Dolph Lungren is set to launch himself back into the spotlight with a new movie called Command Performance.
Apparently there’s a bit of heat surrounding him following “Missionary Man”, an upcoming Sony title, that he directed, as well as acted in. Now Millennium/Nu Image, who have a reasonably good track record when it comes to action movies (they did this year’s “Rambo”, for instance) have greenlit a new actioner that Lundgren will again star in and direct, “Command Performance”, based on a script he collaborated with Steve Latshaw on.
Lundgren describes “Command” as ” ‘Die Hard’ at a rock concert,” with the story focusing on a drummer for the warm-up band of a big American performer giving a concert for the Russian premier. Naturally, the bad guys break up the show. And just as naturally, the drummer is an ex-Marine.
“I got the idea from Madonna,” Lundgren said. “She did a concert for (Russian President Vladimir) Putin a few years ago.”
I just don’t know. I think the time is coming for some forgotten 80s action star to make a HUGE comeback. It can happen. It might even be Stallone (he has a head start so far), but it could be Lungren too.
But then I read that synopsis of the movie. Not the worst idea ever.
Then I read the part that followed it. “I got the idea from Madonna” Ok, he clarifies that by saying it was her performance for the Russian Pres that inspired the setting for this action storyline. Not that Madonna called him up and said “You should do a movie like this…”
I fear this one might be headed straight to DVD.
