Last week we learned the joyous news that Jean-
Claude Van Damme had been cast in
the Kickboxer remake. The movie has quite a
cast, many of them drawn from the world of
martial arts. Stunt man/martial artist Alain
Moussi ( X-Men: Days of Future Past) is playing
the lead (Van Damme is playing more of a
mentor this time out) alongside George St.
Pierre (Bartoc from Captain America: The Winter
Soldier ) and Dave Bautista ( Riddick, Guardians of
the Galaxy ).
And now we’ve got word that MMA fighter and
Haywire star Gina Carano has joined the film. which is
something of a break from the archetype one
might expect her to play. The Kickboxer remake
is currently shooting in New Orleans before
moving onto Thailand. John Stockwell is
directing.
In what’s being called a “gender-bender twist
from the original”, Carano is playing a fight
promoter in the film. Lest we think she won’t be
doing any actual fighting in the film, producer Ted
Field offered the following assurance:
“It will be fun to watch Gina as the sneaky and
dangerous temptress, a boa constrictor of this
fighting jungle. Watch out kickboxers!”
Okay. Here’s the official synopsis for the
Kickboxer remake:
KICKBOXER follows Kurt Sloan (Moussi), a
talented martial artist who travels to Thailand
where he must learn the secrets of the kickboxer
to avenge his brother’s death at the hands of
Tong Po (Bautista).
Still looking forward to this one even though
martial arts movies traditionally aren’t my bag.
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