Universal Soldier: A New Beginning (2009)

User Rating:

8.8/10   

Director:

John Hyams

Writers:

Dean Devlin (characters)
Christopher Leitch (characters)
(more)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Sci-Fi

Plot Keywords:

Super Soldier | Explosion | Mind Control | Violence | Meltdown

Cast

Jean-Claude Van Damme	...	Luc Deveraux
Dolph Lundgren	...	Andrew Scott
Andrei Arlovski	...	NGU
Corey Johnson	...	Coby
Zahary Baharov	...	Commander Topoff
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Aki Avni	...	General Boris
Garry Cooper	...	Dr. Porter
Jon Foo
Emily Joyce	...	Dr. Sandra Fleming
John Laskowski	...	Captain
Violeta Markovska	...	Ivana
Mike Pyle	...	Captain Kevin Burke
Kerry Shale	...	Dr. Colin
Kristopher Van Varenberg
Shelly Varod	...	Translator (uncredited)

Directed by
John Hyams

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Dean Devlin		characters
Christopher Leitch		characters
Victor Ostrovsky		screenplay
Richard Rothstein		characters

Produced by
Craig Baumgarten	....	producer
Mark Damon	....	producer
Moshe Diamant	....	producer
Peter Hyams	....	producer
James Portolese	....	associate producer
Israel Ringel	....	line producer
Courtney Solomon	....	executive producer
Tamara Stuparich de la Barra	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Michael Krassner

Cinematography by
Peter Hyams

Film Editing by
Jason Gallagher

Casting by
Marianne Stanicheva

Production Design by
Philip Harrison

Art Direction by
Rossitsa Bakeva

Costume Design by
Sonia Despotova
Elitsa Taseva		(co-costume designer)

Makeup Department
Eli Almani	....	hair stylist: Mr. JCVD
Walter Cossu	....	makeup artist: Mr. JCVD

Production Management
Valentin Dimitrov	....	production manager
Samantha Housman	....	post-production supervisor
Louise Runge	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Petya Evtimova	....	first assistant director
Galina Kyuchukova	....	second assistant director
Franklin A. Vallette	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Maria Doicheva	....	props painter
Orlin Grozdanov	....	property master
Rosen Marinkov	....	stand-by props

Sound Department
Shaun Brennan	....	foley artist
Rusty Dunn	....	sound designer
Neil Fazzari	....	dialogue editor
Neil Fazzari	....	supervising sound editor
Eric Gitelson	....	foley engineer
John Moros	....	foley editor
John Moros	....	location foley recordist
Abigail Savage	....	sound designer
Jeff Seelye	....	sound editor
Corey Coken	....	additional adr recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Ivo Jivkov	....	special effects coordinator
Stefan Razlojki	....	armourer
Marin Takov	....	armourer

Visual Effects by
Joseph Oberle	....	visual effects producer: Gotham Digital FX, Inc.
Joseph Oberle	....	visual effects supervisor: Gotham Digital FX, Inc.

Stunts
Dermot Brogan	....	stunt rigger
Ivailo Dimitrov	....	stunts
Francois Grobbelaar	....	stunt rigger
Dian Hristov	....	stunt double: Dolph Lundgren
Dian Hristov	....	stunt double: lead
Radoslav Ignatov	....	stunts
Borislav Iliev	....	stunt coordinator
Danko Jordanov	....	stunts
Georgi Manchev	....	stunts
Trayan Milenov-Troy	....	stunt double: Jean-Claude Van Damme
Radoslav Parvanov	....	stunts
Velizar Peev	....	stunt performer
Charlie Picerni	....	stunt coordinator
Krasimir Simeonov	....	stunts
Georgi Stanislavov	....	stunt rigger
Teodor Tsolov	....	stunts
Kaloian Vodenicharov	....	stunt double: Dolph Lundgren

Camera and Electrical Department
Mitko Bonev	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Mitko Bonev	....	first assistant camera
Kenji Luster	....	camera operator: "a" camera/Steadicam
Michael Mansouri	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Michael Mansouri	....	digital imaging technician
Merav Maroody	....	still photographer
Radoslav Petkov	....	video assist
Itzik Revach	....	camera technical assistant
Emil Topuzov	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Mihail Yanakiev	....	second assistant camera
Yavor Zahariev	....	gaffer

Casting Department
Katerina Goranova	....	casting assistant
Alexander Kossev	....	extras casting director: Bulgaria

Costume and Wardrobe Department
John Fasano	....	special costume design
John Cody Fasano	....	special costume design

Editorial Department
Joe Finley	....	digital film colorist
Harry Muller	....	color timer
Amber Taylor	....	DI Producer

Transportation Department
Bojidar Kostov	....	transportation
Kalin Nikolov	....	transportation coordinator
Piotr Walczak	....	facilities department

Other crew
Casey Angelova	....	assistant: Israel Ringel
Greg Bernstein	....	legal services
Claude Forest	....	insurance broker
Kalina Krasteva	....	assistant production coordinator
Plamen Milanov	....	set coordinator
Maggie Stoyanova	....	production coordinator
David E. Van Houten	....	publicist
Stefania Velichkova	....	script assistant trainee

Production Companies

• Foresight Unlimited
• Signature Pictures
• Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE)
• Stage 6 Films

Distributors

• Foresight Unlimited (2009) (non-USA) (all media)
• IPA Asia Pacific (2009) (Thailand) (all media)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2010) (USA) (DVD)
• Stage 6 Films (2010) (USA) (all media)

Other Companies

• National Bank of California  film financing
• OneZero Productions  post-production
• Talent Partners Casting  extras casting

Also Known As:

Universal Soldier 3 (USA) (working title)
Universal Soldiers: The Next Generation (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive strong brutal violence and some language.

Runtime:

USA:98 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #45680)

Filming Locations:

Bulgaria

Company:

Foresight Unlimited

Trivia:

This film marks the first time Peter Hyams has acted as cinematographer without also directing. The director, John Hyams, is his son.

Movie Connections:

Follows Universal Soldier III: Unfinished Business (1998) (TV)