Variety has a new article up today about WWE star Batista signing on for a starring role in a remake of the 1989 action movie, Kickboxer, that starred Jean-Claude Van Damme. UFC star George St. Pierre has also signed on for the remake, while martial artist Alain Mouassi has signed on to play the role that Van Damme played in the original Kickboxer. The rights to the film are currently being shopped around at this year’s Cannes Film Festival in France.
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