Assassination Games
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Assassination Games
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| Directed by | Ernie Barbarash |
| Produced by | Justin Bursch Brad Krevoy Patrick Newall |
| Written by | Aaron Rahsaan Thomas |
| Starring | Jean-Claude Van Damme Scott Adkins |
| Music by | Neal Acree |
| Cinematography | Phil Parmet |
| Editing by | Peter Devaney Flanagan |
| Studio | MediaPro Studios Rodin Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Samuel Goldwyn Films Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
| Release date(s) | United States:
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| Running time | United States: 101 minutes United Kingdom: 96 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $8 million |
Assassination Games is a 2011 American action film directed by Ernie Barbarash, starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and Scott Adkins.
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Plot
Vincent Brazil (Jean-Claude Van Damme) is a contract killer, willing to take any job if the price is right. Roland Flint (Scott Adkins) left the assassin game when a ruthless drug dealer’s brutal attack left his wife in a coma. When a contract is put out on the same cold blooded drug dealer, both Brazil and Flint want him dead one for the money, the other for revenge. With crooked Interpol agents and vicious members of the criminal underworld hot on their trail, these two assassins reluctantly join forces to quickly take out their target before they themselves are both terminated.
Cast and characters
- Jean-Claude Van Damme – Vincent 'Vince' Brazil
- Scott Adkins – Roland Flint
- Kevin Chapman – Culley
- Ivan Kaye – Polo Yakur
- Michael Higgs – Godfrey
- Kristopher Van Varenberg – Schell
- Marija Karan – October
- Bianca Van Varenberg – Anna Flint
Development
Assassination Games began development under the working title The Weapon with Russel Mulcahy attached to direct.[1] Initially Steven Seagal had signed on to star alongside Van Damme with the film's plot synopsis notably different from the final version:
"In Weapon, Jack Conway (Steven Seagal) and Derek Chase (Jean-Claude Van Damme) are the two best assassins in the world but unknown to each other. While Conway is a master sharpshooter, Chase is equally skilled with a knife. These two rival assassins form an uneasy alliance to take down the head of a drug cartel, which is backed by the DEA. The producers announced today that principal photography on Weapon will commence in July 2009 on locations in and around New Mexico and Vancouver. They expect to confirm a director in the next several weeks. "[2]
After Steven Seagal was dropped out of the role, Vinnie Jones was considered to replace Seagal though the role eventually went to Scott Adkins.[3]
DVD release
The movie was released on DVD on September 6, 2011.
On October 10, 2011, DVD was released by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment at the UK in Region 2.
Critical and commercial performance
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Assassination Games has received mostly mixed to positive reviews.[4]
References
- ^ Vejvoda, Jim. "Van Damme's Weapon Reloaded". IGN. http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/982/982000p1.html.
- ^ "Seagal, Van Damme Team-Up". IGN. http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/973/973056p1.html.
- ^ "Steven Seagal Leaves Jean Claude Van Damme's "Weapon"". WorstPreviews. http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=13433.
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1436568/externalreviews
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