Van Damme - Hollywood ignoramus? Bashny.Net

The famous actor has a gift to give up successful roles

Jean-Claude Van Damme - the legend about the super cool guys, a member of the great battles of the series "if Schwarz and Wanda shlestnutsya, someone who will fill" and an example for thousands of boys who droves in sports, watching "Kickboxer" and "Bloodsport ". Well, the guys did not know that in ordinary life of their idol behaved like a goof Belgian, refusing roles in films that would become legendary.
Interesting infa about the famous actor and for clarity 4 pictures
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1. Predator (1987)
For the role of the alien-hunter in the movie "Predator" was originally invited Van Damme as using krutanskoe kung fu stranger would be nimble, quick, swift hunter. However, Van Damme showed eerie lack of professionalism, complained about the hot costume and mask close and upset that the main character of the film is a Schwartz, but he is not.
As a result, the second and last day of filming for his Van Damme beat of the stunt crew and left, saying that only an idiot would watch a movie about an alien geezer who hunts in the jungle possessed pitching. What happened next is well known. Predator has become a super hit, and Van Damme caught popobol.



2. Mortal Kombat (1995)

It is known that the developers of the game Mortal Combat inspired way Van Damme, creating a handsome soldier, John Cage. It is not surprising that he was offered the role Owned Johnny in the film adaptation of the cult game. But Van Damme poraskinul pair of convolutions and decided that he would star in another film on the game. It appeared to be "Street Fighter" - adaptation of the popular fighting game Street Fighter. The director shrugged and took on the role of Cage Linden Ashby chic.

Spring show who was where. "Street Fighter" okazalsmya fierce treshak, which is impossible to watch without tears. And the "Mortal Kombat" has won the love of millions of boys around the world, and to this day is considered one of the most successful adaptations of computer games.

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3. The Expendables (2010)


When Sylvester Stallone came up with the idea to gather all the heroes of religious militants and address on the screen a kind of dream-team, the whole world came to the excitement and began to look forward to what happens in the end. All except Van Damme. Sly personally called an old friend and asked to take part in the film.

FBI, listening Stallone talks, refused to give us a record of the conversation of two legends, but we can with a certain confidence that Van Damme refused, citing the fact that a bunch of elderly heroes the day before yesterday will not cause excitement, and perhaps even become a laughing stock for all honest people. And he personally - Jean-Claude Van Damme - in such bludnyak fit does not intend to.

Everything turned out differently, which is not surprising, given the number of rolls over firearms, adrenaline and charisma for one minute movie. Van Damme years spared, and the entire accumulated in the 50 years he had the wisdom to invite himself to star in the sequel.

The overall picture does not change. Van Damme - the main goof Hollywood among those that are worth mentioning.

But we still love him.



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