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Universal Soldier at 32: Still an Action Movie Essential | ft. JCVD and Dolph Lundgren

Universal Soldier at 32: Still an Action Movie Essential | ft. JCVD and Dolph Lundgren

They say old soldiers never die, but in the case of 1992’s Universal Soldier, old soldiers may just be soldiers who died at some point. After killing each other Rocky II style during the Vietnam War, two soldiers are brought back to life decades later thanks to a secret, illegal government project that resurrects the dead, injects them with a superpower serum, and keeps them as brainwashed mercenaries. This is the movie “Universal Soldier” from 1992! It has been 32 years since the movie is released, at the bottom you can see interview about universal soldier and stars Jean-Claude Van Damme (who played Luc Deveraux) and
Dolph Lundgren ( played Andrew Scott), as well as director Roland Emmerich (Stargate, Independence Day) about the challenges. about the making of the film, its legacy and more. It’s time to look back at how the film brought us two action stars and a maestro of global destruction to the big screen. Billed as a showdown between “the muscle of Brussels” Jean-Claude Van Damme and “Hemen of Sweden” Dolph Lundgren, “Universal Soldier” was also Roland Emmerich’s first big American studio film, whose direct sequels would be “Stargate” and “Stargate.” Independence Day.
With the title of “The Ultimate Action Hero of the ’80s” fiercely traded between Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger, martial artist Van Damme first made his mark as the leading man in 1988’s Bloodsport, which he followed with Kickboxer. , “Cyborg”, “Lionheart” and “Double Impact”. . However, Universal Soldier would be his biggest hit as it featured the best
production value, stunts and story up to that point. Meanwhile, Dolph Lundgren had already played one of the most hated villains in film history as Rocky IV’s Ivan Drago before becoming the first He-Man character in 1987’s Masters of the Universe and the first live-action Frank. Castle in 1989’s The Punisher.

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