While he had a voice acting role in the video game sequel Hitman III in 2021, Van Damme has not appeared in an action movie sequel since 2018, when he returned to the Kickboxer franchise.

Van Damme’s extraordinary agility and martial arts background made him perfect for this interpretation. As he recalled, “They made me run around the studio and I jumped like a dancer.

For Jean-Claude Van Damme, his rise to fame came with 1988's martial arts movie Bloodsport. Bloodsport's premise is simple, yet engaging: Frank Dux (Van Damme) enters the deadly fighting ...