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PCS Collectibles unveils Jean-Claude Van Damme tribute statues

May 7, 2021 by Amie Cranswick

Sideshow and PCS Collectibles are paying homage to the Muscles From Brussels with two brand new, highly-detailed 1:3 scale Jean-Claude Van Damme tribute statues, available in both Shotokan and Muay Thai variants. The statues, which are available to pre-o The JCVD (Jean-Claude Van Damme): Shotokan 1:3 Scale Tribute Statue measures 22.5” tall and 19.5” wide […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Toys Tagged With: Jean-Claude Van Damme, PCS Collectibles, Sideshow Collectibles

Netflix begins shooting Jean-Claude Van Damme action comedy The Last Mercenary

July 31, 2020 by Gary Collinson

The Muscles from Brussels is heading to Netflix, with the streaming service announcing that filming is now underway on The Last Mercenary, an action-comedy headlined by Jean-Claude Van Damme. Directed by David Charhon (The Other Side Of The Tracks), the film will see Van Damme playing “a mysterious former secret service agent who must urgently […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Jean-Claude Van Damme, The Last Mercenary

Universal Soldier receiving fully restored 4K release in November

October 10, 2019 by Gary Collinson

StudioCanal has announced the upcoming release of a fully-restored 4K Ultra HD version of director Roland Emmerich’s 1992 sci-fi action thriller Universal Soldier starring action icons Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren. SUPPORT FLICKERING MYTH: Order via Amazon UK During the Vietnam War, soldier Luc Deveraux (Jean-Claude Van Damme) finds that his superior officer, Andrew […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Dolph Lundgren, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Universal Soldier

John McTiernan on why Jean-Claude Van Damme dropped out of the original Predator film

June 14, 2017 by Jordan Jones

Even if you are not a film buff, you’ve probably heard that action legend Jean-Claude Van Damme was initially supposed to play the titular alien in the original Predator film. So, what happened? According to John McTiernan, director of the 1987 original, the answer is far less dramatic than one might have thought. It seems the blame […]

Filed Under: Jordan Jones, Movies, News Tagged With: Jean-Claude Van Damme, John McTiernan, Predator

Blu-ray Review – The Quest (1996)

October 28, 2019 by admin

The Quest, 1996. Directed by Jean-Claude Van Damme. Starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Roger Moore, James Remar, Janet Gunn, Abdel Qissi, Jack McGee, and Mike Lambert. SYNOPSIS: In the 1920s a street clown, aided by a con man and a journalist, enters an underground fighting competition to help the street kids in his neighbourhood. On paper, […]

Filed Under: Chris Ward, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Abdel Qissi, Jack McGee, James Remar, Janet Gunn, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Mike Lambert, Roger Moore, The Quest

Trailer, poster and images for We Die Young starring Jean-Claude Van Damme

September 7, 2019 by Amie Cranswick

Ahead of its home entertainment release, a trailer, poster and images have arrived online for the upcoming action thriller We Die Young. Written and directed by Lior Geller, the film stars Jean-Claude Van Damme as a troubled war veteran who helps two young boys get revenge against a gang leader who forced them to work […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Lior Geller, We Die Young

DVD Review – The Bouncer (2018)

April 10, 2019 by admin

The Bouncer, 2018. Directed by Julien Leclercq. Starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Sami Bouajila, Sveva Alviti, Kevin Janssens, and Sam Louwyck. SYNOPSIS: An ageing bouncer struggles to raise his 8-year-old daughter when he becomes involved with the criminal underworld. Another year, another direct-to-DVD release starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, the craggy-faced Muscles from Brussels whose career went […]

Filed Under: Chris Ward, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Julien Leclercq, Kevin Janssens, Sam Louwyck, Sami Bouajila, Sveva Alviti, The Bouncer

UK trailer for The Bouncer starring Jean-Claude Van Damme

March 9, 2019 by Amie Cranswick

Ahead of its UK home entertainment release next month, a trailer has arrived online for director Julien Leclercq’s upcoming action thriller The Bouncer (a.k.a. Lukas) which stars Jean-Claude Van Damme as a former bodyguard who is recruited by Interpol to take down a Dutch gangleader in exchange for the return of his daughter from state custody; […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Jean-Claude Van Damme, The Bouncer

New poster for Lukas starring Jean-Claude Van Damme

July 3, 2018 by Amie Cranswick

Ahead of its release next month, a new poster has arrived online for the upcoming Jean-Claude Van Damme-headlined action thriller Lukas (a.k.a. The Bouncer), which you can check out here… SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer for Lukas here SEE ALSO: Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren reunite in Black Water trailer A former bodyguard who chained small security jobs […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News Tagged With: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Lukas

Blu-ray Review – Black Water (2018)

May 28, 2018 by admin

Black Water, 2018. Directed by Pasha Patriki. Starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dolph Lundgren, Patrick Kilpatrick, Jasmine Waltz, Kris Van Damme, Al Sapienza, and Courtney B Turk. SYNOPSIS: An undercover operative wakes up on board a submarine that officially does not exist. Black Water sees two of the world’s greatest ever action movie stars teaming up […]

Filed Under: Chris Ward, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Al Sapienza, Black Water, Courtney B Turk, Dolph Lundgren, Jasmine Waltz, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Kris Van Damme, Pasha Patriki, Patrick Kilpatrick

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