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Jean-Claude Van Damme is a Belgian martial artist known for starring in classic movies such asBloodsport, Kickboxer,and,Lionheart.He is a veteran actor along with the likes of Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger in the action genre.
Talking about his fellow actors, Jean-Claude Van Damme once said that Arnold Schwarzenegger’s movies did not move him at all (emotionally). Preferring Sylvester Stallone over Schwarzenegger, the actor insulted theTerminatorstar while praising everyone else!
When Jean-Claude Van Damme Insulted Arnold Schwarzenegger
When the legends of Hollywood, namely, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone, were at war with each other over who had the better movies, the world watched the duo battle it out. With chaotic movies and trying to kill as many on-screen characters as possible, Schwarzenegger and Stallone had quite a fight.
Also read:“I don’t want to hear that”: Jean-Claude Van Damme Turned Down Sylvester Stallone’s Biggest Action Franchise on a Matter of Principle
And in that fight, people used to take sides on who is the better actor. With Stallone gaining fame for movies likeRamboandRocky,Schwarzenegger starred in movies likeTheTerminatorandPredator.With a difference in the characters that both actors portrayed on-screen, Jean-Claude Van Damme had some thoughts about who’s better. As per the actor’s statements onIMDB, he praised every actor except Arnold Schwarzenegger!
“I have lots of respect for Christopher Walken. Did you see him in King of New York (1990)? Steve McQueen, and Paul Newman are terrific. I feel their movies have quality. Rocky and Rambo were filled with drama and passion. Arnold doesn’t move me. I like movies like The Godfather (1972) and The Deer Hunter (1978). These are films with real solid acting, real talent.”
Starring alongside the duo inThe Expendables 2,Jean-Claude Van Dammehad initially rejected Sylvester Stallone’s pitch forThe Expendablesbecause he wanted to know his character rather than the money!
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When Jean-Claude Van Damme RejectedThe Expendables
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Before the actor decided to join the veteran star cast forThe Expendables 2,Jean-Claude Van Damme was approached by Sylvester Stallone forThe Expendables.Talking about why he refused the role, Van Damme revealed that he wasn’t interested in money at all.
“Stallone gave me a part in his next movie, but I ask him about the subject, about the story. He said, ‘You’re gonna make lots of money.’ I don’t want to hear that, I want to hear what was my character. He was unable to tell what it’s going to be. [Stallone said:] ‘You know, uh, well, the fighting will be good.’ [So I said:] ‘Syl, what is my character?’ So I didn’t do the movie.”
Jean-Claude Van Damme later joined the cast inThe Expendables 2which received a rating of 6.6/10 on IMDB and 67% on Rotten Tomatoes. The 2012 film is available to rent on Apple TV+ in the U.S.
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Visarg Acharya is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 3000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past three years and a copywriter at a corporation. Visarg usually covers news and theories on the MCU and the DCU, with an emphasis on Avengers and Superman; Game of Thrones, and more.A Tarantino fan, Visarg, spends his time critiquing various directors’ filmographies and watching them with curiosity. Medieval fantasy like The Lord of the Rings or sci-fi movies like Interstellar, watching the latest horror movies, and listening to Hans Zimmer become his comfort zone. When idle, he can be found reading fantasy novels with a terrible cup of coffee in hand.
