If you're Jean Claude Van Damme how do you get into character to play an unhinged survivalist who will soon be mauled by a cougar? By growing a moustache and sideburns, of course.
On February 11 ScreenAnarchy brought first word of Van Damme's role in upcoming comedy
Welcome To The Jungle and over the weekend the first image surfaced of the star on location in Puerto Rico. Looks pretty good on him.
CHRIS (Adam Brody) is a workplace weakling who doesn't have the balls
to stand up to the slick office bully, PHIL (Rob Huebel), who steals
all his ideas, and he has yet to muster the courage to ask out cute HR
manager, LISA (Megan Boone). Even Chris' only friend, JARED, a sarcastic
slacker IT guy who secretly monitors everyone's porn intake, slams
Chris for being a pussy.
But when a team-building
"wilderness seminar" goes horribly wrong, and unhinged ex-marine
teambuilding coach STORM ROTHCHILD (Jean-Claude Van Damme) gets mauled
by a cougar - Chris and his co-workers find themselves stranded on a
deserted tropical island with no rescue in sight... and someone's going
to have to step up and take charge.
Phil quickly proclaims
himself "God" of the island - but Chris has Boy Scout skills and would
be far better suited to lead the group if he could overcome his fear -
of everything. Can Chris finally man-up to Phil, release his
inner-beast, get them rescued and win the girl? Or will Phil triumph, as
usual, while Chris cowers like a bitch-boy?