Even though Jean-Claude Van Damme opted out of "The Expendables," that doesn't mean that Hollywood has lost interest in Van Damme. Far from it, in fact, as Universal Pictures is reportedly eying a big budget remake of one of JCVD's greatest hits — "TimeCop."
What's Playing has the scoop that "Time Cop 2.0" is "finally inching forward," stressing that a reboot of Van Damme's 1994 action flick has been in the works for the past four years. There's just one catch — Van Damme himself won't be involved. Despite expressing his interest in the project, the action icon "won't be invited back" by Universal, with the studio reportedly opting for "a major star" to headline the remake. Read More...
I report the following with a mixture of sadness and pleasure. After years of rumors and suspect IMDB updates, Jean-Claude Van Damme, hot off an honest to goodness fine piece of acting in "JCVD" (check it out if you want to watch the "Bloodsport" star cry and I mean a lot) just told me he's in for the third "Universal Soldier" movie. Er, or is that DVD?
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MTV News Celebrates Election Day November 2009 With Our Favorite Campaigns In Movie History
Posted 11/3/09 1:30 pm EST by Eric Ditzian in Commentary
I put that exclamation point in there not because I'm excited to vote in New York's mayoral election, but because Election Day gets me thinking about what a rich topic elections have been for cinema. Combining intrigue, corruption, passion and the odd sex scandal, politics in general and elections in particular have made for some big screen gems over the years. Here are my favs. Read More...
Tags anthony hopkins, Eddie Murphy, election, nixon, reese witherspoon, Robert-Redford, Ron Silver, the candidate, The Distinguished Gentleman, timecop