Did Van Damme really do the Volvo split?

The Internet is buzzing about a new online commercial that shows actor Jean-Claude Van Damme appearing to perform a split between two moving Volvo FM trucks. “The stunt is real and is performed in just one take,” said Anders Vilhelmsson, public relations manager for the Volvo Trucks brand.

How did they do the Van Damme split?

Volvo says Van Damme does have one foot on each truck as the two vehicles slowly back up and get farther apart. The easy part: Actor Jean-Claude Van Damme before the trucks started backing up and he did his “epic split.” As Mashable adds, “the ad is designed to show off the trucks’ Volvo Dynamic Steering.”

Why does Van Damme always do the splits?

Why Did He Do the Splits? Because he was bored. This is from Replicant, the second film in which Van Damme played two separate roles. Here, he is the good clone of a serial killer.

Who did the splits between two trucks?

Jean-Claude Van Damme’s
In November, everyone was talking about Jean-Claude Van Damme’s Volvo Truck demonstration where he did an “epic” split between two moving trucks.

How the epic split was made?

It features Jean-Claude Van Damme performing gymnastic splits on the wing mirrors between two backwards moving trucks set to the music “Only Time” by Enya. The commercial was recorded in a single take at an abandoned Spanish airport. It was produced by the agency Forsman & Bodenfors and was directed by Andreas Nilsson.

Who owns Volvo Trucks now?

AB VolvoVolvo Trucks / Parent organization

Volvo Trucks Corporation (Swedish: Volvo Lastvagnar), stylized as VOLVO, is a global truck manufacturer based in Gothenburg, Sweden, owned by AB Volvo.

Did Van Damme do his own stunts?

A highly skilled martial artist, he performed his own stunts in films including Bloodsport and Timecop, and charmed audiences – female fans in particular – with his thick French/Belgian accent and flirtatious demeanour.

Is Claude Van Damme married?

Gladys Portuguesm. 1999
Darcy LaPierm. 1994–1997Gladys Portuguesm. 1987–1992Cynthia Derderianm. 1985–1986Maria Rodriguezm. 1980–1984
Jean-Claude Van Damme/Spouse

Who is Van Damme’s daughter?

Bianca BreeJean-Claude Van Damme / Daughter
Social Links for Anna Davies. Don’t cross Bianca Van Damme. With her wide-set eyes and pouty lips, she looks like pinup perfection…and then she leaps into a perfect roundhouse kick.

Who owns Nissan now?

Groupe Renault / Parent organization
The parent organization of Nissan Motor Corporation is the Renault Group. As of 2013, Renault has voting rights in Nissan with a 43.4% stake. Nissan Motors has been a part of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance since 1999.

What does the word Volvo mean?

I roll
The brand name Volvo was originally registered as a trademark in May 1911 with the intention to be used for a new series of SKF ball bearings. It means “I roll” in Latin, conjugated from “volvere”. The idea was short-lived, and SKF decided to simply use its initials as the trademark for all its bearing products.

Did Van Damme do his own stunts in Hard Target?

This style worked in Hong Kong, for the Hong Kong market especially. And it, remarkably, kind of works at certain points in Hard Target (likely, I think, because Van Dame can actually do a lot of his own stunts).

Did Jean-Claude Van Damme’s split between two trucks really happen?

In November, everyone was talking about Jean-Claude Van Damme’s Volvo Truck demonstration where he did an “epic” split between two moving trucks. The fascinating scene went viral on YouTube with more than 68 million views, Van Damme saw a career resurgence and Volvo Truck sales rose 31 percent in November, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Is Jean-Claude Van Damme still fighting fit?

Van Damme says the commercial was done in one take and that it is not something he has ever really practiced. “I am a little short of trucks at the moment,” he says. But it is clear that Van Damme, even at 53, is still fighting fit. “I have a regular exercise regimen that I have stayed with for years,” he adds.

Did Jean-Claude Van Damme really slipt in the Volvo Trucks commercial?

Action star Jean-Claude Van Damme was featured in a Volvo Trucks ad where he performed an epic slipt between two trucks. Van Damme says the commercial was done in one take and that it is not something he has ever really practiced.

Did Jean Claude Van Damme do a stunt in Welcome to the jungle?

Now promoting his film, Welcome to the Jungle (in theaters and VOD February 7), Van Damme tells USA TODAY over email that performing the stunt was a concern for the action star. “In action films that involve stunts there is always a risk,” says Van Damme.