Action movie iconJean-Claude Van Dammereturns to one of his best-loved franchises inKickboxerreboot sequel,Kickboxer: Armageddon, and we now have some idea regarding the release of what’s sure to be another martial arts B-movie masterpiece.Kickboxer: Armageddonwill find Van Damme joining forces with fellow action heroes Scott Adkins (Boyka: Undisputed, John Wick: Chapter 4), Alain Moussi (Kickboxer: Vengeance, Jiu Jitsu), andJohn Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellumstar and martial arts icon Mark Dacascos, it has now been confirmed, with the action outing having now been picked up for distribution by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment in the U.S. and Canada.
Disappointingly,Kickboxer: Armageddondoes not yet have a release date, but now that distribution has been settled, those details will surely be revealed soon. Filmmaker Dimitri Logothetis, who first began breathing new life into the cult classic action franchisewith 2016’sKickboxer: Vengeance, will once again take the helm forKickboxer: Armageddon, working from a script he co-wrote with Jim McGrath. The action movie is due to start filming this spring, and you can check out the synopsis below, courtesy ofTHR:
Kickboxer: Armageddon centers on Kurt (Moussi) seeking to track down his wife’s killers. Through the Thai underground fight world, he meets Cesare (Adkins), a martial arts master who leads a sadistic cult, with Kurt soon finding himself in the fight of his life.
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Based on the 1980s action franchise which began way, way back in 1989 with the firstKickboxer,which stars Jean-Claude Van Damme as Kurt Sloane a young manout for revenge, theKickboxerfranchise is now made up of several sequels starring different action movie leads. The recent reboot trilogy began with 2016’sKickboxer: Vengeance. Led by actor, stuntman, and martial artist Alain Moussi as Sloane, the reboot brings back Van Damme as a different character, Master Durand, who teaches Sloane the ways of the warrior. Featuring the likes of Dave Bautista, Gina Carano, and Georges St-Pierre, the next installment, 2018’sKickboxer: Retaliationadds even more fan-favorite names to the roster, includingGame of Thronesstar Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson,Highlander’sChristopher Lambert,and Mike Tyson.
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While maintaining the action B-movie charm, theKickboxerreboot series has won praise for its use of physical stunts and highly-skilled,exciting fight choreography and action sequences, with Van Damme revealing to THR why he believes the world ofKickboxerhas endured.
“A lot of people tell me that those movies haven’t aged. Maybe I know why. It’s about sincerity. If you’re sincere in your role and believe in your part, that — plus all the martial arts — helps the audience ignore the poor background.”
Outside theKickboxerfranchise, Jean-Claude Van Damme recently led theaction movie sequelKill ‘Em All 2, which finds the “Muscles from Brussels” as a spy who must face off with a terrorist who has come seeking revenge, and the action-comedyThe Gardener.Kill ‘Em All 2is now available to stream on Netflix, whileThe Gardenercan be streamed on Prime Video.
