What, you thought they only had study books for Darwin? That's right, one of the most intriguing film stars of all time is finally getting his due when "Seagalogy: A Study of the Ass-Kicking Films of Steven Seagal" hits store shelves on May 23rd.

Released by Titan Books and written by Vern from "Ain't It Cool News", the tongue-in-cheek guide covers the breadth of Seagal's career, from early hits like "Above the Law" to the mainstream blockbusters.

So with that in mind, we're proud to offer up the full chapter on "Under Siege" exclusively to MTV Movies Blog readers. That's right, get the in-depth look at Steven's finest hour as he saved Hawaii from crazies Gary Busey and Tommy Lee Jones. Click the thumbnails below to start reading; it's good times.

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Remember when films like "Under Siege 2: Dark Territory" and "Time Cop" were dignified with theatrical releases? Yeah, I'm getting misty-eyed too. I got a chance to talk at length the other day with the one and only Jean-Claude Van Damme and the interview is definitely worth checking out if you've ever been a fan. I really felt for the guy as he wistfully hoped for a comeback.

Anyway, in the course of our chat, Van Damme revealed that he and Seagal nearly came to blows on the screen way back when in a little film called "Demolition Man!"

Here's what he told me: "Years ago it was proposed that I would do a film with Steven Seagal. I was supposed to be in 'Demolition Man' with him. It was a great project. The script I read was a lot different than the one Sly did with Wesley Snipes. I was the bad guy. He was the good guy because he was the Warner Bros guy."

The mind practically explodes at the film that might have been, doesn't it? So did Warner Brothers make the right choice or would you have liked to have seen a Van Damme take on Simon Phoenix? Sound off.

Depending on which metric you use (and whether you account for inflation) Samuel L. Jackson is either the highest or second-highest grossing movie star alive today. But while Jackson's cameo in "Iron Man" is bound to help the cause, his main competition is about to get a pretty assured bump of his own.

There's not much you can do to stop Harrison Ford or Indiana Jones. That's why Jackson was so eager to join them.

"I was kinda hoping [they would find me a role]," he joked of a cameo in "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull." "They said they couldn't!" Read more...