in 2009, the dolph lundgren scholarship was instituted in his name, which is awarded to the student with the best grades at ådalsskolan in kramfors, the school where he himself studied. lundgren then reunited with jean-claude van damme in "", where he plays andrew scott's clone. the film was released theatrically in the middle east and southeast asia and directly to video in the united states and other parts of the world. since its release, the film has received better than average reviews for a straight-to-dvd franchise sequel, with film critic brian orndorf giving the film a b, calling it "moody, pleasingly quick-draw, and knows when to quit, making the "universal soldier" brand name bizarrely vital once again." dread central gave it 3 out of 5 knives, saying "there is almost nothing but solid b-level action until the credits roll." on the negative side, pablo villaça said in his review that while he praised van damme's performance, he criticized that of lundgren and described the film "dull in concept and execution".