‘The Last Mercenary’ Trailer: Jean-Claude Van Damme Is Back In Fighting Form In Netflix Action Comedy
It’s been two years sinceJean-Claude Van Dammewas last onscreen in an action role, and far longer since he was at the height of his action hero career. But he’s back again and raring to go inThe Last Mercenary, an action comedy from Netflix that looks to be Van Damme’s bid at his own sort ofLast Action Hero, allowing the longtime martial arts movie star to poke fun at himself. WatchThe Last Mercenarytrailer below.
The Last Mercenary Trailer
Jean-Claude Van Damme has largely taken himself very, very seriously throughout his career, but it only takes one look atThe Last Mercenarytrailer, and its scene of Van Damme fighting a bunch of goons in a long wig, to prove that he’s ready to let loose.David Charhondirects and co-wroteThe Last MercenarywithIsmaël Sy Savané, and the film is action comedy which stars Van Damme as a former French secret service special agent-turned-mercenary who is brought back into the game when his son Archibald’s life is threatened by the mob. But rather than a straightforwardTaken-style revenge thriller,The Last Mercenaryhas some fun, throwing Archibald’s goofy millennial friends into the mix and putting Van Damme in drag. It’s not nearly the same conceit as the fantasy-forwardLast Action Hero, but it’s good to see Van Damme poking fun at his image.
“The Last Mercenaryis an incredibly exciting project and allows me to take on a new genre,” Van Damme said in a statement provided during production. “I’ve always been a fan of Jean-Paul Belmondo and I hope to take up the torch of action comedy in my own way. David Charhon’s script brings all these elements together in a very successful way — a beautiful story with emotion, a lot of action and a lot of humor. I’m also very happy to work alongside a new generation of talent such asAlban Ivanov,Assa Sylla, andSamir Decazza.”
The Last Mercenaryalso starsPatrick Timsit,Eric Judor, andMiou-Miou. It’s produced byJean-Charles Levy,Nicolas Manuel,Olivier Albou,Laurence Schonberg, David Charhon,Jakéma Charhon,Eponine Maillet,Olias Barco, andVlad Riashyn.
Here’s the official synopsis:
Richard Brumère, aka “La Brume” (“The Mist”), a former French secret service special agent turned mercenary, is back in the saddle as the immunity he was granted 25 years earlier for his son Archibald is lifted. A mob operation threatens Archibald’s life. To save him, Richard will have to reach out to his old contacts, join forces with a bunch of reckless youngsters from the projects and an offbeat bureaucrat – but mostly find the courage to let Archibald know he’s his father.
The Last Mercenarywill be available to stream on Netflix onJuly 30,2021.
