Are they remaking Bloodsport?

Does the world need another Bloodsport? Almost certainly not. But it’s a movie that still retains some name recognition, so it’s ripe for the remaking. There’s no word yet on any cast members, but the script (penned by Robert Mark Kamen of The Karate Kid, The Fifth Element and Taken) will see rewrites before filming.

Does Netflix have Bloodsport?

Sorry, Bloodsport is not available on American Netflix.

Was Frank Dux in the movie Bloodsport?

Dux worked as the fight coordinator for Bloodsport and also for the 1990 film Lionheart and the 1993 film Only the Strong.

What year did Bloodsport come out?

February 26, 1988 (USA)
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Why is the movie Bloodsport still so popular?

Thirty years later, Bloodspot is still a part of the pop culture zeitgeist, and not just because it launched Van Damme into stardom. Bloodsport also gave us the fight tournament subgenre of action movies and mades millions of American boys learn to do the splits.

How did Jean Claude Van Damme get the role in Bloodsport?

Legend has it that Van Damme landed the lead role after spotting Menahem Golan, the head of schlocky action studio Cannon Films, on the streets of L.A. Screenwriter Sheldon Lettich told Slashfilm the story in 2016: Jean-Claude saw Menahem on the street, did a U-Turn and said, “Hey Menahem, remember me?

Who are the creators of Mortal Kombat Bloodsport?

Ed Boon and John Tobias, the creators of legendary video game Mortal Kombat, were inspired in part by Bloodsport. In fact, Midway Games attempted to license Van Damme’s image for the game. When that fell though, Jean-Claude became Johnny Cage, who not coincidentally shares initials with the Muscles from Brussels.

Who is the ogre in the movie Bloodsport?

Donald Gibb, who plays Ray Jackson, was briefly in the NFL. Best known as Ogre from Revenge of the Nerds, Donald Gibb provides some comic relief in Bloodsport as the hulking biker type Ray Jackson. Unlike the other participants in the Kumite, he doesn’t practice martial arts, relaying instead on his brute strength to crush dudes.