In October, MMAInsider first broke the news about a new action movie starring international badass Fedor Emelianenko (oh, and B-listers Rutger Hauer and Michael Madsen too). The movie is currently shooting in Thailand and is scheduled to wrap at the end of November.
Details on the film's plot are sketchy, but the way Fedor puts it, he plays a character not far from the kind his old friend Jean Claude Van Damme used to play in the 90's. Many fans may remember Van Damme's mic-stealing monologue at the conclusion of Fedor's routing of Matt Lindland at BodogFight's "Clash of the Nations."
Also crashing the pre-fight conference for Bodog, the "Muscles from Brussels" promised Emelianenko a part in the subtly named "JCVD," a movie about an aging, out-of-work action star who's divorces and drug addiction have left him penniless...hey, wait a minute.
"It's a fun movie, and I play a special soldier, a specialized fighter," Fedor told MMAWeekly in an interview Tuesday night.
Despite the stone-faced Russian being a lock for playing non-human combatants, he says he will not be trying to usurp Van Damme's old job any time soon.
"To tell you the truth, I really enjoyed being a part of the moviemaking experience, but I think it’s a pleasure that I would only want to do once," he said.
Emelianenko is tired of training outside his trailer.
"I’m ready to get back in the ring," he finished.
"JCVD" is reportedly still in limbo, looking for a distributor. Emelianenko's "Day of Reckoning" begins on Jan. 24 against Andre Arlovski. Don't be surprised if Van Damme shows up at the press conference.
6 comments:
fedor is a bitch and should stop calling out fights that hes to afraid to take. and he is no where near the #1 pound for pound in the world. he hand picks his fights, and to be the best you gotta beat the best and he runs from the ufc like a prissy ass school girl
I second that^.. well done
bet fedor would whip both of your loser asses
Gotta love UFC nutthuggers, the delusion they live under is incredible to say the least. Fedor needs to prove nothing to anyone and one day hopefully all these TUF keyboard warriors will get punched in the head and wake the hell up. If not, their halfbaked fighter commentaries will continue to humor and entertain real mma fans.
I second what the last guy said about the first two idiots.
JCVD isn't looking for a distributor. It's in it's initial limited release run and making it's rounds through the press and film festivals.
I'm actually seeing it next week.
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