
(Oh no. They’re going to cast Will Ferrell and Steve Carell, aren’t they.)
Maybe this is a little off-topic, but considering we previously named Bloodsport the #3 fight movie of all time — and the underground “Kumite” tournament depicted in the flick is basically the spiritual godfather of the UFC — you might be interested to know that the 1988 Van Damme classic is being remade for modern times. According to ScreenDaily (via ScreenJunkies), veteran producer Ed Pressman has closed a deal to remake the flick, and has tapped Phillip Noyce (Clear and Present Danger, The Bone Collector, Salt) to direct and Robert Mark Kamen (The Karate Kid, Lethal Weapon 3, The Transporter) to write the screenplay.
Now that international mixed-styles martial arts tournaments actually exist in the real world, the Bloodsport re-boot will be making some necessary updates. ScreenDaily says that the flick will follow an American who goes to Brazil to recover from the violence he experienced in Afghanistan and becomes involved in a martial arts contest. So, we have Brazil (a clear signifier for ‘MMA’) along with some good-ol’ American post-Bin Laden PTSD.
Unfortunately, we have no other details yet as far as shoot-dates and cast. So head to the comments section and throw in your suggestions on who should play Frank Dux, Chong Li, Ray Jackson, and the blond reporter chick who was grossed out by the kumite but still had sex with Van Damme anyway.








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commentsRay jackson - Randy
Frank Dux - Jon Jones
Real life subplot with Randy teaching Bones how not to get KTFO by a front kick.
And please, oh please, Brittney Palmer as the reporter. And we need nude scenes...lots of nude scenes.
i wonder if this version will spend as much camera time focusing on the main character's ass.
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Dux made up everything.
Roy Nelson or Don Frye = Ray Jackson
Wanderlei Silva = Paco
Yoshihiro Takayama = Sumo Dude
Cheick Kongo = Black guy that got KTFO by Van Damme
Kendra Wilkinson = Reporter
Chow Yun-Fat = Senzo Tanaka
And don't forget the clearly Asian actor who was cast as the Arab wearing a Yasser-Arafat-keffiyeh-style doo-rag, whose palm JCVD snatched a coin from.
Shame on you for not recognizing the diversity represented by Bloodsport.
Maybe ur right dog, but I was speaking from the 80's point of few. I'm just tired of all these freakin remakes. Friday the 13th, Halloween, Nightmare on Elm Street, Karate Kid, Conan, etc.
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