Nicolas Cage, Alain Moussi in Kickboxer director’s next

Nicolas Cage and Alain Moussi will star in “Jiu Jitsu”, the next film for “Kickboxer : Retaliation” director Dimitri Logothetis.

This one, scripted by Logothetis and Jim McGrath, tells of a tradition that takes place every six years where expert Jiu Jitsu fighters faces a fearsome alien invader in a battle for Earth.

Here’s the logline, courtesy Deadline, who had the scoop: Every six years, an ancient order of . When war hero and master Jiu Jitsu fighter Jake Barnes (Moussi) refuses to face Brax, the indomitable leader of the invaders, the future of humanity hangs in the balance. Injured and suffering from severe amnesia, Jake is captured by a military squad who have descended upon the planet and is rescued by Wylie (Cage) and a team of fellow Jiu Jitsu fighters who must help him recover his memory and regain his strength to engage in an epic battle that will once again determine the fate of mankind.

This is the latest collaboration between Lohotheits and martial-artist Moussi, who fronted both “Kickboxer : Retalation” and the upcoming “Kickboxer : Armageddon”.