Van Damme Has Heart Attack While Filming "Weapon?"

Jean Claude Van Damme, who just turned 50 years old this last Monday, has had some minor chest pain on the set of his newest film, Weapon, in New Orleans. After leaving the hospital, he returned home to Brussels to join his wife. Many blogs and news sites are reporting that he suffered a minor heart attack, although JCVD himself denies this.

Either way, we here at AtD hope he recovers quickly from whatever it may be. Get well soon, Jean Claude.

Update: New casting for Kung Fu Panda: The Kaboom of Doom

UPDATE: Jean Claude Van Damme has joined the cast of Kung Fu Panda: The Kaboom of Doom. Also joining Van Damme will be Michelle Yeoh, and Victor Garber. Pretty interesting news; I wonder how Van Damme will perform as a voice actor. I don't recall any movie's he's lent his voice to, so this should be interesting. As far as Yeoh, I'm really not familiar with any of her work; and Garber is a great actor.

The title says it all, and we love it! Gary Oldman is joining the cast of Kung Fu Panda: The Kaboom of Doom as a character named Peacock. Of course this film is the sequel to Dreamworks' mega-hit, Kung Fu Panda. Oldman has a great voice and I think he'll fit in nicely with the likes of Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Seth Rogen, etc.

I didn't see the first film in theaters. In fact, I didn't see it until I bought it on sale on DVD. I don't know why I waited; I suppose I didn't give Dreamworks much credit after the horrible Shrek The Third. But Kung Fu Panda is amazing. The fight sequences are better than a lot of live-action movies. This is cool news for the day.

Quickie: Van Damme Is Back

It looks like Jean Claude Van Damme is back to making 80s-style action movies.

This new promo video for "The Eagle Path" looks just like the good old days for Van Damme, before turning into a serious actor for his film "JCVD," featuring bad guys' heads being slammed into pipes that release steam on impact, a wheelchair-ridden shotgunning bad guy, and a hottie in despair who likes showing a lot of skin.

Oh well. At least he gained much respect as an actor for "JCVD" and showed us that he has a sense of humor.

And now he's back doing what he does best.

Check out the teaser below.