Yes, THAT Jean Claude Van Damme is back.
The legendary action star is the lead in a new Netflix movie called The Last Mercenary. This is the first on-screen leading role for Van Damme since 2019’s We Die Young.
Netflix’s Geeked Week event started on Monday. With news and first looks at movies and TV shows set to be released in the coming year. The first day of this event saw the release of the trailer for action-packed The Last Mercenary.
Watch the Trailer below
A statement from Van Damme said,
“The Last Mercenary is an incredibly exciting project and allows me to take on a new genre. 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 as Alban Ivanov, Assa Sylla, and Samir Decazza.”
Written and directed by David Charhon, The Last Mercenary stars Van Damme as Richard Brumere, as well as Alban Ivanov, Samir Decazza, Archibald Al Mahmoud, Assa Sylla, Djimo, Patrick Timsit, Éric Judor, Nassim Lyes, Miou-Miou, and Valérie Kaprisky.
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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 Mercenary premieres July 30 exclusively on Netflix.