Pictures and video; Jean-Claude Van Damme does the splits in between moving trucks in eye-watering advert

Ouch! Jean-Claude Van Damme does the splits for a Volvo ad 

 

Jean-Claude Van Damme shows that he’s still as flexible as ever at 53 – by doing the splits in between two moving trucks.

The eye-watering stunt was done to promote Volvo Trucks’ new dynamic steering system and has become a YouTube hit.
The Belgian actor is heard saying: ‘I’ve had my ups and downs… My fair share of bumpy roads and heavy winds. That’s what made me what I am today.
‘Now I stand here before you. What you see is a body crafted to perfection.

 

Jean-Claude Van Damme is seen getting in the zone 

 

A pair of legs engineered to defy the laws of physics and a mindset to master the most epic of splits.’ Van Damme’s feet were placed on a small platform that was built on the side mirrors of the trucks.
Anders Vilhelmsson, public relations manager for the Volvo Trucks brand, insisted that it was a 100 per cent real.
He told the Wall Street Journal: ‘The stunt is real and is performed in just one take.
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‘It’s a daring stunt but we had full control. There was never any real danger involved.’
Van Damme reportedly did use safety equipment during the shoot which took place at a closed-off airstrip in Spain.
The stunt had to be completed within just 15 minutes after 8am on the day when the sunlight was just right.
Director Andreas Nilsson said: ‘The film you see is the first take. But obviously we had tons of rehearsals.
‘The tension was really high. I saw a tough stunt coordinator well up after we nailed it. That might actually be the nicest memory from the shoot.’


PHOTO CREDIT;volvo/YouTube