Casey Chong on the essential action movies from Cannon Films… If you lived through the 80s and 90s era, you’d likely have been familiar with Cannon Films, an indie production company synonymous with low-budget, B-movies that focused on certain niches such as action, martial arts and sci-fi & fantasy. Cannon initially got off to a […]
Kickboxer video game in development
Video game developer Force Multiplier Studios is teaming with Dimitri Logothetis and Rob Hickman, the filmmakers behind Kickboxer: Vengeance, Kickboxer: Retaliation and the upcoming Kickboxer: Armageddon, to develop the first ever video game based upon the iconic Kickboxer movie franchise. As per the official release, the “partnership aims to bring the high-octane universe of Kickboxer to […]
Enter The Muscles from Brussels: The Jean-Claude Van Damme Tournament Fight Film
Tom Jolliffe looks at Jean-Claude Van Damme’s history of tournament fight films… If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. For a while in the earlier career of Jean-Claude Van Damme, that seemed to be more or less the case. When Enter the Dragon ended up as a cultural and cinematic phenomenon, a host of imitators […]
Maximum Van Dammage: The Definitive Top 10 Jean-Claude Van Damme Movies!
It’s time for the undisputed, inarguable, and definitive Top 10 Jean-Claude Van Damme movies… The Muscles from Brussels turned 62 this year. He’s had a stellar career filled with majestic, high-kicking action. The most iconic image of Van Damme, aside from his infamous bicep pose, is the glorious sight of him leaping in the air […]
Mike Tyson joins Jean-Claude Van Damme in Kickboxer: Retaliation
We’re still a few months away from the September release of the Kickboxer reboot Kickboxer: Vengeance later, but with production is already underway on a sequel, we now have word that Mike Tyson (Ip Man 3) has signed on to appear in the follow-up, titled Kickboxer: Retaliation. “This is a monumental moment for us,” states producer Robert Hickman of […]
Kickboxer heading to the small screen with TV series Operation: Kickboxer
The Kickboxer franchise is set to expand with a small screen spinoff entitled Operation: Kickboxer, which is described as “a martial arts-driven espionage series”. As reported by Deadline, Gary Scott Thompson (The Fast and the Furious) is set to serve as showrunner on the series, which will focus on Michael Sloane, the youngest brother of […]
Kickboxer remake already has a sequel in development
It looks like the producers of the upcoming Kickboxer remake are confident that they have a hit on their hands, with Deadline revealing that a sequel to Kickboxer Vengeance is already in development. Entitled Kickboxer Retaliation, the second film will see stuntman Alain Moussi returning to the role of Kurt Sloane, played by Jean-Claude Van […]
Jean-Claude Van Damme returning for Kickboxer: Retaliation
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 […]
Gina Carano joins the Kickboxer remake
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 […]
Jean-Claude Van Damme returning for Kickboxer reboot
Get ready to wrap your fists up with tape once again as Kickboxer is getting the reboot treatement – and Jean-Claude Van Damme is returning! Originally, Tony Jaa (Furious 7) was set to star but has now pulled out, with JCVD replacing him to take on the role of an updated version of the original […]
