Jean-Claude Van Damme Returns to Martial Arts With New Action Movie, Details Revealed
Jeremy Zag says the film blends samurai honor with a father’s rescue mission as Van Damme returns to the martial arts genre.
- Action icon Jean-Claude Van Damme is returning to martial arts in the new film Katana, with The Veterans launching international sales ahead of the AFM.
- Mastermind Jeremy Zag and Van Damme have been plotting a movie together for years, with the project originally announced before morphing into this Japan-set story.
- The film centers on a former champion fighter forced into Japan's criminal underworld to save his daughter, featuring martial arts champions Melsik Baghdasaryan and Cyril Benzaquen.
- Division Z is producing in partnership with Japan-based Wowow Bridge, with filming scheduled for April, May, and June 2027 across Japan, France, and Los Angeles while CAA Media Finance handles U.S. rights.
- Zag emphasized that "For years, Jean-Claude hadn't wanted to return to this kind of cinema," as the pair aims to create a tribute to the martial arts genre that inspired them both.
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