Belgian action star Jean Claude Van Damme has signed on to play the lead role in Pound of Flesh in a movie directed by Ernie Barbarash.
The Hollywood Reporter today (ahem) reported that Ernie Barbarash will reunite with The Muscles from Brussels, following them working together on Assassination Games and 6 Bullets. 
Pound of Flesh is based around a man (played by Van Damme) rescuing a woman in distress one night, only to wake up the next day in a bath full of blood and missing a kidney. The film, at the moment, sounds more Se7en than any of Van Damme’s previous movies.
“I’m looking forward to sinking my teeth into Pound of Fleshbecause it’s exactly the kind of character-driven action thriller I and my fans love best — a movie that delivers nonstop hardcore action that’s fueled by a really surprising story and real people you care about from the moment you meet them on screen,” said Van Damme in a statement.
Jean Claude Van Damme recently starred in the god-awful Enemies Closer. Let’s hope that Pound of Flesh is a return to form for the martial artist-cum- actor who has starred in some of the greatest action films of all-time – films like Bloodsport, Kickboxer, Time Cop and Maximum Risk.