Changes: Universal Soldier film series

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Universal Soldier is a 1992 science fiction film that concerns two soldiers who kill each other in Vietnam, but are reanimated in a secret Army project along with other previously dead soldiers. This original film and its premise laid the groundwork for an ongoing series of sequels (canon, non-canon, and retconned) and a video game.

Films

Principal Cast

Character	Film
Character	Universal Soldier	Universal Soldier: The Return	Universal Soldier: Regeneration	Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning
Luc Deveraux	Jean-Claude Van Damme
Andrew Scott	Dolph Lundgren		Dolph Lundgren
Veronica Roberts	Amy Walker
S.E.T.H		Michael Jai White
Erin Young		Heidi Schanz
Maggie		Kiana Tom
Hillary Deveraux		Karis Paige Bryant
Romeo		Bill Goldberg
NGU / Magnus			Andrei "The Pit Bull" Arlovski
Capt. Kevin Burke			Mike Pyle
Dr. Porter			Garry Cooper
Dr. Colin			Kerry Shale
General Boris			Aki Avni
Dr. Sandra Fleming			Emily Joyce
Miles			Kristopher Van Varenberg
John				Scott Adkins
Agent Gorman				Rus Blackwell
Sarah				Mariah Bonner

Principal Crew

Role	Film
Role	Universal Soldier	Universal Soldier: The Return	Universal Soldier: Regeneration	Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning
Director	Ronald Emmerich	Mic Rodgers	John Hyams
Producer	Mario Kassar Allen Shapiro	Daniel Melnick Michael I. Rachmil Van Damme Allen Shapiro	Craig Baumgarten Mark Damon Moshe Diamant	Moshe Diamant Craig Baumgarten
Writer	Richard Rothstein Christopher Leitch Dean Devlin	William Malone John Fasano	Victor Ostrovsky	John Hyams Jon Greenlagh
Music	Christopher Franke	Don Davis	Kris Hill Michael Krassner
Cinematographer	Karl Walter Lindenlaub	Mike Benson	Peter Hyams	Yaron Levy

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+[[Universal Soldier]] is a 1992 science fiction film that concerns two soldiers who kill each other in Vietnam, but are reanimated in a secret Army project along with other previously dead soldiers. This original film and its premise laid the groundwork for an ongoing series of sequels (canon, non-canon, and retconned) and a [[Universal Soldier Video Game|video game]].
-'''{{Infobox
-|Box title = Universal Soldier (Film Series)
-|image = File:20fdt1c.jpg
-|imagewidth = 200px
-|Row 1 title = Directed By
-|Row 1 info = Ronald Emmerich (US)
+==Films==
-Mic Rodgers (TR)
+===Canon===
+*[[Universal Soldier]] (1992)
+*[[Universal Soldier: Regeneration]] (2009)
+*[[Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning]] (2012)
+===Retconned===
-John Hyams (R & AND)
+*[[Universal Soldier: The Return]] (1999)
-|Row 2 title = Starring
-|Row 2 info = Jean-Claude Van Damme
+===Non-Canon===
-Dolph Lundgren (US, R, AND)
+*[[Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms]] (1998)
+*[[Universal Soldier III: Unfinished Business]] (1998)
-Ally Walker (US)
-Michael Jai White (TR)
-Bill Goldberg (TR)
-Anderi Arlovski (R & AND)
-Scott Adkins (AND)
-|Row 3 title = Music By
-|Row 3 info = Christopher Franke (US)
-Don Davis (TR)
-Kris Hill (R)
-|Row 4 title = Distributed By
-|Row 4 info = Tri-Star Pictures (US & TR)
-Sony Pictures (R & AND)
-|Row 5 title = Release Date(s)
-|Row 5 info = July 10, 1992 (US)
-August 20, 1999 (TR)
-October 1, 2009 (R)
-May, 2012 (AND)
-|Row 6 title = Running Time
-|Row 6 info = 282 Minutes
-|Row 7 title = Country
-|Row 7 info = United States
-|Row 8 title = Language
-|Row 8 info = English
-|Row 9 title = Budget
-|Row 9 info = $82 Million
-|Row 10 title = Box Office
-|Row 10 info = $113,782,340}}Universal Soldier is a series of science fiction action films directed by Ronald Emmerich (US), Mic Rodgers (TR) and John Hyams (R & AND). All films star Jean-Claude Van Damme as Luc Devereaux, originally a UniSol and main protaginsit of all the films. '''
-==Films  ==
-===Universal Soldier (1992)===
-Luc and Scott were killed in Vietnam, but the army has a secret project for reanimating dead people as near-perfect soldiers.
-===Universal Soldier: The Return (1999)===
-After barely surviving his experiences as a part-human/part-robot Universal Soldier, Luc has opted to stay out of the front lines and work with a military project to refine and perfect the system. However, something goes wrong, and S.E.T.H. (Michael Jai White), the android supercomputer leading the new breed of soldiers, suddenly develops a murderous mind of his own. Soon S.E.T.H. is leading his fellow war machines on a rampage, and Luc is the only one who can stop them.
-===Universal Soldier: Regeneration (2009)===
-When terrorists threaten nuclear catastrophe, the world's only hope is to reactivate decommissioned Universal Soldier Luc Deveraux. Rearmed and reprogrammed, Deveraux must take on his nemesis from the original Universal Soldier and a next-generation "UniSol".
-===Universal Soldier: A New Dimension (2012)===
 ==Principal Cast==
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 ! colspan="4" style="text-align: center"|Film
 |-
-! style="text-align: center; width: 20%"|'''Universal Soldier'''
+! style="text-align: center; width: 20%"|[[Universal Soldier]]
 ! style="text-align: center; width: 20%"|
-Universal Soldier: The Return
+[[Universal Soldier: The Return]]
-! style="text-align: center; width: 20%"|Universal Soldier: Regeneration
+! style="text-align: center; width: 20%"|[[Universal Soldier: Regeneration]]
 ! style="text-align: center; width: 20%"|
-Universal Soldier: '''A New Dimension'''
+[[Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning]]
 |-
-!Luc Deveraux
+![[Luc Deveraux]]
 | colspan="4"|Jean-Claude Van Damme
 |-
-!Andrew Scott
+![[Andrew Scott]]
 |Dolph Lundgren
 | style="background-color: #808080"|
 | colspan="2"|Dolph Lundgren
 |-
-!'''Veronica Roberts'''
+![[Veronica Roberts]]
 |Amy Walker
 | colspan="3" style="background-color: #808080"|
 |-
-!S.E.T.H
+![[S.E.T.H]]
 | style="background-color: #808080"|
 |Michael Jai White
 | colspan="2" style="background-color: #808080"|
 |-
+![[Erin Young]]
-!Romeo
+| style="background-color: #808080"|
+|Heidi Schanz
+| colspan="2" style="background-color: #808080"|
+|-
+![[Maggie]]
+| style="background-color: #808080"|
+|Kiana Tom
+| colspan="2" style="background-color: #808080"|
+|-
+![[Hillary Deveraux]]
+| style="background-color: #808080"|
+|Karis Paige Bryant
+| colspan="2" style="background-color: #808080"|
+|-
+![[Romeo]]
 | style="background-color: #808080"|
 |Bill Goldberg
 | colspan="2" style="background-color: #808080"|
 |-
+!NGU / Magnus
-!Magnus (NGU)
 | colspan="2" style="background-color: #808080"|
-| colspan="2"|Andrei Arlovski
+| colspan="2"|Andrei "The Pit Bull" Arlovski
 |-
+![[Capt. Kevin Burke]]
-!John
+| colspan="2" style="background-color: #808080"|
+|Mike Pyle
+| style="background-color: rgb(128, 128, 128);"|
+|-
+!Dr. Porter
+| colspan="2" style="background-color: #808080"|
+|Garry Cooper
+| style="background-color: rgb(128, 128, 128);"|
+|-
+!Dr. Colin
+| colspan="2" style="background-color: #808080"|
+|Kerry Shale
+| style="background-color: rgb(128, 128, 128);"|
+|-
+!General Boris
+| colspan="2" style="background-color: #808080"|
+|Aki Avni
+| style="background-color: rgb(128, 128, 128);"|
+|-
+!Dr. Sandra Fleming
+| colspan="2" style="background-color: #808080"|
+|Emily Joyce
+| style="background-color: rgb(128, 128, 128);"|
+|-
+!Miles
+| colspan="2" style="background-color: #808080"|
+| colspan="2"|Kristopher Van Varenberg
+|-
+![[John]]
 | colspan="3" style="background-color: #808080"|
 |Scott Adkins
+|-
+!Agent Gorman
+| colspan="3" style="background-color: #808080"|
+|Rus Blackwell
+|-
+!Sarah
+| colspan="3" style="background-color: #808080"|
+|Mariah Bonner
 |}
+==Principal Crew==
+{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 99%"
+! rowspan="2" style="width: 20%"|Role
+! colspan="4" style="text-align: center"|Film
+|-
+! style="text-align: center; width: 20%"|[[Universal Soldier]]
+! style="text-align: center; width: 20%"|[[Universal Soldier: The Return]]
+! style="text-align: center; width: 20%"|[[Universal Soldier: Regeneration]]
+! style="text-align: center; width: 20%"|[[Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning]]
+|-
+!Director
+|Ronald Emmerich
+|Mic Rodgers
+| colspan="2"|John Hyams
+|-
+!Producer
+|Mario Kassar
+Allen Shapiro
+|Daniel Melnick
+Michael I. Rachmil
+Van Damme<br />Allen Shapiro
+|Craig Baumgarten
+Mark Damon<br />Moshe Diamant
+|Moshe Diamant
+Craig Baumgarten
+|-
+!Writer
+|Richard Rothstein
+Christopher Leitch<br />Dean Devlin
+|William Malone
+John Fasano
+|Victor Ostrovsky
+|John Hyams
+Jon Greenlagh
+|-
+!Music
+|Christopher Franke
+|Don Davis
+|Kris Hill
+Michael Krassner
+|
+|-
+!Cinematographer
+|Karl Walter Lindenlaub
+|Mike Benson
+|Peter Hyams
+|Yaron Levy
+|}
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