Kickboxer: Vengeance

Kickboxer: Vengeance (2016)

The legend returns.

Eric and Kurt Sloane are the descendants of a well-known Venice, California-based family of martial artists. Kurt has always been in older brother, Eric's shadow, as he lacks the instincts needed to become a champion. Against Kurt's concerns, Eric accepts a paid offer and travels to Thailand to challenge the Muay Thai champion Tong Po and fails with dire consequences. Kurt sets out for revenge. He trains with his brother's mentor, Master Durand, for a Muay Thai fight against the merciless champion, Tong Po. Durand first thinks Kurt is impossible to train, but through a series of spiritual exercises and tests, Durand discovers that Kurt has a deeper strength that will carry him through his final showdown with Tong Po.

Date of release
2016-07-14
TMDB
5.1 / 10 (456)
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Action, Drama
Director
John Stockwell
Collection
Kickboxer (Reboot) Collection

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Thailand

Kickboxer: Vengeance is a 2016 American martial arts film directed by John Stockwell, and starring Dave Bautista, Alain Moussi, Gina Carano, Georges St-Pierre, and Jean-Claude Van Damme. It is the sixth film in the Kickboxer franchise and also serves as a reboot. The film has a similar premise as the first film in the franchise, and follows Kurt Sloan (Moussi) who trains under Master Durand to avenge his brother Eric's death. The film was released in select theaters and video on demand by RLJ Entertainment on September 2, 2016.

Production

Kings Road Entertainment announced in 2012 that they planned a 3-D remake of the film. Legal battles within the company, however, resulted in this version, along with several other planned remakes from the company, not being made.

Radar Pictures began developing a reboot of the film in 2013 with Jim McGrath and Dimitri Logothetis writing; Logothetis is also produced along with Ted Field and Nick Celozzi, Mike Weber and Peter Meyer executive producing and Stephen Fung attached to direct with the film start filming in early 2014.

Filming began in New Orleans and Thailand on November 24, 2014.

Dave Bautista and Alain Moussi shot their final fight scene during the New Orleans shoot, due to Bautista having to leave early to shoot his scenes as Mr. Hinx in the James Bond film Spectre.

After completing the filming in New Orleans, Radar Pictures left without fully paying the crew and vendors. On February 10, 2015, producer Logothetis told Variety that all 180 crew members had been paid in early February, and he also revealed that there would a two-weeks shooting taken place in Thailand later that month.

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