Is the Volvo commercial with Van Damme real?

Volvo says the stunt really happened. “The stunt is real and is performed in just one take,” said Anders Vilhelmsson, public relations manager for the Volvo Trucks brand. “It’s a daring stunt but we had full control. Prior to filming, the production team rehearsed the stunt for three days.

Did Van Damme do the Volvo 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.” But Van Damme, known to fans as the “muscles from Brussels,” wasn’t in any real danger.

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.

Who made Volvo commercial?

Jean-Claude Van Damme
It features Jean-Claude Van Damme performing gymnastic splits on the mirrors between two backwards moving trucks set to the music “Only Time” by Enya….The Epic Split.

Agency Forsman & Bodenfors
Directed by Andreas Nilsson
Music by Enya, “Only Time”
Starring Jean-Claude Van Damme
Budget $3–5 million (estimated)

Who is the man in the Volvo ad?

The man in this Volvo advert is Swedish-Lebanese actor Fares Fares who you may recognize from such television series as Chernobyl and Westworld.

Does Van Damme have a son?

Kristopher Van Varenberg
Nicholas Van Varenberg
Jean-Claude Van Damme/Sons

Where is the Volvo advert filmed 2020?

Isle of Skye
A commercial for the Volvo V90 has been filmed on location on the Isle of Skye in the Inner Hebrides, and in Glen Etive in western Scotland. The atmospheric three-minute spot follows a couple as they take a high-end driving holiday across scenic western Scotland.

Is the Volvo commercial with Jean Claude Van Damme real?

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. Volvo says the stunt really happened. “The stunt is real and is performed in just one take,” said Anders Vilhelmsson, public relations manager for the Volvo Trucks brand.

How did Jean Claude Van Damme do his split?

According to The Wall Street Journal, what you see is really what you get. 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.”

Who is the guy in the Volvo commercial?

Jean-Claude Van Damme shows that he’s not at all expendable as far as impressive stunts are concerned in a new Volvo commercial for the Swedish carmaker’s new Dynamic Steering feature that appears to be airing only overseas at the moment. (They always get the best commercials !)