Every Perfect Van Damme Villain For His Final Action Movie
Jean-Claude Van Damme is set to retire after his upcoming movie What's My Name?, and there are several strong contenders for his returning villains. The spin-kicking Jean-Claude Van Damme first broke out in the late '80s with B-movie hits like No Retreat, No Surrender, and later Bloodsport. Van Damme gradually grew into a bonafide action star in the '90s, and while his career waned at the end of the decade, he made a significant comeback in the 21st century with hits like JCVD, The Expendables 2, and the last two Universal Soldier movies.
For What's My Name?, Van Damme will reportedly portray a version of himself grappling with the challenges of his success. After being struck by a car, the accident leaves Van Damme's character stricken with amnesia. Van Damme has spoken of the film as a trip down memory lane of sorts for his career in multiple ways.
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Lundgren is one of the villain candidates for What's My Name? mentioned in the Deadline announcement, and the idea makes a lot of sense. Van Damme and Lundgren's on-screen history stretches back to 1992's Universal Soldier, with the two returning to their Unisol rivalry withUniversal Soldier: Regeneration andUniversal Soldier: Day of Reckoning. In the lead-up to the first Universal Soldier, the duo even staged a fake Van Damme-Lundgren feud as a riff on their roles as Luc Deveraux and Andrew Scott. Van Damme and Lundgren have also appeared together in action movies The Expendables 2 and Black Water, so their long-running association would make Lundgren an ideal villain for a meta-conclusion to Van Damme's career. Lundgren's massive height has also made him a very imposing enemy to not just Van Damme but also to others
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