Kickboxer: Vengeance

Kickboxer: Vengeance
Directed by John Stockwell
Produced by
Written by
  • Dimitri Logothetis
  • Jim McGrath
Starring
Cinematography Mateo Londono
Edited by
  • Carsten Kurpanek
  • Chris A. Peterson
Production
company
Headmon Entertainment & Productions
Radar Pictures
Distributed by Ascot Elite Entertainment Group
Country United States
Language English
Budget $17 million[1]

Kickboxer: Vengeance (formerly known as Kickboxer)[2][3] is an upcoming American martial arts film directed by John Stockwell, and starring Alain Moussi, Jean-Claude Van Damme (who played Kurt Sloane in the original Kickboxer), Dave Bautista, Gina Carano, Georges St-Pierre and Darren Shahlavi (in his final film role). It is a remake of the original 1989 Kickboxer film, serving as a reboot of the franchise.

Synopsis

Living in Venice, California, Eric and Kurt Sloane come from a long line of martial artists. After Eric wins the Karate World Championship, a promoter lures him to Thailand[4] despite his brother’s protests. When Eric dies[5] fighting the Muay Thai champion Tong Po,[4] Kurt turns to his brother's mentor Master Durand to seek revenge on the vicious Tong Po.[6]

Cast

Production

Kings Road Entertainment announced in 2012 that they planned a 3-D remake of the film.[11] Legal battles within the company, however, resulted in this version, along with several other planned remakes from the company, not being made.[12]

Radar Pictures began developing a reboot of the film in 2013 with Jim McGrath and Dimitri Logothetis writing; Logothetis is also produced along with Ted Field and Nick Celozzi, Mike Weber and Peter Meyer executive producing and Stephen Fung attached to direct with the film start filming in early 2014.[13] On May 12, 2014, Deadline announced that The Exchange boarded sales on Radar with Brian O’Shea, Jeff Bowler and Nat McCormick executive producing the film and announced stunt man Alain Moussi will star in his first lead role with co-starring roles by Georges St-Pierre, Dave Bautista, Scott Adkins, and Tony Jaa.[6][14] J.J. Perry will be the action director and Larnell Stovall will be the fight choreographer.[15] In November 2014, it was announced that Jaa and director Fung had left the project. John Stockwell stepped in as the film's director.[16][17] In December 2014, actors T. J. Storm, Matthew Ziff and original film star Jean-Claude Van Damme were cast in the film.[18][19] On December 4, Sara Malakul Lane joined the film to play the love interest of the lead character.[10] On December 6, 2014, Darren Shahlavi was cast as Eric Sloan, a role was originally meant for Adkins.[8] On December 8, Gina Carano joined the film's cast to play a fight promoter.[9]

Filming

Filming began on November 24, 2014 in New Orleans and Thailand.[20][21]

After completing the filming in New Orleans, Radar pictures left without fully paying the crew and vendors.[22] On February 10, 2015, producer Logothetis told Variety that all 180 crew members had been paid in early February, and he also revealed that there would a two-weeks shooting taken place in Thailand later that month.[23]

After the New Orleans shoot, actor Darren Shahlavi, who played Eric Sloane, died on January 14, 2015 at the age of 42. Dimitri Logothesis said that the film will be dedicated to Darren's memory.

Production re-emerged in June 2015, with Alain Moussi going to Bangkok to begin filming his scenes with Jean-Claude Van Damme.

Distribution

On March 15, 2016, RLJ Entertainment acquired the United States right to the film, with the intention of a limited theatrical release and a Video on Demand release.[24]

Sequel

In November 2015, Headmon and Acme Rocket Fuel announced the sequel titled Kickboxer 2: Retaliation, which was in development. Rob Hickman would produce the film through Headmon along with Logothetis and Field through Radar Pictures.[25]

References

  1. ↑ "Kickboxer - film 2015 - AlloCiné". Allocine.fr. Retrieved 2015-01-15.
  2. ↑ Time. "Jean-Claude Van Damme Joins the Cast of Kickboxer Remake", www.time.com, published December 3, 2014. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  3. ↑ Nicholson, Max. "Jean-Claude Van Damme Back for Kickboxer Remake", IGN, published December 1, 2014. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  4. 1 2 Radar Pictures. "Kickboxer Vengeance : About The Film". kickboxervengeance.com.
  5. ↑ "Here's Jean-Claude Van Damme in the Kickboxer remake - Digital Trends". Digital Trends. 5 November 2015.
  6. 1 2 Tartaglione, Nancy (May 9, 2014). "Cannes Briefs: ‘Kickboxer’ Reboots With Georges St Pierre, Dave Bautista, Alain Moussi; Warner International Takes ‘Relatos Salvajes’ To France, Spain, Lat Am; More". Deadline. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Jean-Claude Van Damme returns to the world of Kickboxer as 'Master Durand'". Kickboxer — Facebook page. December 25, 2014. Retrieved December 25, 2014.
  8. 1 2 "KICKBOXER Adds Darren Shahlavi!". Film Combat Syndicate. December 6, 2014. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
  9. 1 2 Kit, Borys (December 8, 2014). "Gina Carano Joins Dave Bautista in 'Kickboxer' Remake". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  10. 1 2 Kit, Borys (December 4, 2014). "'Kickboxer' Finds Its Love Interest". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Kings Road Entertainment: In Development - Kickboxer 3D". kingsroadentertainment.com. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Legal Fight Clouds Planned 'All of Me' Remake (Exclusive)". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
  13. ↑ Gallagher, Brian (2013-07-25). "Kickboxer Remake Lands Director Stephen Fung". Movieweb.com. Retrieved 2015-01-15.
  14. ↑ "‘Kickboxer’ Reboot Punches Up Cast With Scott Adkins, Tony Jaa". Variety. August 5, 2014. Retrieved August 5, 2014.
  15. ↑ "Alain Moussi Interview". The Action Elite. June 18, 2014. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
  16. ↑ "Tony Jaa Drops Out Of Fung's KICKBOXERr". Film Combat Syndicate. November 21, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
  17. ↑ "EXCLUSIVE: KICKBOXER Loses Fung, Gains 'In The Blood' Director". Film Combat Syndicate. November 23, 2014. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
  18. ↑ "Stockwell's KICKBOXER Adds T.J. Storm And Matthew Ziff". Film Combat Syndicate. November 30, 2014. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
  19. ↑ "Jean-Claude Van Damme Returning to 'Kickboxer' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. December 1, 2014. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
  20. ↑ "On the Set for 12/1/14: Now You See Me 2 & Kickboxer Start Shooting, Richard Linklater's That's What I'm Talking About Wraps Up". ssninsider.com. December 1, 2014. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
  21. ↑ McNary, Dave (December 1, 2014). "Jean-Claude Van Damme Joins ‘Kickboxer’ Reboot". variety.com. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
  22. ↑ Katherine Sayre, NOLA.com (2014-12-22). "'Kickboxer' movie production leaves town with New Orleans crew, vendors unpaid". NOLA.com. Retrieved 2015-01-15.
  23. ↑ McNary, Dave (February 10, 2015). "Kickboxer’ Crew Members Receive Pay 2 Months Late". variety.com. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  24. ↑ "Jean-Claude Van Damme’s ‘Kickboxer: Vengeance’ Lands At RLJ Entertainment". Retrieved March 17, 2016.
  25. ↑ A. Lincoln, Ross (November 24, 2015). "Kevin Costner To Narrate MMA Docu ‘Hurt Business’; ‘Kickboxer’ Remake Sequel A Go". deadline.com. Retrieved November 29, 2015.

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