Jean-Claude Van Damme’s R-Rated Action Classic Getting A24 Reboot With MCU Star

Jean-Claude Van Damme‘s R-rated action classic, Bloodsport, is being rebooted by A24 with an MCU star on board the project.

The 1988 martial arts movie stars Jean-Claude Van Damme, the Muscles from Brussels, as a United States Army captain and ninjutsu fighter who competes in an underground no-holds-barred martial arts tournament in Hong Kong.

Now, 28 years later, Michaela Coel (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever) is writing and directing a remake of Bloodsport, financed and distributed by A24, per Variety. Story specifics for Coel’s reimagining remain under wraps, making it uncertain how closely her version will mirror the original movie. She and producer Marc Toberoff shared the following statements:

Michaela Coel: I…