No Retreat, No Surrender
This film was originally intended to be a direct sequel to "No Retreat, No Surrender", safety concerns over filming in Cambodian jungles persuaded Jean-Claude Van Damme to back out of the project, and he convinced Kurt McKinney to do the same. McKinney added that film scheduling conflicts with Cynthia Rothrock and weather complications in Cambodia also delayed production constantly, prompting McKinney's casting agents to secure his role on "General Hospital." The story and characters had to be changed with McKinney's character - Jason Stillwell (a Jeet Kune Do expert taught by the ghost of Bruce Lee) - transformed into Scott Wylde, a Tae Kwon Do expert played by Loren Avedon. Matthias Hues was also cast as the new Russian character. Loren Avedon did not follow Jean Claude's example and stayed on after this film fulfilling his three-picture contract.