Van Damme's Upcoming Movies.

[SweetChinMusic]

here's some more of the cast and some news

Dexter Bell-High Dawg
Doron Bell-Leonard
Ron Selmour-Simcoe
Craig Robert Young-Reporter

Vivica A Fox will be on Montel Williams next week and she will be saying a few things about The Hard Corps and might be showing some behind the scenes footage of the movie.

E.T. and B.E.T. are sending crews over to shoot some interviews and behind the scenes footage, so look out for that.

And Black Belt Magazine also has some people coming up.

Things are looking very good for Van Damme

 

[latinojazz]

I don´t dislike Van Damme, I pretty like¨Double Team¨with Mickey Rourke and in his latest movies,¨The Replicant¨is great and ¨In hell¨ is good.But¨Wake of deat¨.....uhhmmm, poor,¨The Order¨...poor Charlton Heston, only Sofia Milos is fine(What a pretty woman, my God!!).And¨Derailed¨ is the worst crappy copy of the great Steven´s¨Under Siege II¨made in the history of Z.movies.
Anyway, although he wasn´t, he isn´t and he never will be the great Steven Seagal I like the cocaine guy.

 

[SweetChinMusic]

I don´t dislike Van Damme, I pretty like¨Double Team¨with Mickey Rourke and in his latest movies,¨The Replicant¨is great and ¨In hell¨ is good.But¨Wake of deat¨.....uhhmmm, poor,¨The Order¨...poor Charlton Heston, only Sofia Milos is fine(What a pretty woman, my God!!).And¨Derailed¨ is the worst crappy copy of the great Steven´s¨Under Siege II¨made in the history of Z.movies.
Anyway, although he wasn´t, he isn´t and he never will be the great Steven Seagal I like the cocaine guy.

I can't understand your bs

 

[SweetChinMusic]

some cast news, Master P will also be in this movie, but I don't know what his role is yet

 

[undefeated]

Master P is not in it.

I think the cast listed on IMDB is pretty much it. That means the most important characters...

 

[SweetChinMusic]

yeah Sheldon confirmed that the other day, I guess MTV was wrong...which IMO was/is a pretty reliable source

 

[undefeated]

It could be another van damme movie.
What I understood from Master P was that he was talking about 2 hitman vs eachother. It could very well be that Van Damme signed a 3 picture deal with MPCA, and this movie with Master P could be the third one after Second in Command and The Hard Corps.

 

[SweetChinMusic]

everything I read said he signed a 2 picture deal, The Hard Corps being the second film.

here are some pics from the movie

 

[undefeated]

Yeah I saw those pics a couple of days ago, I must say Van Damme looks good in that combat uniform.
I really do hope that this one turns out great, and that they can get a limited release. With the budget of this movie it wouldn't be hard to make their money back.

 

[SweetChinMusic]

here are some Second in Command pics and a recent interview with Impact

Impact's first cover star, Jean Claude Van Damme, makes a strong return to action with the thriller Wake of Death, which recently received it's UK release, and has just completed work on his most recent project Second in Command. A very fit, focused and healthy Jean Claude Van Damme sits down to talk with Impact East editor Mike Leeder about his most recent projects and what's coming soon... It's hard to believe that it's nearly twenty years since he leapt onto the screen in Bloodsport, and with a number of upcoming projects in development, all of which should be of interest to Impact's readership, it looks like we have a lot to look forward to...

Impact: Jean Claude, Wake of Death received a very good reception around the world. It's a dark film and it gave you the chance to give a darker performance than usual... Your character is the hero but he's not exactly the clean cut good guy most people were expecting. What are you thoughts on the finished film?

Jean Claude: It was an interesting experience. I'm pleased to hear that my performance was well received. The character in this film was different to my previous films which made it more interesting at this stage of my career. I believe my goal was achieved to a certain degree. My ability to venture into this type of character is well within my reach and I plan to expose more realistic, character driven movies in the future.

Impact: Do you ever find it frustrating as an actor that producers seem to want to pigeonhole you into variations of the same clean-cut hero in your films? Would you ever really like to cut loose and break the expectations of the audience by playing the real bad guy, not the hero?

Jean Claude: I thought it may have been more difficult to break away from the typical nice guy character, but it's been quite the opposite. I've been presented with scripts which would allow me to portray a more dramatic character driven role. I believe, after Replicant and Wake of Death, I was able to break away and venture into another area of more dramatic realistic characters. That's not to say I won't consider a "bad guy" character... If the script touches something in me I'll definitely consider it, it's all in the script.

Impact: You've just completed work on Second in Command, and the movie is now in post-production, can you tell us a little about the project and what we can look forward to from the finished film?

Jean Claude: We had a great team working on Second in Command. My director, Simon Fellows, came through with a creative flair and I feel confident the viewers will recognize the hard work from not only myself but the entire cast and crew. I've not yet seen the final cut but I'm told it's looking good.

Impact: You are set to be reunited with a frequent collaborator from your past for the project The Hard Corps which sounds like a very interesting project.

Jean Claude: My next film, called Hard Corps, will be directed by Sheldon Lettich who not only wrote Bloodsport for me but also directed me in Double Impact and Lion Heart/A.W.O.L. I'm pleased to be reunited with Sheldon, looking back at our previous ventures together, the success speaks for itself. Sheldon and I are heavily involved in assuring a great cast and shooting in Canada will help bring an American feel to the movie.

Impact: When we last spoke, you were developing what seemed to be a very personal project The Kumite. It's a project that seemed to strike a chord with a very strong positive response from your audience around the world. There has been a lot of talk and rumors on the Internet about the film's status and the news that you are now involved with an official sequel to your martial arts classic Bloodsport. Can you give us any news about the projects and what we can look forward to from this and future projects?

Jean Claude: I can't reveal too much at this stage. However, I can say it's my strong desire to bring out the biggest most realistic and exciting martial arts sequel to hit the world and it will be remembered for years to come. This project is in the works and very soon we'll be able to announce more specific details.

And with that, Jean Claude was gone for meetings with producers about a number of projects, about which we'll be bringing you news very soon. Keep reading Impact for a major interview with Van Damme in the next few months where we'll look, in depth, at recent and upcoming projects.

 

[Administrator]

Because the world apparently hasn't seen enough of Jean-Claude Van Damme, or perhaps because Hollywood just loves to reward patent mediocrity, beat-em-up guy Jean-Claude Van Damme has not one, not two, but four movies on the boards, two in 2006, and two in 2007.

First up is Second in Command, in which Jean-Claude plays an official appointed, well, second-in-command to the US Ambassador to a tumultuous Eastern European country. There's an attempted coup, the Ambassador is killed, and guess who has to get all bad-ass and save the day? Yup, Jean-Claude. Sounds thrilling, yes?

Next up to bat is The Hard Corps, helmed by frequent Jean-Claude offender Sheldon Lettich, who previously brought us such Jean-Claude gems as Lionheart, Double Impact, and The Order (all also co-written by Jean-Claude). In The Hard Corps, Jean-Claude will play a former combat vet, fresh off fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan, who decides to take a break from being a military bad-ass to be a bodyguard to a former Heavyweight Boxing champion, to protect the champ and his family from -- get this -- a Rap Music Mogul. Nevermind the inevitable questions about why a heavyweight boxing champ would need a bodyguard. And I guess the Evil Rap Music Mogul is going to replace Evil <insert Middle Eastern nation> Terrorist as the next legion of bad guys whose asses must be kicked by Jean-Claude, Steven Seagal and Bruce Willis.

The upcoming Jean-Claude film with the most potential to not completely suck is a French film, Asterix and the Olympics. Based on the very popular French comic series, Asterix and the Olympics is the third Asterix live action film (there are seven animated Asterix films with an eighth in production). While this film might not be a huge hit in America, it's likely to do well for Jean-Claude in Europe, his home turf, where the Asterix comics are very well-known. Also, the film is in French, which Van Damme, being Belgian, can perhaps actually speak while acting. Jean-Claude will play the appropriately named role of Gluteus Maximus in the film.

Also in 2007, Jean-Claude will bring his fans Kumite (also directed and written by the actor), an "action-packed story of courage, friendship and redemption, set against the backdrop of the most brutal and elite fighting tournament in the world, The Kumite". Jean-Claude's character in the film returns to defend his title after years of alcoholism and despair, in a role that is probably more than a little autobiographical -- Jean-Claude himself dealt with some serious personal crises before embarking on a career comeback in 1999.

All you Jean-Claude fans out there can rejoice; you're gonna get a serious fix of your favorite action star. And, Asterix fans -- tell us, are you excited about Jean-Claude having a role in the newest Asterix film?

Source : http://cinematical.com/2006/01/03/four-thats-right-four-new-jean-claude-van-damme-movies/

 

[undefeated]

I'm looking forward to those movies, I really hope he can continue making good movies and keeps on getting good reviews. The guy works hard enough for it, even though he's doing mainly DTV's.

 

[SweetChinMusic]

Second in Command Rated R for violence and some language.

 

[SweetChinMusic]

Here are some Hard Corps pics, they are done filming in Canada and are currently shooting the Iraq scenes in Romania

 

[SweetChinMusic]

couple more pics, Sheldon and some of the cast

 

[SweetChinMusic]

some new Second in Command pics

 

[supertom]

Dammage still looks in great shape. Can;t wait to see some new Dammage films it's been too long. In the last few years we have only had In Hell and Wake Of Death. Hopefully we'll get two this year if Hard Corps is released in time. I hope so.

 

[SweetChinMusic]

Dammage still looks in great shape. Can;t wait to see some new Dammage films it's been too long. In the last few years we have only had In Hell and Wake Of Death. Hopefully we'll get two this year if Hard Corps is released in time. I hope so.

we will, Sheldon said they're doing a quick post production on The Hard Corps and are trying to release it this summer.

 

[SweetChinMusic]

Second in Command US Release Date May 2, 2006
http://videoeta.com/movie/80443

Second in Command UK Release Date May 15, 2006
http://www.play.com/play247.asp?page=title&r=R2&title=900927&p=57&g=72&pa=sr

 

[DiDa]

Thanks for the info SweetChinMusic!! I really want to see SIC. The pictures look good and also Van Damme looks in a great shape!