THE BUMRUSH

A day we don’t get to hear Jean-Claude Van Damme speak is like a summer day without hearing the birds singing, we can all sense that something is missing. Thanks to an article on contactmusic.com (via New York Entertainment), today my friends, our day is complete. In the short interview Van Damme provided, we get the following quotes from The Muscles From Brussels:

“...my movies are very international. I’m a brand name. Van Damme is like Levi's."

"A day doesn’t go past when I’m not recognized,"

"I've made 36 movies in 20 years and I overacted a lot in my early career. So it's very difficult for me to look at myself in those early movies."

Classic Van Damme. Also classic Van Damme:



And if you happen to be in Galway, Ireland this weekend, you can see Jean Claude’s new movie – JCVD – at the 20th Galway Film Fleadh. I’ll give you 10 guesses what the title of his movie stands for...

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I was HE-UGE fan of Jean Claude Van Damme back in the day. In my formative years, my best friend had a big screen TV and was also within a bike ride of the video store. And since Van Damme could pump out the movies even before his direct to video glory days, a little Van Damme action was part of my Saturday night so many times.

So, I was pretty damn disappointed when I read this on Cinema Blend:

Four months ago we reported on a “sister’s cousin’s uncle” type rumor about Jean-Claude Van Damme joining the cast of Rush Hour 3 as the villain. Today’s Empire online reports that the rumor not only isn’t true, but was made up by Van Damme himself. The former action hero told the press, "it was just a comment, a joke, that I made during an interview. I said, ‘We’ve got Jackie, we’ve got Chris Tucker — what about me, making it a trio?’”

Say it ain’t so, Jean Claude? I would have loved to see him in Rush Hour 3. I might have actually seen it. That’s how psyched I was. My day perked up just a little bit when I came across this piece of news, though.

Exclusive: Capcom Talks New Street Fighter Movie

Capcom has unveiled a partnership with Hyde Park Entertainment on a new Street Fighter film franchise that will tie into games, a potential TV series and more. The movie will focus on the character Chun Li. Capcom marketing guru Charles Bellfield sheds some light on this project. After getting into the movie business in 1994 with Street Fighter: The Movie, a $35 million production starring Jean Claude Van Damme and Raul Julia that was completely funded by Capcom, the Japanese game publisher exited the movie industry. Street Fighter earned only $33 million in the U.S., although it did go on to gross another $66 million overseas. The film was panned by film critics and gamers alike.

My only wish is that Van Damme and the corpse of Raul Julia make a return for the remake.

Labels: celebrities, movies, rumors, van damme

The recent Van Damme post, coupled with a YouTube shoutout from Bill 'The Sportsguy" Simmons of ESPN.com fame, jogged my memmory of this little ditty from the great epic, KickBoxer. Yes, let's watch Van Damme dance. My favorite part is how he goes from acting drunk, to not drunk, to drunk again. Only Jean Claude can pull that shit off.

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Came across a fat-ass rumor today. According to slick site, AICN, it looks like BUMRUSH favorite, Jean Claude Van Damme, has signed on as the main villain in "Rush Hour 3". Putting aside the fact that why in the hell does the world need Rush Hour 3, this is clearly a good move for jean Claude's career... AKA his lonely path of straight to video self-destruction. I mean, it's about 10 years too late of a move, but a good movie nonetheless. Really - Jean Claude getting the shit kicked out of him - who loses? no one loses.

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