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TV Review – Jean-Claude Van Johnson – Pilot Episode

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Tom Jolliffe reviews the pilot episode of Jean-Claude Van Johnson… For The Muscles From Brussels, Mr Jean-Claude Van Damme, the notion of sending himself up is nothing new. Many stars may find the idea of mocking themselves as too much for their ego to handle, but Jean-Claude (despite often being accused of having no small […]

Jean-Claude Van Damme to star in Amazon action-comedy series Jean-Claude Van Johnson

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Jean-Claude Van Damme is heading to the small screen, with the Muscles from Brussels signing on to play a version of himself in the Amazon original comedy series Jean-Claude Van Johnson. The project is being written and executive produced by Dave Callaham (The Expendables) and will see JCVD as a “famous actor and martial-arts pro […]

Jean-Claude Van Damme returning for Kickboxer: Retaliation

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We’re still a couple of months away from the release of Kickboxer: Vengeance, but camereas are already rolling on a sequel to the reboot – intended as the second part of a trilogy – and Jean-Claude Van Damme is now officially on board the film, titled Kickboxer: Retaliation, having posted a video of him signing his contract […]

Kat Foster joins Van Damme in comedy pilot Jean-Claude Van Johnson

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Deadline is reporting that Kat Foster (Weeds, Your Family or Mine) is set to star alongside Jean-Claude Van Damme as the female lead in Amazon’s comedy pilot Jean-Claude Van Johnson. The pilot sees Van Damme as a “famous actor and martial-arts pro who comes out of retirement to resume his alter-ego: an undercover private contractor by […]

Blu-ray Review – Death Warrant (1990)

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Death Warrant, 1990. Directed by Deran Serafian. Starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Cynthia Gibb, Art LaFleur, Patrick Kilpatrick, Robert Guillaume, Joshua John Miller, George Dickerson, Conrad Dunn and Abdul Salaam El Razzac. SYNOPSIS: A French Canadian cop goes undercover in a violent prison to investigate the deaths of several inmates but soon uncovers a plan to […]

Blu-ray Review – A.W.O.L. (1990)

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A.W.O.L., 1990. Directed by Sheldon Lettich. Starring  Jean-Claude Van Damme, Harrison Page, Deborah Rennard, Brian Thompson, Lisa Pelikan, Ashley Johnson, Abdel Qissi and Eric Karson. SYNOPSIS: A French Foreign Legion deserter takes to street fighting to help pay his murdered brother’s wife’s debts whilst trying to avoid capture. Sandwiched between the classic Kickboxer and the largely under-appreciated […]

Blu-ray Review – Black Eagle (1988)

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Black Eagle, 1988. Directed by Eric Karson. Starring Shô Kosugi, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Doran Clark, Bruce French, Gene Davis and Vladimir Skomarovsky. SYNOPSIS: A top CIA agent investigates a US military plane that has crashed somewhere over Europe but comes face to face with Soviet agents operating in the area. Much like the 1986 The […]

Gina Carano joins the Kickboxer remake

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Following on from the news that Jean-Claude Van Damme has joined the cast of the Kickboxer remake as Master Chow, producers Radar Films has now announced that MMA star Gina Carano (Haywire, Fast & Furious 6) has signed on to play the film’s female fight promoter. “It will be fun to watch Gina as the […]

DVD Review – Kickboxer: Retaliation (2018)

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Kickboxer: Retaliation, 2018. Directed by Dimitri Logothetis. Starring Alain Moussi, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Christopher Lambert, Sara Malakul Lane, Mike Tyson, Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, Ronaldinho Gaúcho, and Sam Medina. SYNOPSIS: After the brutal defeat of Tong Po, kickboxer Kurt Sloane is kidnapped and forced to take on the hulking Mongkut in another fight to the death. […]