How Steven Seagal Nearly Landed the Role of Batman

And it’s a Van Damme Shame Too. Less than a month after being released by Amazon Studios, Jean Claude Van Johnson has been abruptly cancelled before any considerations for a second season could conceivably begin. The show, which starred Jean Claude Van Damme as a tongue-in-cheek version of himself who lives a double life as part-time…

Arnold back as “King Conan”? Yes ultimately please! Arnold Schwarzenegger is an action movie star of many franchises; Terminator, Predator and The Expendables to name but a few. But one franchise that’s been sorely overlooked in recent times is Conan the Barbarian. John Milius’ inspired 1982 effort based on the comic book character created by…

The mystery of Van Damme’s reasons have finally be solved… Kinda. Though it seems hard to fathom now, there was a time when John McTiernan’s 80s action sci-fi classic was set to pit Arnold Schwarzenegger and a young Jean-Claude Van Damme. The Muscles from Brussels was originally casted at the titular alien only to suddenly…

The Living Dead can’t stop the Dolphster in ‘Dead Trigger’ trailer! Dolph Lundgren has gone up against some major Hollywood heavyweights down the years. From Sylvester Stallone, through to the Skeletor, the Big Swede has been there and done that. But one thing Dolph hasn’t had many dealings with, as yet, is an army of…

Tom Cruise as the new action genre hero in Mission Impossible (1996) The year was 1996 and the action movie was in not in good shape. At the box office all the great action franchises seemed to have fallen silent. The great action movie titans seemed to have had their heyday. The Die Hard franchise…

Jackie Chan reveals how he blew his fortune on women, gambling and “generous gifts” Ultimate action movie legend Jackie Chan has opened up about the women, gambling habits and generous gifts that saw him blow much of his hard-earning film fortune. The 64-year-old actor opened up about the “insecurity and immaturity” that dogged the early…