Jean-Claude Van Damme wears mask on set in Paris and puts his hands up at gunpoint while filming
Jean-Claude Van Damme masked up Monday while filming an action movie in Paris.
The 59-year-old Belgian actor covered his mouth and nose with a blue medical face mask while walking with masked crew members near a grassy area.
The Bloodsport star wore a brown leather jacket over a tan unbuttoned shirt along with a black T-shirt.
Mask on: Jean-Claude Van Damme masked up Monday while filming an action movie in Paris
He completed his outfit with black trousers along with matching shoes and beanie.
Jean-Claude also accessorized with sunglasses.
He was spotted filming wearing a red apron and matching cap and raised his arms as a gun was pointed at him.
The action was going down in front of a blue and white police car as Jean-Claude appeared to take on the gunman.
Hands up: The 59-year-old Belgian actor raised his hands at gunpoint while filming
Ongoing pandemic: Jean-Claude covered his mouth and nose with a blue medical face mask while walking with crew near a grassy area amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic
Apron on: The action store wore a red apron and matching cap while filming the action scene
Action star: Jean-Claude, shown in January in Burbank, California, was working on a Netflix movie
Jean-Claude has been shooting the action-comedy movie The Last Mercenary in France for Netflix.
The French-language film features Jean-Claude as a mysterious former secret service agent who urgently returns to France after his estranged son gets falsely accused by the government of arms and drug trafficking, according to a July article by Variety.
The film, directed by David Charhon and co-written by him and Ismael Sy Savane, will mark Jean-Claude’s first attempt in the action-comedy genre and is his first project with Netflix.
Action comedy: The action star has been shooting the action-comedy movie The Last Mercenary in France for Netflix
Tense time: The gunman appeared to get some resistance from Jean-Claude
New genre: The actor is stepping into the action-comedy genre for the first time
Close up: A camera got up close to Jean-Claude while filming
Jean-Claude was set to provide the voice of lobster clawed supervillain Jean Clawed in the animated film Minions: The Rise Of Gru with a July 2020 release, but it was postponed to July 2021 due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
The martial arts expert became a Hollywood star after playing the lead in the 1988 movie Bloodsport.
His film credits include Universal Soldier, Lionheart, Hard Target and Double Impact, in which he played twins.
Fight scene: A fight scene was filmed in the streets of Paris
Mysterious figure: The French-language film features Jean-Claude as a mysterious former secret service agent who urgently returns to France after his estranged son gets falsely accused by the government of arms and drug trafficking, according to a July article by Variety
Breakout role: Jean-Claude is shown in a still from the 1988 martial arts action film Bloodsport