Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning
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Short description
John wakes from a coma to learn that his wife and daughter were killed in a break-in at their home. Haunted by what happened, he sets out to find the man responsible, Luc Deveraux, but his hunt draws him into the world of the Universal Soldier program. A newer, more dangerous UniSol named Magnus is sent after him, and Deveraux and the resurrected Andrew Scott are pursuing their own plans for the soldiers. What John uncovers forces him to question what he believed about himself and about the people he has been chasing. The film is an action, science fiction and thriller set in the United States.
John Hyams directs, working from a screenplay he wrote with Doug Magnuson and Jon Greenhalgh. It follows Universal Soldier: Regeneration among the five features he has directed, and Craig Baumgarten, Moshe Diamant and Allen Shapiro produce. Jean-Claude Van Damme plays Luc Deveraux, Scott Adkins plays John, and Dolph Lundgren plays Andrew Scott, with Andrei Arlovski, Mariah Bonner and Audrey P. Scott among the 23 credited cast members.
Made for about 12 million dollars, the film took roughly 114 million dollars worldwide, a strong return on its budget. On IMDb it holds 5.1 out of 10 from around 22,000 votes, while on TMDB it sits at 5.6 from about 500 votes. A critics' rating of 5.6 from 51 reviews places it close to the audience scores.
What's left behind the scenes
- According to director John Hyams, the fight between John (Scott Adkins) and Luke Deveraux (Jean-Claude Van Damme) was more acrobatic, but the scene had to be redesigned when Adkins tore a ligament in his knee before filming.
- There are no scenes in this film where Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren appear together.
- It is claimed that Jean-Claude Van Damme didn't like the fact that his character was supposed to die at the hands of Scott Adkins' character (John), and he was persuaded to play the scene of his character's death exactly as written in the script only after filming had already begun.
- The first film in the series shot in 3D.
- Besides Van Damme and Lundgren, the only actors from the previous installment were Andrei Orlovsky and Christopher Van Varenberg.
- The original title of the film translates to "Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning".
- Filming took place in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, from May 9 to June 19, 2011.
- It is claimed that Jean-Claude Van Damme did not like the staging of his final fight with Scott Adkins' character, and that he even stated that “no one fights like that.” Adkins, in turn, recounted in an interview that during the filming of this scene, he moved slower than usual for Van Damme's convenience, who was more accustomed to a more measured pace of combat than Adkins' Hong Kong style. In addition, Adkins filmed this scene with a minor leg injury, which also affected his mobility.
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