The French action-comedy “The Gardener” presents a familiar premise filtered through a distinctly European sensibility. In a tranquil, remote island home, the stage is set for a violent disruption of domestic life. At the center of this world is Serge Shuster, a self-important politician whose verbosity and pompous nature define him.
He is a man built of words and ambition, vacationing with his exhausted wife, social-media-focused teenage daughter, and a newborn. His foil is Leo, the property’s gardener, played by the iconic Jean-Claude Van Damme. Leo is a figure of quiet mystery, a man of earth and action who communicates through stoic silence.
When a team of mercenaries descends upon the home to assassinate Serge, this carefully constructed peace shatters. Leo is forced to shed his unassuming persona, revealing a past as a lethal operative and becoming the family’s unlikely, and only, guardian. The ensuing conflict establishes a...
He is a man built of words and ambition, vacationing with his exhausted wife, social-media-focused teenage daughter, and a newborn. His foil is Leo, the property’s gardener, played by the iconic Jean-Claude Van Damme. Leo is a figure of quiet mystery, a man of earth and action who communicates through stoic silence.
When a team of mercenaries descends upon the home to assassinate Serge, this carefully constructed peace shatters. Leo is forced to shed his unassuming persona, revealing a past as a lethal operative and becoming the family’s unlikely, and only, guardian. The ensuing conflict establishes a...
- 6/8/2025
- by Enzo Barese
- Gazettely
Action movie icon Jean-Claude Van Damme is back in action in the new trailer for next month’s The Gardener. And "The Muscles from Brussels" will flex his comedy biceps as well as his action ones in this tale of a mysterious gardener who finds himself protecting U.S. senior official Serge Shuster and his family after he finds himself on a hit list. Thankfully, Van Damme is no ordinary gardener and boasts a particular set of skills far beyond pruning. You can check out the new trailer for The Gardener below.
Directed by David Charhon (The Last Mercenary) and written by Charhon, Vincent De Brus, and Sebastien Fechner, The Gardener stars Michaël Youn, Nawell Madani, Kaaris, Matthias Quiviger, Jérôme Le Banner, and Carla Poquin alongside Van Damme. The Gardener is all set to land in theaters and on VOD on June 6, 2025, and alongside the newly released footage, you can...
Directed by David Charhon (The Last Mercenary) and written by Charhon, Vincent De Brus, and Sebastien Fechner, The Gardener stars Michaël Youn, Nawell Madani, Kaaris, Matthias Quiviger, Jérôme Le Banner, and Carla Poquin alongside Van Damme. The Gardener is all set to land in theaters and on VOD on June 6, 2025, and alongside the newly released footage, you can...
- 5/9/2025
- by Jonathan Fuge
- MovieWeb
Tell me you watched David Ayer’s The Beekeeper without telling me you watched David Ayer’s The Beekeeper. Blue Fox Entertainment is getting in on the unsuspecting hero action today with a trailer for The Gardener, starring martial arts legend Jean-Claude Van Damme and Michael Youn.
David Charhon directs The Gardener from a script he co-wrote with Vincent De Brus (The Ballad of Titus) and Sebastian Fechner (A Mighty Team). The Gardener has the official logline: Serge, his family, and their gardener must escape a death list after he uncovers a state secret.
Here’s the official synopsis for The Gardener courtesy of Blue Fox Entertainment:
“Every year, the Prime Minister keeps a secret list of his political enemies to be removed. Serge Shuster, a senior official close to the presidency, finds himself named on the list — meaning he will be assassinated within 48 hours by a team of elite government hitmen.
David Charhon directs The Gardener from a script he co-wrote with Vincent De Brus (The Ballad of Titus) and Sebastian Fechner (A Mighty Team). The Gardener has the official logline: Serge, his family, and their gardener must escape a death list after he uncovers a state secret.
Here’s the official synopsis for The Gardener courtesy of Blue Fox Entertainment:
“Every year, the Prime Minister keeps a secret list of his political enemies to be removed. Serge Shuster, a senior official close to the presidency, finds himself named on the list — meaning he will be assassinated within 48 hours by a team of elite government hitmen.
- 5/7/2025
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Stars: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Michaël Youn, Nawell Madani, Carla Poquin, Jérôme Le Banner, Matthias Quiviger, Kaaris | Written by David Charhon, Vincent De Brus, Sebastien Fechner | Directed by David Charhon
The Gardener (Le Jardinier), not to be confused with the Gary Daniels/Robert Bronzi film, reunites Jean-Claude Van Damme and David Charhon who directed him in The Last Mercenary. And like that film, it’s an action comedy, but with the comedy dialed up a bit higher, and the action a bit more on the brutal side.
This time out, The Muscles From Brussels plays Leo, a man who simply wants to tend to plants on the large estate owned by Serge Shuster Special Adviser to the President of France. Nobody seems quite sure how he ended up with the position, and they think he’s a bit odd, but he does a good job so they’ve let him stay on.
The Gardener (Le Jardinier), not to be confused with the Gary Daniels/Robert Bronzi film, reunites Jean-Claude Van Damme and David Charhon who directed him in The Last Mercenary. And like that film, it’s an action comedy, but with the comedy dialed up a bit higher, and the action a bit more on the brutal side.
This time out, The Muscles From Brussels plays Leo, a man who simply wants to tend to plants on the large estate owned by Serge Shuster Special Adviser to the President of France. Nobody seems quite sure how he ended up with the position, and they think he’s a bit odd, but he does a good job so they’ve let him stay on.
- 1/14/2025
- by Jim Morazzini
- Nerdly
Jean-Claude Van Damme is the gardener who people want dead in The Gardener. More details on the 2025 film right here…
Go right back to the start of the year, and Jason Statham got things off to a rollicking start with The Beekeeper. In it, The Statham not only beat seven shades out of people, but also tended his hive and was your go-to man for fresh honey.
Now, Jean-Claude Van Damme is getting in on the act with Le Jardinier, which I will happily translate into English for you: The Gardener.
This is described as an action comedy, from director David Charhon. It shot last year, and Michael Youn, Nawell Madani, Kaaris, Matthias Quiviger, Jerrome Le Banner and Carla Paquin in its cast as well.
The plot? Well, it involves a bit of work around the back of the house. Van Damme is Leo, the gardener for a man called Serge.
Go right back to the start of the year, and Jason Statham got things off to a rollicking start with The Beekeeper. In it, The Statham not only beat seven shades out of people, but also tended his hive and was your go-to man for fresh honey.
Now, Jean-Claude Van Damme is getting in on the act with Le Jardinier, which I will happily translate into English for you: The Gardener.
This is described as an action comedy, from director David Charhon. It shot last year, and Michael Youn, Nawell Madani, Kaaris, Matthias Quiviger, Jerrome Le Banner and Carla Paquin in its cast as well.
The plot? Well, it involves a bit of work around the back of the house. Van Damme is Leo, the gardener for a man called Serge.
- 12/16/2024
- by Simon Brew
- Film Stories
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