“Bloodsport” Japanese Theatrical Poster
A remake of 1988’s Bloodsport, the martial arts extravaganza that launched Jean-Claude Van Damme to superstardom, has been in development-hell for well over 10 years.
Director Phillip Noyce (Salt) and screenwriter Robert Mark Kamen (Taken) were once attached. Then the project came into the hands of James McTeigue (Ninja Assassin) and Craig Rosenberg (The Uninvited), who would re-shape the “Frank Dux” narrative into the lives of 21st century mercenaries who would collide in the underground world of Brazilian Vale Tudo fighting.
Now, according to The InSneider, indie studio A24 is in negotiations for the remake rights to the Van Damme classic.
The original Bloodsport followed Frank Dux, an American martial artist serving in the military, who decides to leave the army to compete in a martial arts tournament in Hong Kong where fights to the death can occur.
We’ll keep you updated as we learn more about this story. Also, be sure to check out our “Van Damme is the most ‘remade’ action star in the world!” article.
Bad idea. Stick to other movies Van Damme. It’s a shame they couldn’t just make some proper sequels or something of that type.
Why not just remake Double Dragon?
Double Impact’s box office gross: $30 million
Double Dragon’s box office gross: $2 million
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Yeah, but they gave us a new Street Fighter movie, anyway, so I say DD is fair game. =p
The street Fighter with Van Damme was much better than that Chun Li crap film.
They should do Double Impact 2 for sure. I’d take a Bloodsport sequel with Van Damme but not some hollywood remistake.
I’ll rock in a movie with you JcVd!
We can mix Lionheart and Kickboxer mash Grindhouse style!
that shit would hit, kick, and leave teeth.
Normally I would ignore this, but an A24 take on Bloodsport could be cool. I can imagine it will be less like the kind of action most readers here would hope for and probably be done in the style of a horror film.