Jean-Claude Van Damme will retire after his final movie role.
All good things must come to an end. Action superstar Jean-Claude Van Damme has decided to call it a career and will be retiring. He will appear on the big screen one more time before ending a career that has spanned over the course of four decades.
Van Damme’s final moment role in a movie will be playing none other than himself. In the movie entitled What’s My Name?, Van Damme will portray himself waking up from a coma after a car accident. This will cause amnesia leaving everyone unrecognizable. This is where he will begin to find a new identity.
Most recently, Van Damme discussed this role and his decision to retire with Deadline and believes he has done all that he has wanted in movies.
“I wanted to leave the stage but with a revisit of my career, starting with Bloodsport, the one where I started to become famous. I want this to be a new Bloodsport but on a higher level. In the film, I am on my way down in terms of career, and as I come out of a premiere of another action movie, I am not happy because I’ve been living in hotels the past 30 years, which is actually true. We’re going to bring real elements from my real life and what happened to me.”
Danny Hester, the first ever Classic Physique Olympia Champion detailed his training with Van Damme in the 90’s. Jean-Claude Van Damme quickly became known for his acting skills and good looks on the big screen. He was often seen in action movies, playing some sort of skilled fighter, and was not shy about showing off his chiseled physique. He was one of the pioneers in this genre that paved the way for other fighters and fitness enthusiasts to show themselves off.
Van Damme continued his conversation by discussing his path to Hollywood. Also, he takes the time to go into a bit of detail about his character in the movie. Even though he will portray himself, the role will have plenty of distinct characteristics.
“I came from Belgium, all the way to Hollywood. I succeeded, I failed, I came back. So I’m walking out on the street after the premiere, and boom! — a car hits me because I’m drunk. When I wake up from the impact, I don’t know what’s my name, and no one recognizes me.
I’m canceling everything to get in shape, and after this movie, I’ve bought a small boat. Not a big boat — that’s not for me — but I want to go around the world, and relax. I work all my life, I live all my life in hotels for 30 years.”
The end of Jean-Claude Van Damme’s career marks the end of a legendary one that has made many classic movies. Whether on the big screen or not, the actor will remain an influential voice but there are many that will be upset to see his time as an actor come to an end.
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