Claude Van Damme, available in-game as a skin for the MK character he inspired, Johnny Cage. Check out the gameplay trailer here… SEE ALSO: Megan Fox […]

Van Damme meets Tsui Hark: Double Team and Knock Off

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On the 25th anniversary of Knock Off, we look back at Jean-Claude Van Damme’s Tsui Hark double bill… Jean-Claude Van Damme was riding high in the mid 1990s. He was coming off the back of a string of his biggest hits. He had an eye for talent too, becoming a key figure in bringing John […]

The Film Feud of the 90s: Steven Seagal vs Jean-Claude Van Damme

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Tom Jolliffe looks back at the film feud to end them all: Seagal vs Van Damme… The 90’s begin. Action cinema is at the height of popularity, headed up by Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone, with Bruce Willis and Mel Gibson also throwing their hats into the mix. The video boom would contribute to a […]