Sylvester Stallone's "The Expendables"
 

November 6, 2008


Sylvester Stallone has announced plans to write, direct and star in an action film entitled The Expendables.

Jason Statham will co-star and Jet Li is also in final negotiations to appear in the film, which will revolve around a team of ruthless mercenaries.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the story follows their efforts to enter a South American country and overthrow its ruthless dictator.

Nu Image/Millennium Films is overseeing the film, which is the first in Stallone's two-picture deal with the studio. The second is expected to be a further film in the Rambo franchise.

"Making films with Nu Image/Millennium gives me as the director the opportunity to make the films I envision," Stallone said. "I am happy to be partnering with them again and am looking forward to working with Jason and Jet."

The Expendables is expected to shoot on location in Costa Rica and Louisiana in February.

January 06, 2009


Mickey Rourke has joined the ranks of "The Expendables," joining the ensemble of the Sylvester Stallone-directed action adventure for Nu Image/Millennium Films.

Rourke will play an unscrupulous arms dealer who becomes the go-to guy for a group of mercenaries planning to topple a South American dictator.

Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Randy Couture and Dolph Lungdren play the title characters. Forest Whitaker and Ben Kingsley are also circling the project.

The Stallone-scripted film begins shooting in March in Brazil. Avi Lerner, John Tompson and Kevin King Templeton are producing, with Boaz Davidson, Trevor Short and Danny Dimbort exec producers.

In recounting his rise to Oscar contention with "The Wrestler," Rourke has credited Stallone for helping him get back in the business at a low ebb, when Stallone met him at a restaurant and gave him a role in "Get Carter."

Rourke is also starring in "13," the Gela Babluani-directed remake of the French thriller "13 Tzameti," which also stars Statham, Ray Winstone, Sam Riley, 50 Cent and Ray Liotta.

that is one jam-packed celebrity lineup slated for the movie!

i'll be 1st in line for this one.

Maybe in Canada...


This movie looks so bad ass, I bet you'll have to wear a cup to the theater just to watch it.

WoW.....some heavy hitters in this one. Throw Arnold, Bruce and Van Damn in there just for good measure :D

Looks like someone heard Newb's last comment...


The Expendables, Sylvester Stallone's throwback to the action classics of the 1980s, just got a whole lot cooler with news that Arnold Schwarzenegger is joining the cast.

The role shouldn't be too much of a stretch for the big fella' however, as the Governator will apparently be playing 'Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger' in the movie.

There's no news yet regarding how his character fits into the story of a group of merceneries entering a South American country to overthrow its dictator, but according to Ain't It Cool News, the Governor has some history with Stallone's character, originating from the time of the Conan the Barbarian shoot.

And for those concerned about his political endeavours, have no fear - Arnie will only be spending one day on set before returning to rule roost in California.

AICN also reports that Eric Roberts has replaced Ben Kingsley as CIA man Church in the film, and that Stallone is currently trying to inject the right balance of "humour, action and emotional reality" into the script.

The Expendables features a veritable who's who of action legends in the cast, including Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Randy Couture, Mickey Rourke and Jason Statham, making it a shoe-in for 2010's most testosterone-fuelled film.

good cast. hope it doesnt suck

Throw Chuck Norris and Steve Seagal in the mix and they could conquer the world.

They must be arguing over whos character dies and how heroically they buy it.

This has "too-badass-to-EVER-work" written all over it.

I love me a good ol' mindless action movie from time to time - and this sounds like the formula for classic - but I'd bet good money it'll fall flat somehow.

But, fuck it: you can bet I'll still be seeing it in theatres.