Vin Diesel is the undisputed star of the Fast & Furious franchise, especially after the tragic death of Paul Walker. His position gives him a lot of power to make decisions about the future of the saga, from scripts to casting.
Jean-Claude Van Damme said this in an interview with the Telegraph last year Vin Diesel He wasn’t interested in seeing his star franchise. The ongoing action film franchise has hired action veterans like Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham over the years, and Van Damme said the producer is also interested in bringing him… Vin Diesel say no
“They want me in Fast & Furious– he said in October 2023.But Vin Diesel said, “No, I don’t want him.”“
However, the Belgian actor did not reveal which Fast & Furious project he was potentially interested in, nor what his role would be.
A return to the Expendables?
Warning spoilers! The rest of this article outlines the main elements of 2012’s Expendables 2: Special Victims Unit.
Of course, he joined another popular hit franchise as a villain in Expendables 2: Special Victims Unit. After initially turning down the role in the first Expendables, he jumped for the sequel. Now, Van Damme says he might return one day, even though his character was killed off.
“Yes! this is what Stallone he told me– he said with a laugh. “Well, there’s always Expendables 5. Or 25.“The idea that Van Damme could return to the saga is not new, fans have already speculated that Jean Villeneuve, his character, could easily have a twin brother… Claude Villeneuve!
“Mr. Stallone is an inventive man– he said in 2014 via Empire. “He could have created a stronger character than Claude Villain, the twin brother of Jean Villain. Some fans have been asking if the next villain—if there is one—will be a good guy or a bad guy. I’ll leave it to Mr. Stallone’s imagination to decide.“
It hasn’t worked yet. But after the box office failure of Expendables 4 , who knows what’s next? As for the franchise Fast & FuriousIt looks like Van Damme won’t be showing up there, at least not now.
moreover, Jean-Claude Van Damme Made a unique reflection of what he could bring to a big action movie of this genre today…
“People drive the Tesla on the screen“, he said. “Brilliant, perfect computer graphics. And maybe some people want to go back to stick shift for a while. some people. Do you see what I mean by metaphor? I’m a mover.“
Wise…
The Expendables saga, including the second installment with Jean-Claude Van Damme, can still be seen on VOD.
Source: Allocine
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