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Will Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker understand the words coming out of Jean Claude Van Damme's mouff?
Ahoy, squirts! Quint here. Now, count this as a rumor so far, but it seems that Jean Claude Van Damme thinks he's signed on to play the villain in RUSH HOUR 3... Here's the scoop:
Here is a big scoop for you, Harry! Jean Claude Van Damme has signed on to play the main villain in "Rush Hour 3"(set to film in August). It involves Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker getting mixed up with Triads in Paris. Van Damme spoke on a recent British TV Show about it and was looking forward to working with Jackie Chan. Also rumored to be in the film is Michael "Kramer" Richards in either a big or bit role. I think, IMHO, that a Chan versus Van Damme one-on-one would be kick ass!(no pun intended)
Call me Muscles With Brusslesprouts
I know many people think AICN is Ratner-hate Central. I didn't flip for X3, but I don't blame Ratner for anything other than signing on to a movie he knew didn't have a script that was ready. I happen to get a lot of laughs out of the RUSH HOUR films and while this casting rumor is incredibly bizarre I can actually see this working. Van Damme's got the aged fighter thing going for him... unfortunately it's only been going direct to video recently, but the idea of Van Damme playing a brooding baddie in a RUSH HOUR film seems to fit... and like Brusslesprouts above, I'd love to see that end fight between Van Damme and Chan. And what's up with Michael Richards? I say team him up with Jeremy Piven's character from the second film. What do you folks think?
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I like the casting!
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Im still not going to see it
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Sounds interesting...in a
strange sort of way.
I just wonder if these Rush Hour
movies keepp being made to give Chris Tucker something to do...since he doesn't seem to have a career outside these movies.
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actually i kinda like it, he needs to figh someone we wanna see get there arse kicked, van damme hasn't lost a fight since "no retreat no surrender"
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Because if he is then Jean Cluade could just play himself
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I'm in.
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remember that flick he did with Mickey Rourke and Rourke looked like a fuckin Stan Winston creation? Thats what I picture Van Dumme lookin like right now. A fuckin freak of nature, no good to nobody.
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Old news...
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GOOD! I will not be forking over anymore money to see this racist shite. Unless the annoying mothertucker dies like he did in Jackie brown, which was my favourite scene, namely ne was bound and gagged and shot in the trunk of sam jackson car.
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Bring back Lucy Liu and Fann Wong!
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I think van damme should play the main henchman as opposed to a mastermind type. none of the villains in these movies have been that great so far, and the stories have been a little too flabby compared with the likes of die hard or lethal. It'd be nice if they tightened them up abit but still, is there really any demand for a third? the rush hour movies are totally forgettable...can anyone actually remember what happens in the 2nd one? MEH
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and knock Van Damme the fuck out again.
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Maybe the plot involves a junior mint or something.
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Now if they could only get Chuck Norris and Steven Seagal, then we'd have a real fucking movie.
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With the dildo-knife from Se7en.
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Van Damme is going to dance all over Jackie Chans grave next summer!!! "Never touch a white man's radio!"
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Whoever came up with Chan vs. Van Damme is a genius. This may be at last Van Damme's big break that never came... ah who am I kidding?
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I've been waiting years to see Jackie Chan snap Van Damme's neck. This is a dream come true! This is the biggest one on one since Bruce Lee fought Chuck Norris in Way of the Dragon.
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Throw in Eric Roberts and I'm there.
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Can't be any worse than Rush Hour 2 if you ask me. At least they are making an effort to have a new story this time. Part 2 was simply a 90 minute excuse to give Tucker money. They didn't even bother to write a script and instead just re-used the script from the first movie and just changed the locations.
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by Jackie. Send that old Muscles from Brussles loser home crying. This is awesome. Throw in Seagal for good measure.
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Despite what an irrational Harry or any nerdlinger talkbacker has to say about Brett Ratner. What the fuck has the guy ever done to you except make entertaining movies for you to watch?
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Dolph can play a better villain.
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Well I gotta admit, that sounds cool to me.
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...you didn't "flip" for X3 (in fact, you panned it) because Harry told you not to like it. I saw it again last weekend and it still holds up as the second best installment in the X film franchise (X2 being the best and the original being the weakest). I'm still shocked by the shoddy, unfair treatment this crew gave it (Moriarty and Vern, as always, being the shining examples of objectivity who actually rated it based on its own merits). You and Harry and Massa all lost pretty much any credibility you might've had as "reviewers" when you all pissed and moaned about it.
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Great news! I think the Rush Hour movies are dumb as hell, but it gives Chris Tucker a movie to work on once ever 4-5 years which is good I guess. Either way, the big news is that Chuck Norris has offically passed on his legacy to Van Damme.
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Van Damme ROCKS and he can be really really funny!!!! :D :D :D
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.... make a movie about my arse. What a complete waste of time and money.
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Can you imagine how Vern would react? Will Van Damme do his signature splits?!
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I demand a movie that has Van Damme & Hasslehoff v Seagal. I smell Oscars!
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Are you a Billie Piper fan?
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is right. and rightly so. whatta hack!! Somehow working with Van Damme seems appropos...
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i'd never thought i'd see the day. And a film fight between jackie chan and van damme would have been sweet 10 years ago, but Van Damme hasnt thrown a kick in a film since the 90s. Seriously. I netflixed In Hell. Not one goddamned kick, let alone huge spinning split legged whirling kicks of DOOM like he used to.
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This is something to marvel!
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I will never understand why people hate Van Damme so much. Ok, he made a few lousy movies, but there is no one on this talkback that can say he doesn't like any of Van Damme's movies.
The Rush Hour movies are pure popcorn movies and I like them very much. Casting JCVD is beyond cool. It's about time Van Damme played a villain again. Can't wait for the movie.
And I would rather watch a movie starring Van Damme than a man-wannabe like Tom Cruise.
It would be awesome to see Van Damme tell Tucker and Chan "Never touch a Frenchman's creme brulee." and then proceed to beat them up.
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That man is all knees and elbows, and they're lightning-fast. It's about time Chan LOST in one of his movies...
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THAT'S more like it!
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I think X3 got a bad rap, too. I'd say it was a solid superhero movie, about on the level of the first X-Men.
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The Killer Meteors. He was the villain, and couldn't have been more than 19 or 20 yrs old
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At the end of Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Stars Jackie Chan gets his ass kicked, and only Sammo Hung (aka Kidstuff) can save him; with the help of two tennis rackets. Great scene! Sammo ROCKS!
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Sold!
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Jul 05, 2006 12:15:09 PM CDT
Are you kidding me...rather have Tony Ja as the villan!
by kampbell-kid
Chan vs. Van Damme pictured in my head would look like the most incredibly worst idea ever to hit the screen. Putting him in the film would surely show signs of it clearly going downhill. If they wanted to cast a villan with martial arts talent they need to keep it fresh... Tony Ja.
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I love her movies!
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Me thinks he would be tougher than Van Damme.
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is that during the height of the "action movie" boom in the 80's, every time he was in front of the screen, he would lump himself together with Schwarzenegger and Stallone, as if his movies were even close to those two. It was ridiculous. The dude is a midget clown ... but so are Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan, so maybe it works. And as for those comparing Jackie Chan to Chuck Norris ... just stop it. Jackie Chan's tears can not cure cancer, like Chuck's can. (see the truth - http://www.chucknorrisfacts.com )
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That is freakin AWESOME!! I hope it's true! I'll actually go see this one if it is. If it's not, eh, just another Rush Hour movie, I'll wait for DVD.
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they dont let him go all kung fu like... the exception was the fights in shanghai knights. even then, i was still a bit let down between the fight with jackie and donnie yen. that should have been an epic battle, but instead they concentrated more on jackie swordfighting...
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"Bloodsport" 3 times in the theatre...what was I thinking???
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Now I really cant wait to see this film. Van Damme's name alone makes me laugh. All the negative dumbasses, get a sense of humor
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... he's so fast he can run around the world and punch himself in the back of the head.
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This is bad news for me. I thought the first two Rush Hour films were a lot of fun...with Van Damme though, meh, I'd really rather not see it. If they want to get someone french sounding for a french film, just get Tcheky Karyo to play the part...I'm sure he wouldn't mind reprising his part from Kiss of the Dragon, and hey, he was a pretty good villain against Jet Li in that film. The other earlier idea about Jason Statham would work too. Either actor is ten times the professional that Van Damme is. Hell, speaking of professionals, there's also Jean Reno. Please, anyone but Van Damme. Oh, also, Gallery Chappe, take your gay link whoring posts and shove them up your gay link whoring ass. PS. Go fuck yourself.
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I've always dreamed of making a movie where I gather every fucking action star from all over the planet with some lame excuse of a plot just to have an all out free for all! This movie is nowhere near that, but it'll help satiate me...
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Where would anyone ever get that idea?
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THANK YOU for correcting these repugnant fools with X3. okay The VanDamme/Kramer News is great. they'll be funny and arrogant, but please.. DONT FORGET THE MICHAEL JACKSON SUBTEXT IN 1 AND 2, THAT DESERVES A PAYOFF IN "3". nobody predicted JACKSON'S funny CAMEO IN "MEN IN BLACK" sequel-- JACKSON must appear in this(preferably in a fight scene, but that's just me) ALSO,SINCE YOU Clearly like pussy(unlike Mr. Singer) i know you will not dissapoint in casting the hottest european starlets AVAILABLE, (like French-speaking Asian sexbomb "Katsumi", or Veronica Zemanova) and cmon, Ratner.. courtney love?!? really..youre on the A-list. you can do better than that. i want a whole bunch of car crashes on the Champs-Elysees, Piven and Andre Leon Talley working at the new Vogue store in Paris, and dont forget my fight scene on top of the Arc de Triomphe.
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vote Lundgren for Punisher remake!
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a universal language that all understand.
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rush hour 2 was good cause it had 50 hot japanese chicks in bra andpanties. thats it.
shizzle my nizzles
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but chuck norris can swim through land!!! and the reason you don't see Jackie Chan doing 20 minute fight sequences or jumping off buildings for real anymore is cause he's too old for that shit--and that started happening right around the time of his 2nd coming to Hollywood. New Police Story wasn't so bad though
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Is to watch a genius a work and a man who has broken every bone in his bdy multiple times. I saw Shanghai Noon, the other day and while, he was still brilliant, that scene in the bar is astonishing,he is ill at ease doing comedy, Tuker is so arrogant in the amount of screen time he demands that when he does scenes with Chan again it just grates, In RH2, there is a scene where Tucker goes to chicken stand and I swear after the part where tucker uncomedically attempts chinese, i wanted tucker to run into a triad gang and see how funny it was when they tried to remove the snooker cue from his ass..... Hollywood studios made the mistake by pairing him with idiots like tucker. Pairing wilson with stiller was inspired and the two them have great chemistry. Chan wanted to do more serious work, what did hollywood do it cast him in that abomination around the world in 80 days. I was Jackie Chan I would quit hollywood.
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Why stop at Van Damn? Why not put Steven Segal in it too? Chan vs Van Damn vs Segal...All with Chris Tucker and Tom Arnald yelling who knows what?... How about put Jet Li in it too? The script tag line will be Rush Hour mixed with Exit Wounds mixed with Time Cop... Amazing !!
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The only Van damme i liked was Universal soldier. That had a very good story and i thought the back story where He and lunergrand fought together in Vietman was interesting as well. Jean claude Van slamm bamm damm has been making the same film for years. He was the european version of Sly and arnie, but without the charisma, he was in an episode of Las vegas as a stunt man who jumps off a very large building on bike and kills himself. He is arrogant but in a way that hollywood found totally unacceptable. Most of the film he has made including that one with Sir Roger more, are awful. he did try and make a very interesting film with that actress natasha hentstridge about a man who goes after his brother's killers who were in a crime gang it was made for belgian tv and released on DVD but the idead of Van Damm and straight acting putt people off it.
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He deserves another shot. Bloodsport ruled.
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IN Ireland we used to CNBC and one of the funniest segments on late night on Conan O brien was when he paid tribute to Walker texas ranger and absolutely slagged the shit out of it by pulling this lever and replaying old clips. It reminded you what an awful show Walker was. By the way the host of the emmies this year is CONAN O BRIEN!!!!!!!
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Screw Van Damme, put in "El Guapo" aka BAS RUTTEN for the bad guy. He is not only intimidating and a well rounded fighter...But he can ACT and is funny as HELL!! I think that would be an awesome way to launch his career...the world needs Bas! He is too great to overlook...Anyone unfamiliar with Bas Rutten, google him or check out www.basrutten.com..he's an ex- MMV/UFC fighter who is making his comeback this month.
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Van Damme as the villain in a Rush Hour flick?!? Van Damme going head-to-head with Jackie Chan?!? Seriously, if this is true, then my anticipation level for this movie just went from lukewarm to through the fucking roof. Van Damme may be laughably bad when it comes to attempting to act, but this sounds like a total blast.
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This really made me laugh. I remember thinking during this scene that Chris Tucker is the last person who should be schooling Jackie Chan in the English language since he can't say the word "mouth."
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or at least he should have been back in the days when John Cusack was Spiderman.
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Do lunch with burt reynolds, eddie griffin and the miller lite brewing company about doing "Manlaws: The movie". It's like X-Men for Men. and talk with Fox about DH4..
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"...Jason Statham would work too. Either actor is ten times the professional that Van Damme is." While I would agree Jason Stratham as a villan would kick ass, however I hope you meant professional as in actor rather than martial artist. Because Jason Stratham is just lifted weights and wire-fu. Both Transporter's were no different than watching Charlie's Angels. Which translates that any actor combined with wires and cgi can look like they're "professional" martial artists. I'd still rather see a villan like Tony Ja instead, because at least with him vs. Chan... I wouldn't have to suspend my disbelief as much.
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What was his last movie? Rush Hour 2?
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i laughed hard at rush hour 2. x3:bad. ratner may be as profound as tuna salad, but he knows how to put on fireworks and gags. im game.
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Wasn't Seagal all but signed to this only in fantasy sequel about two years ago? Think I read it on here. These movies work in a don't mind catching it on TNT sort of way. Elizabeth Pena is still hot.
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Now Van Damme will have the chance to see how a proper kick is thrown. Chan will learn how to do one with a slow-mo ass shot (or in a towel), Chrsi Tucker will learn how to not make another movie for 5 more years and the audience will learn the fundamentals of buyer's remorse.
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This certainly has my interest about a retarded movie I wouldn't have had otherwise...a million bucks says Chris Tucker shoots Van Damme after he whips Jackie's ass!
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Angelina Jolie eat out Natalie Portman and I could care less about another Rush Hour movie. And while the casting director apparently has mid-90s nostalgia going, why not cast the girl from Curly Sue? She could get in on the action with Jolie and Portman...
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...but I only see movies featuring TWO Van Dammes, so unless there's some kind of twin/clone/time traveling subplot involved, I'm going to pass.
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'the surreal life' season 12 or whatever it is? ps, i saw JCVD naked. doing the chair splits. it was in a PR office i used to work in and he was prepping for a photo shoot and all the women in the office were peeking in to the room he was changing in and begging him to do it, so he totally did. an image burned on my brain forever.
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I watched a movie on cable about a year ago where he was in some kind of Legion as a soldier. No karate or fighting of any sort like that. I think he was trying to become a serious actor. Who knew? As far as his movies went, you gotta give a classic status to Kickboxer and Blood Sport. Double Impact was alright as well and hell, Bolo showed up in two of those movies. By the way, whatever happened to the guy who played Tong Po? I've never seen Van Damme play a villain, so hopefully he has the chops to do so. This could be a good comeback for him. Someone mentioned Dolph Lundgren above. He would have been a good choice as well. I still have his whole speech from Universal Soldier memorized. "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU STARING AT? Do you have any idea what it's like out there? DO YA?!? When I'm fighting this war, I kick ass, you kiss ass. And I'm busting heads. And these shitheads...... these yellow traitoring motherfuckers, they're everywhere." Gunfire. "See? They're everywhere."
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I just gott say if this happens it will be an excellent idea.Jackie would be wise to get this to happen.For one thing Van Damme is not the cocky monosylibic-musclehead we remember(don't lie) from the 90's.The guy can act now for one thing.Go watch Wake of death and try to tell me you did not like it? He has the Charles Bronson/Alain Delon thing going on now.It was one of the best action movies that was not released in theaters.The guy was on par with Stallone and Seagal until the drug thing hit and the DTV gutter beconded.
I think everyone deserves a second chance.Even Van Damme. Chris Tucker,and Brett Ratner as well.
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Wasn't Sir Ian McKellan supposedly on board to play the baddie in RH3?
I can't imagine for any reason why a studio would actually consider casting Van Damme as the villain. I can imagine him as maybe a henchman to McKellan or something of that sort, but not the main dude. I'd see a movie with McKellan and Van Damme in a smaller role for sure; I may see it with Van Damme as the main dude strictly for the rare comedic possibilities.
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So I'm mildly curious about this flick!
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Yeah that was my favorite Van D. flick..But yeah this would work..
especially the blooper reels at the end of all of Chan's flicks..
I didnt see the first 2 at the theaters but I would for this one..which is why hollywood is doing it..DUH !!
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don't hate the game, hate the playa!! Word to your Momma
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Totally agree zathras34 Hard Target was his best and that movie was awsome. No DigitalDong Ratner nails hoodrats. To everyone who liked X3 that's because you smoke too much pot, if you actually watch the movie it's one of the worst comic flicks of all time. It's understandable though man I like Waterworld high, that shits classic. Great casting man, but I agree that Jason Statham would also have been a good choice.
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Correct me if I'm wrong but i think JCVD already played a villian twice. In " No retreat no surrender" as correctly stated by clag_kent and in " Black eagle ". He probably doesn't have the range to portray a subtile villian mastermin - but he can act creepy , scowl a lot and make you hate him.
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believe I'm one of a kind. (one of a kind) The fear I leave in the back of your mind makes you believe I'm one of a kind. (one of a kind) (HEY! HEY! HEY!) ...... oh wait, we're talking about Jean Claude not Rob. Oops, my bad.
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I want it.
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Watching Chris Tucker play off Jackie Chan and vice versa. They're hilarious in that respect. These are Ratner's best films because he's smart enough to play everything in a medium long-shot and let Jackie and Chris do all the work. They're not high-art, but as pop movies go, you can't beat 'em. Looking forward to Van Damme in a big budget movie again. I'd also like to see a western with Van Damme, Mickey Rourke, Lee Horsley, Sam Elliot, Eric Roberts, and L.Q. Jones. THAT I'd like to see!
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Yeah, the problem there is that when you hate JCVD in a movie, you're hating HIM, the ACTOR, not his character. Mainly because he's such a shitty friggin' actor.
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seriously. he rocks. i'd love to see him back in some mainstream stuff. to play a lesser charcater in a larger movie sounds like just the thing he needs...
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I think the world is in need for another Van Damme movie, I mean Lionheart was the shit.
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The only way I watch this film is if Tucker and Chan are taken out and replaced by Steven Segal. This way we finally get our ultimate VS. film. No not Alien Vs. Predator; not Freddy Vs. Jason; not Religion Vs. Science; that's right I'm talking about Van Damme Vs. Segal. It's long overdue. With that in mind...God help us all!
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KNOCK OFF. Not just a movie, but a way of life.
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Those of you who say he is too slow to fight Jackie or just too limited as a screen fighter all together are wrong. It is all about the choreography. If Keanu Reeves and Jason Statham can be made to look like speedy kung fu masters, there is no reason JCVD can
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When, oh when, will we get our wish?
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Goes to Hawk 0154
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I suppose a half-page rant would take a really long time for a fuck-wit like you, "Ender," but that actually only took me about three minutes to write. And the Award for Gayest Person on the Thread goes to you, Faggator: The Gayest Man in the Universe!
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... a rather intolerable stench of bigotry wafting around this TB? I swear, there a couple of posts up there that sound like some aryan nation shit trying to be all stealthy and restrained "while spreading the gospel"; but not nearly as subtle as they imagine. I could be wrong... nope I'm not wrong, something definitely stinks.
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In a van solving mysteries. Until they all get taken out in interesting ways by Jason Bourne. I'd pay to see that movie!!!
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if cast in Rush Hour 3.
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