With so many “Universal Soldier” movies currently floating around out there, it can be a little confusing trying to get a handle on where all the various entries fit into the overall franchise. Just to be clear, John Hyams’ “Universal Soldier: Regeneration” is a direct sequel to Roland Emmerich’s 1992 movie. The film ignores the two “Universal Soldier” direct-to-dvd movies that have come before it, as well as 1999’s theatrical sequel “Universal Soldier: The Return”, which returned (no pun intended) Jean-Claude Van Damme in his original role. In “Regeneration”, Van Damme is once again back as Luc Deveraux, as is fellow original castmember Dolph Lundgren, here once again playing Deveraux’s undead (but very amusing) foil, Andrew Scott. “Regeneration” is written by Victor Ostrovsky and directed by John Hyams, who in a bit of trivia is the son of Peter Hyams, a Hollywood mainstay that has directed Van Damme in two movies,...
- 1/7/2010
- by Nix
- Beyond Hollywood
Check out the first trailer for Sony Pictures Home Entertainment's "Universal Solder: Regeneration," starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dolph Lundgren, Andrei Arlovski, Corey Johnson and Zahary Baharov. The film sees release on DVD on February 2nd, 2010 and is directed by Peter Hyams. Victor Ostrovsky writes the screenplay based on the characters created by Richard Rothstein, Dean Devlin and Christopher Leitch. A planned $1 billion gold heist involves a yet more powerful and deadly superhuman fighting machine. The only hope is to bring back the ultimate "Universal Soldier," but an old adversary will be awakened as well...
- 11/23/2009
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Rating: 7/10 Writer: Victor Ostrovsky Director: John Hyams Cast: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dolph Lundgren, Andrei Arlovski Studio: Sony Pictures Entertainment A rogue general kidnaps the Russian president’s two children. He sets up base at the uninhabited Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, outfitting one of its reactors with explosives. If his demands are not met, not only will he kill his hostages, [...]...
- 10/6/2009
- by James Wallace
- GordonandtheWhale
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