Perso j'avais bcp aimé son travail sur The Quest / Le Grand Tournoi. Visuellement travaillé et un scénario assez sympa pour creer une vrai histoire autour.
Cela dit, Je suis ravi de voir qu'il se tourne vers un genre different comme le Thriller.
Un excellent choix qui a bcp plus à offrir qu'un énnième projet de films d'arts martiaux.

Mon avis perso:
Je pense que les film d'art martiaux sont dépassés et devraient rester absents des écrans jusqu'a ce que quelqu'un arrive avec un vrai scénario ou quelque chose de nouveau.
Dans le genre tournoi ou entrainement pour venger un parent... tout a été fait, le meilleur et surtout le pire (je ne crache pas dans la soupe. J'étais le premier à en bouffer LOL) .
Disons que le film d'art martiaux est trop réducteur...
A moins de faire un "Fighter in the wind" (la biopic coréenne de Choi Bae-Dal) ou un "Il était une fois en Chine" (le chef d'oeuvre de Tsui hark)... Il vaut mieux se lancer sur un bon polar / thriller genre SPL, Flash point, et y inclure quelques bonnes scenes de combat.
Le combat pour moi fait partie de l'intrigue ou n'a pas lieu d'être. On fait un film avec des scenes de combats (qui servent l'histoire et charactérisent les perso) mais pas un film sur des scenes de combat.

Bref un bon scénario est ce qui fera la difference...

euh sinon c koi ce titre? van damme va faire le romantique ou quoi?

Le film sort au ciné au USA cette fois-ci?

Il semblerait qu'il y ait eu differents moments un peu "tendus" entre les 2 hommes avant qu'ils ne collaborent a 100% et se lancent sur le film. JC semblait sur la defensive face a ce mec qu'il ne connaissait pas. On ne connait pas trop les details mais Mabrouk et JC en ont parle a plusieurs reprises. Et en effet le script a ete l'un de ces moment un peu "chaud".

Full Love goes all-out. "An animal is going to talk" about humans' crimes against nature, Van Damme says. "It's going to be very strong and powerful." He adds that he knows the flick "will not save the world . . . But it's a way of putting my fist on the table." Right on!

I had the great pleasure of being invited by Jean-Claude to meet up with him and take a look at some of the first footage from "The Eagle Path", and the footage I saw is very very strong.

The movie shot on super 35mm looks stunning, big props to both Doug Milsome for the cinematography and Ross Clarkson for some incredible camerawork and especially the steadycam work. The movie looks fantastic, with a very distinct look and great use being made of the Thai locations.

Jean-Claude's direction is very assured, the man certainly knows what he wants on this project with the camerawork flowing with the scenes, without being intrusive or flashy for the sake of it. He's also assembled a very diverse cast for the film, most of whom are fresh faces andd from the footage I've seen, all of them give good performances and each of them has a character, from the lowliest henchman upwards.

As for JC's performance himself, this also really impressed me, he proves without a doubt that the performance he gave in JCVD was no fluke, with the right projects and when he's totally commited to a character, he can deliver a very solid dramatic turn and the character of Frenchie really gives him a broad canvas on which to display his emotions. You get to see the full gamut as his character takes a very personal journey in the movie.

I now also fully understand the reason for the title change, and when you get to see the movie you'll understand just what it means.

The action looks good, its not OTT but it builds with the story, Jean-Claude isn't playing a superman who doesnt feel pain or fear, he's playing a fully formed character and the action works for the film, and builds as the story leads to its conclusion.

I was lucky enough to see a number of scenes, and some of the finale including the resolvement of one sequence I'd watched being shot in Thailand, which is just handled perfectly in terms of the action and the dramatic moments, and some very interesting humour that fits the scene.

I would love to say more, but for now I'm gonna be careful of revealing too much, but its going to be one hell of a film to watch and to really see what Jean-Claude is capable of, as this footage proves what i've been saying for years that the man is still a force to be reckoned with, and that people have only ever seen a glimpse of what he's really capable of delivering both in front and behind the camera.

I feel incredibly fortunate to have been given a first look at the footage while Jean-Claude is editing in Hong Kong, and he's fully hands on working side by side with the editor for 12-14 hours a day, and he knows the story he's telling. My biggest regret? That I couldnt just stay and keep watching the rest of the footage.

Jean-Claude looks healthy, happy and enthusiastic with what he's doing, and I'm really looking forward to seeing the finished film and being able to reveal not only more about this project, but also some of the other projects he's going to be working on in the future.

I am very happy to say that the man is back, and deservedly so

Big thanks to Jean-Claude for letting me take a look at the footage, and best wishes to all of you for the New Year