Screenwriter of Taken 2 Robert Mark Kamen has been doing the publicity rounds in support of the film's release, where it has earned a decent sum of money in spite of largely negative reviews. Next up for the writer is the remake of the rather excellent 1988 Jean-Claude Van Damme movie Bloodsport. JCVD had stated that he would like to appear in the film playing a coach but apparently producers weren't interested.
Here's Kamen's response when asked about this stance in a recent interview: “The film resembles the original in title only. It has nothing to do with any Kumite contest. It has nothing to do with Frank Dux. If the title was not the same, you would not associate the two films. To use JCVD would make no sense because the association would be lost as the story has nothing to do with the first one. If anything it would be a distraction.”
He also went on to say that “it has nothing to do with splits, muscles or grudge matches...”
It does beg the question: why bother call the film Bloodsport at all if it bears no relation to the 1988 movie? Seems a little off that they're prepared to cash in on the name purely to get people interested and not want to involve the star of the original. Surely it would be beneficial in terms of getting people interested in the film, specifically those who have a fondness for the first film?
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