UNIVERSAL SOLDIER: DAY OF RECKONING (John Hyams, 2012)

[leigh1975]

I really rated Maximum Risk, I thought it was one of VD's best. Dolph should work with Ringo Lam, I think his style would suit the big man...

[Jox]

Yes it's been 10 years I wish Dolph would work with Ringo Lam but according to all people closed to him he retired and doesn't want to make movies anymore [I don't know if it's related but he's been burned big time on AFTER DEATH/WAKE OF DEATH which the producer Philippe Martinez (also THE DEFENDER) took away from him under his nose].

EDIT: here is a recent pic of Ringo with JOHNNIE TO (another fantastic director for Dolph) during a retrospective just posted on FB

A pic from the set with John Hyams, Arnold Chon (Asian biker from WAKE OF DEATH, champion of artistic kata) and Van Damme

Sorry guys, apparently this was taken on the set of DRAGON EYES not US4

[Krom]

The pic it's from Dragon Eyes!

[savagesketch]

I've always been a little unclear and curious on the history and development of WAKE OF DEATH? What essentially went down? Did Ringo Lam shoot any of the film, or was he released before production began? Did Philipe Martinez really direct the film? I thought he was just producer...

Coincidentally, I've read some poor things about Philipe Martinez... Is his bad reputation the reason we haven't heard or seen too much from him lately?

I realize this is a Dolph forum, but I've always wondered...

[Jox]

No Ringo didn't shoot anything. Martinez rewrote (improvised) it and directed it (he had already done CITIZEN VERDICT with Jerry Springer and Armand Assante). This is what Ross Clarkson had told me 4 years ago:

at the moment, nobody can get Ringo to work at all. He keeps getting offers and keeps saying no. Actually I live 10 minutes away from where Ringo lives, and used to go [...] barbecues and stuff but [...] he's not very sociable at all... Because, he wasn't happy when Philippe Martinez set him up and kept him off for a job.. which was a total set up because Martinez went on to direct himself, they just used Ringo's name to get the movie financed. He took that pretty badly. Well, the week after they sent Ringo in Montreal they started shooting in South Africa so it was already set up...

[Jox]

3 pics from the set on vandammefan.net, nothing huge just extra in army fatigue and make-up

EDIT

[Jox]

Who the hell is Roy Jones Jr?!

[T100]

Who the hell is Roy Jones Jr?!

hes a pretty good boxer, hell def help raise the films profile

[Jox]

Cool. He's American? Doesn't seem much known elsewhere.

About two weeks left of principal photography (main unit filming), Dolph should be on the set on Monday.

[T100]

Cool. He's American? Doesn't seem much known elsewhere.

About two weeks left of principal photography (main unit filming), Dolph should be on the set on Monday.

yep hes american, hes well known in the fighting circuits which is perfect for this kind of film

[Jox]

Dolph seems pretty excited about filming US4 next week and told me it was a pretty good role...

[T100]

Dolph seems pretty excited about filming US4 next week and told me it was a pretty good role...

how big of a part does he have? hopefully its more than last time

[leigh1975]

I'd be happy if he had as much screentime as VD had last time

[T100]

I'd be happy if he had as much screentime as VD had last time

thatd be great. from what i know jc only has 2 weeks filming, itd be great to see them have equal screen time

[Jox]

Dolph will have one week of filming, but technically that doesn't say how much screen time he's gonna have or how it's gonna feel in the completed movie. I haven't read the screenplay nor did I see the finished edited movie so I can't tell! Sure if he was on set the whole time would be telling but X days doesn't always = X screen time (not mentioning it doesn't matter so much to only care about days on set and screen time, if the movie works and the part is meaningful).

Interesting fan-made poster (by MGX):