Jean-Claude Van Damme’s ‘Enemies Closer’ Hits Select Theaters This January

The latest Jean-Claude Van Damme action flick Enemies Close is presently scheduled to hit select theaters in the US early next year.

Although posters and trailers for Timecop director Peter Hyams’ movie were floating around the internet a few months ago, locating a proper release date for the flick was a little difficult. However, Coming Soon reports that Van Damme’s latest cinematic endeavor should hit the big screen in a handful of markets on January 24, 2014.

Instead of playing the hero, Jean-Claude Van Damme tackles the role of a flamboyant criminal who desperately wants to retrieve a cache of drugs from the bottom of a lake. Standing in his way are Tom Everett Scott (That Thing You Do) and Orlando Jones (Drumline), two guys who have problems of their own.

Check out Lionsgate’s official synopsis:

“After a major shipment of drugs goes missing on the US-Canadian border, forest ranger and former Navy SEAL Henry is plunged into survival mode when the drug cartel forces him to help retrieve the downed package. Trapped in the wilderness with no communication to the outside world, Henry finds himself face to face with Clay, a man with a personal vendetta against Henry who has returned for retribution. Now, the two mortal enemies must make a choice: put aside their past and work together, or die alone at the hands of the drug runners, a ruthless gang who will stop at nothing to retrieve their lost cargo.”

Enemies Closer isn’t the only movie Jean-Claude Van Damme has waiting in the cinematic wings at the moment. The Expendables 2 star appears in the upcoming comedy Welcome to the Jungle, a flick that finds the action hero leading a group of geeky professionals on a team-building trip on a remote island filled with danger.

In addition to Van Damme, the movie also stars Adam Brody, Kristen Schaal, Rob Huebel, and the always-enjoyable Dennis Haysbert. Although the movie arrived in foreign markets earlier this year, JCVD fans in North America should get the flick this February.

Check out the trailer for the upcoming comedy below.

Have a look at Jean-Claude Van Damme in Enemies Closer.

If you still need more Van Damme in your diet, then you can find the guy hanging out in director Keith Parmer’s upcoming crime thriller Swelter. The film, which bills itself as a Reservoir Dogs and A History of Violence-style drama, arrives in select theaters on January 15, 2014. Hopefully all these flicks will hit VOD before long.

Are you looking forward to the films Jean-Claude Van Damme has lined up for 2014?