Kickboxer: Retaliation
Production
Production
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Headmon Entertainment and Acme Rocket Fuel announced the sequel to the film *[Kickboxer: Vengeance](/wiki/Kickboxer:Vengeance "Vengeance")*, titled *Kickboxer 2: Retaliation*. Rob Hickman produced the film through Our House Productions along with [Dimitri Logothetis](/wiki/Dimitri_Logothetis "Dimitri Logothetis") through Acme Rocket Fuel and executive produced by Steven Swadling and Larry Nealy. The film was retitled *Kickboxer: Retaliation*, began pre\-production in February 2016, and [Dimitri Logothetis](/wiki/Dimitri_Logothetis "Dimitri Logothetis") was film's director and writer, while [Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson](/wiki/Haf%C3%BE%C3%B3r_J%C3%BAl%C3%ADus_Bj%C3%B6rnsson "Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson") was cast to play the role of a fighter. [Ultimate Fighting Championship](/wiki/Ultimate_Fighting_Championship "Ultimate Fighting Championship")'s [Paige VanZant](/wiki/Paige_VanZant "Paige VanZant") was cast in the film to make her feature debut, with other cast returning: [Alain Moussi](/wiki/Alain_Moussi "Alain Moussi"), [Jean\-Claude Van Damme](/wiki/Jean-Claude_Van_Damme "Jean-Claude Van Damme"), [Sara Malakul Lane](/wiki/Sara_Malakul_Lane "Sara Malakul Lane"), Sam Medina, and Steven Swadling. Former world champion boxer [Mike Tyson](/wiki/Mike_Tyson "Mike Tyson") played a tough convict forced into a world of fighting behind bars.

UFC fighter [Paige VanZant](/wiki/Paige_VanZant "Paige VanZant"), who was set to make her film debut in the film as "Gamon", left the project to focus on an then\-upcoming fight. Jessica Jann replaced her in the role. Originally a small role in the film, UFC fighter Roy "Big Country" Nelson's role was expanded. [Christopher Lambert](/wiki/Christopher_Lambert "Christopher Lambert") joined the cast as Thomas Moore, an ex\-pat and martial artist who is the one responsible for coercing Kurt to face Mongkut.

[Principal photography](/wiki/Principal_photography "Principal photography") on the film began in mid\-May 2016, in [California](/wiki/California "California") and [Nevada](/wiki/Nevada "Nevada"), and in Bangkok, Thailand in July.


Who played the role of a fighter in Kickboxer: Retaliation?