 In 2008 , Lundgren starred opposite Michael Paré in the direct to video action flick Direct Contact . He plays the role of Mike Riggins , an imprisoned ex @-@ US Special forces operative in Eastern Europe , who is offered his freedom and money to rescue an American woman , Ana Gale , who has been kidnapped by a ruthless warlord . This was followed by another direct to video film Command Performance ( 2009 ) , a hostage action drama in which Lundgren , a proficient musician in real life , plays a rock drummer forced to face terrorists at a concert in Moscow . The film co @-@ starred Canadian pop singer Melissa Smith , playing a world famous pop singer in the film and his own daughter Ida on her screen debut , who played one of the daughters of the Russian president . The story was inspired by a concert Madonna put on for Russian President Vladimir Putin , although Dolph has also likened the pop singer to Britney Spears . Filming took place over 5 weeks between August and September 2008 in Sofia , Bulgaria and Moscow , Russia . The film premiered at the Ischia Global Film & Music Festival on 18 July 2009 . 
