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A few weeks back a press release announced that Jean-Claude Van Damme and Steven Seagal would (finally) team-up for the action flick Weapon.

Alas, that pairing won't be happening after all.

Instead, Flagship Films announced today that Van Damme's co-star will be Vinnie Jones (X-Men: The Last Stand).

Russell Mulcahy (Highlander, The Shadow, Resident Evil: Extinction) will direct. Filming begins this August in Vancouver.

"Weapon's script is a cut above any of the action scripts I've seen recently," Mulcahy said in a statement. "Then, when I saw Jean-Claude's film JCVD, I was blown away; not only can he kick ass literally he kicks ass as an actor. I am looking forward to bringing that talent further to the fore in Weapon."

In Weapon, Jack Conway (Jones) and Derek Chase (Van Damme) are the two best assassins in the world — but unknown to each other. While Conway is a master sharpshooter, Chase is equally skilled with a knife. These two rival assassins form an uneasy alliance to take down the head of a drug cartel, which is backed by the DEA.