It may have taken a long time to get here, but this year, newly established U.S. distributor JVD Rewind will finally release Jean-Claude Van Damme’s long gesticulating sophomore feature as a director, Full Love, as a 3-disc Blu-ray special edition.
Read the official press release sent exclusively to City on Fire from JVD Rewind:
After a career reviving turn in 2008’s JCVD, the Muscles from Brussels returned to the director’s chair for only the second time since making his directorial debut, with 1996’s The Quest. Directing, writing, and starring, Full Love was Jean-Claude Van Damme’s most personal project, the culmination of a lifetimes worth of passion and pursuing his dreams, however it’s had a rocky journey to the screen. Now for the first time, fans can not only enjoy the final cut of Full Love, but also experience the full saga, from its conception to eventual release, and everything in-between. In a career that’s seen Van Damme take on the most iconic villains to grace the screen, the 3-disc Blu-ray of Full Love tells the story of Van Damme’s victory over his greatest adversary – himself.
Full specs below:
- Full Love – 4k remastered version of the never before released final cut representing Van Damme’s true vision for his epic tale
- The Eagle Path – 2k remastered version of Van Damme’s original cut, screened at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival out of competition
- Soldiers – The rare workprint of the 2012 redux version, which contained newly shot scenes inspired by the (at the time) recent release of The Raid
- Half a Loaf of Love – An exclusive to this release fan-edit of all 3 existing versions of Van Damme’s opus, incorporating all existing footage into a chronological narrative
- Following the Path to Love – An exclusive, newly commissioned 1 hour Making of documentary, featuring Jean-Claude Van Damme, and key cast members Claudia Bassols, John Colton, Josef Cannon, and many more
- Archival footage of Jean-Claude Van Damme introducing The Eagle Path at Cairns in 2010
- Jean-Claude Van Damme: Behind Closed Doors – Archival footage from the 2011 UK reality TV show, in which Van Damme discusses The Eagle Path
- On the Eagle’s Wing – An exclusive interview with cast member and daughter of Van Damme, Bianca Brigitte Van Damme, who was 17 when shooting started in 2008
- Audio commentaries on all 3 versions from Jean-Claude Van Damme and principal cast members
- Soldiering On – An exclusive featurette mixing new interviews and archival footage, delving into the making of the Soldiers cut, and how the era influenced its creation.
- Cracks in the Path – A compilation of outtakes and bloopers
- Exclusive slipcover for the first 500 pressings featuring newly commissioned artwork created by Van Damme himself (available exclusively at Walmart).
- A Decade of Love – Limited to the first 500 pressings, a booklet containing an essay by Jean-Claude Van Damme historian Kyle Warner on the history of Full Love, from its principal filming in Thailand in 2008, to its eventual completion in 2018
– Happy April Fools’ Day from Cityonfire.com!
Cruel April Foo’s Joke 😛
JVD Rewind really wants to compete with MVD!
We apologize on behalf of COF’s unique sense of humor. 🙂
Woah. This looks impressive. I wonder which version is the best one?
Damn, this is aprils fool joke, right?
Maan, i want it could be true…
Alas, yes it’s an April Fools. However we live in an era which finally saw the release of Donnie Yen’s ‘Ice Man 2’, so maybe there’s hope yet that we’ll see ‘Full Love’ before 2019 is out! Just…don’t expect it to look like the above. 🙂
Ah man, I was really hoping for Van Damme’s kid’s drawing and the spelling mistake on the cover!
Although having seen the trailer 2 weeks ago, and Mike Leeder saying good things about the movie, it didn’t seem implausible that Full Love would finally be available.
I cant believe they left out the caterer’s cut … Or at-least Van Damme’s personal pastry-chef’s cut …
This thread-bare release has left me bummed.
I do like that a number of websites and the Van Damme fan forum posted it as ‘exclusive’ news….followed by ah aha actually ha ha ah we knew it was a joke all along…well played City on Fire!
Very Good Joke, you even got ME excited and I’m starring in the DAMN thing! <3 😉 I'll suggest this to JCVD who knows you may of come up with a great idea!
Thanks for the comment Josef! The post should at least give JCVD an inkling of what his fans are after once ‘Full Love’ is ready to be unleashed….well, except maybe for the slipcover artwork. 🙂
I really like that movies van damme very greatest!
I would like to buy a copy of this movie how can I get a copy I’ve been looking for this movie for a while I will for February in DVD but and blue rail be okay I guess
Hey how you doing I am interested in this movie I will let you know how can I buy a copy I cannot find you anywhere please contact me as soon as possible I would appreciate it this is so so much second time to other contact you out but I have not your nothing back from you hopefully I will
Hi John, this Blu-ray was an April Fools’ Day joke, it doesn’t actually exist. Sorry for the disappointment! Although if ‘Full Love’ ever does get released, we’ll be sure to report on it!