It looks like Jean Claude Van Damme’s quazi-autbiographical film JCVD will be making it’s way to north america for release. We get the following scoop from our friends at cinematical:
I never would have thought I would see the day that moviegoers and critics would praise the heck out of Jean Claude Van Damme — unless they were all in the midst of a discussion about awesome crappy martial arts movies from the ’80s. But the critical praise has finally come with his work in J.C.V.D. which means that the sucker has to hit screens soon so the rest of us can see what the fuss is about. According to AOL Money, Peace Arch Entertainment bought all the North American rights to the film, with plans to release it shortly after it screens at TIFF.
This film was first brought to my attention by Jay Cheel over at FILMJUNK. In the film JCVD plays himself and acts out events that have happened or are happening in his life. Reality and fiction are blended together for comedic effect and the results seem to be golden. Buzz has been circling the film like vultures on a corpse. I hope this renewed excitement in JCVD lands him some work in action films. This man still has gas in the tank, and I want to see him kick more ass.
We will be sure to give you a specific release date as soon as one is made available to us.
