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A24 and Michaela Coel remaking Jean-Claude Van Damme’s “Bloodsport”

Rob Beschizza
Apr 16, 2026
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JVCD in Bloodsport (1988)

In 1988, Bloodsport was the quintessential Cannon Group VHS blockbuster, costing nothing to make and raking in $50m “despite” negative reviews. It made Jean-Claude Van Damme a star, is notable for being a perfectly-formed, perfectly mindless video game on celluloid, and is credited for bringing the martial arts genre back to the…

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