The man who calmly
did the splits between two moving semi trucks and lived to tell the tale is starring in a comedy from Amazon.
Jean-Claude Van Johnson has Jean-Claude Van Damme playing a martial arts actor who ditches retirement and steps back into his role as an undercover private contractor, according to
The Hollywood Reporter. Yep, seriously: He's moonlighting as a spy/assassin when not filming a "reimagined action film version of
Huckleberry Finn" in the show.
Expendables scribe Dave Callaham is attached to write, so that should give a few clues of what to expect in terms of tone.
It's Van Damme's first TV role and it could keep him busy until the next
nostalgia-fueled project rolls around. That's assuming it
passes pilot muster and he doesn't take a spill while filming his next high-stakes TV commercial, of course.
Amazon is working on a comedy starring Jean-Claude Van Damme