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

[Jox]

From Dolph's own update:

I've had two weeks off on the beach here in Marina Del Rey after finishing UNIVERSAL SOLDIER - 3D in Louisiana. I returned from the dead as SCOTT, who this time around is the spiritual leader of the a generation of universal soldiers, ready to conquer the world!

[riotgirl77]

Some behind-the-scenes pics

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.217799948231426.67408.217796961565058

[Jox]

Larnell Stovall interview by one of the VD forum admins
http://www.moviehole.net/201142743-larnell-stovall

Recently working with Dolph was great due to he has been in the game and gave me a compliment on my choreography—that was very humbling.

JU: Most recently, you’ve worked with director John Hyams, on “Dragon Eyes” and are finishing up with him on “Universal Soldier: A New Dimension.” How did you get involved on these projects and describe what it’s like to work on a John Hyam’s film?
LS: John’s a great guy and an awesome director. I like his approach to fights; he wants them bloody, brutal, and real. He takes the time to make sure they are covered correctly and captures the story moments within the fights.

JU: John Hyams put himself on the map with “The Smashing Machine” martial arts documentary and then cemented himself as the “new kid on the DTV block” with the acclaimed “Universal Soldier: Regeneration.” Now you are working with him on the sequel, “Universal Soldier: A New Dimension.” I understand this is to be a 3D movie, shot with the same 3D rigs that the new Spiderman movie is being shot with. What is it like filming in 3D and does it change how you have to choreograph your fights and stunts?

LS: 3D changes how many set ups you can have in one day. It takes more time for lens changes, etc. This was my first movie in 3D doing the choreography so some of the hits have to be closer to the face for the camera. No one got hit or hurt. Overall it was a good experience due to the camera crew was great and moved quickly to get more set ups in.


JU: Since this movie is still in production, is there anything you can say about it, or perhaps you could give everyone an idea of the style of fights we can expect?

LS: Bloody, brutal, gritty, and exciting.


JU: You are working with Adkins, Van Damme, Andre Arlovski, and Dolph Lundgren—basically your own “Expendables” cast of DTV stars. What is it like choreographing all the different fighting styles and what else are you responsible for on set?

LS: I’m responsible for the execution of the choreography, safety and being able to change things on the spot. Sometimes the location or set may be different than how we rehearsed it in the gym. It’s funny “The Expendables” was mentioned due to I “might” be helping on that [the sequel] but if I don’t then I’m satisfied with US4. I believe in this movie and it will stand toe to toe with some of the bigger action films in 2012/13 that might be similar in tone.


JU: Have you seen any of the shots in 3D and, if so, can you tell us how we might expect 3D to be used in an action film? Obviously it won’t be like in a CGI movie like “Avatar.”

LS: John is not a fan of the obvious 3D where it’s cheesy and things come flying at you. We did not do the whole punch comes at the audience or his foot appears in your face. He took a subtle approach with the use of 3D and I believe it will work.

[bomaz2]

With the use John Hyams made of "profondeur de champs" (focus depth ?) in USR, I might be in favour of the use of 3D for this one.

[Jox]

Depth of field, or deep focus for a large one (depth of field)

[Jox]

[jimstallone]

http://www.moviecricket.com/dolph-lundg ... ion-42264/

I found another interview on the same site about expendables 2 so il post that next!

[Jox]

From Lionheart on VDF

John Hyams just emailed me and asked me to please clarify once and for all that Michael Jai White IS NOT in Universal Soldier: A New Dimension. He says he saw comments about it on websites and it's just not true and he didn't want people getting their hopes up. He said MJW was just visiting his friend Larnell on set during the shoot and pictures were taken which have apparently misled people on certain websites. But from the man, himself, MJW is NOT in US4.

[Jox]

[Jox]

Scott Adkins answers fan questions about UNISOL 4 and other projects and only says great things about hanging out and working with Dolph who will steal the show again according to him

[Jox]

Scott Adkins Q&A video written up for non english fans to translate.
https://www.facebook.com/notes/scott-ad ... 4216815269

Scott are you the main lead in Universal Soldier and will it be your best film?
Well you never really know until you have seen the final film but have strong feeling it might be because John Hyams is a fantastic director and one of the best I have worked with. He has a great vision, great style, film is hard R rating, loads of blood/action fights but really compelling story as well. Its part horror/action/sci-fi lots of different genres, I think people will be really shocked when they see it, I hope so.

I want to know what it is like hanging out/working with the legend that is Dolph Lundgren?
Dolph is cool, Dolph is really cool, he is nice guy, no ego just gets on with it. He is fun guy to be around, always telling jokes and doesn't take himself too seriously and he is going to steal the show again in Universal Soldier 4, hes definitely going to steal the show again. Yea he is a great guy and I hope to work with him again.

Universal Soldier 4 that's going to come out maybe around early summer next year, that's going to be brilliant/insane

[Jox]

With Dolph's double, boxer Tony Messsenger (who already doubled him in THE EXPENDABLES, though he wasn't much, just there on set for back up and rehearsals)

[Jox]

Here's the demo reel of the cinematographer, Yaron Levy
http://www.dpron.com/reel_2.html
(no US4 footage, but shows what he can do)

[shooby]

He will play Duke Nukem if it will go on cinema lol

[Jox]

Interview with executive producer from After Dark Films, Courtney Solomon:

But there’s two genres that stick out on your resume. One, as we know, is the modern-day horror film; the other would be the action film – and the action films with the blokey A-listers like Van Damme and Stallone. You worked on ”Universal Soldier : Regeneration”, which was terrific by the way…
Yeah. Yeah. And you know that we have just shot Universal Soldier 4?
Yeah. The “New Dimension” right?
Yeah. And it’s 3D.
Great. Is that going to be theatrical? Or…
We don’t know yet. But the movie turned out really, really well–it’s in post-production right now–the movie turned out really, really well. It’s really, really cool.
Great.
And John [Hyams] made some use of the 3D camera like you’ve never seen before. He didn’t use it the way that we’re traditionally used to seeing it. He used it as if he was just shooting his film in the same style that John shoots 2D. The 3D is just all around you in places you wouldn’t even imagine the 3D to be. And it turned out great. Yeah. So I am feeling it might turn out theatrical because I think people will be really surprised by the movie.

http://www.moviehole.net/201147525-courtney-solomon