Stallone's ''The Expendables''

MagicMarker

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1320253/

Oh yes, salivation of the mouth is in order!

Stallone writes and directs a movie about a team of mercenaries headed to South America on a mission to overthrow a dictator.

Cast thus far?

Sly Stallone
Jason Statham
Jet Li

Nice!

geoffraffe

Another completely over the top, pointless action film, filled with dialogue that makes no sense and explotions, for no apparent reason, in every scene, just like Rambo

I CAN'T WAIT!!!!!!!!!!

monkeyfudge

I hope they show that Chávez a thing or two... teach him to play ball with Washington.

Vokes

There's talk of Forrest Whitaker joining them as well. That would be some cast.

ziedth

Going to be class............................. That is all :D:D:D

humanji

I hear about this a while ago and then completely forgot about it until now. Can't wait.

p to the e

just when i was about to give up i was tossed a tasty life preserver!

Karl Hungus

Not sure whether to get excited about this or not...

Statham has made some excellent action films, Jet Li too, but when they two of them get together (War & The One) it's been awful, kinda like too much of a good thing perhaps. Add Rambo into the mix, and it could be absolutely brilliant, or incredibly dire.

kaimera

I just came a little.

full spooge when cast is fully complete I imagine.

seraphimvc

ah i didnt bother the lastest rambo cause' i dont wanna see the old man lumpy muscles....

but the cast drools me...:pac:

robby^5

Oh SNAP.

I actually screamed like a girl when I saw that cast, this is going to be the best film ever.

2009 is shaping up to be quite a year for cinema. Watchmen and Star Trek being the big two but I have a sneaking suspicion that this could be the years real treat.

Statham, Li and Stallone are 3 of my favourite actors around as not only can they kick ass convincingly they can also act which is a rare combination. For sheer boyhood wish fulfillment, the addition of Van Damme and Lundgren to the cast would ensure epicness on previously unforseen levels.

MagicMarker

Deleted User wrote: »

2009 is shaping up to be quite a year for cinema. Watchmen and Star Trek being the big two but I have a sneaking suspicion that this could be the years real treat.

Statham, Li and Stallone are 3 of my favourite actors around as not only can they kick ass convincingly they can also act which is a rare combination. For sheer boyhood wish fulfillment, the addition of Van Damme and Lundgren to the cast would ensure epicness on previously unforseen levels.

Add Kurt Russell to that list too:)

DarkJager

Sure why not throw in Segal as well just to make it the most awesome movie of the millennium?

Bubs101

Chuck Norris as President in Downey Junior-esque make up

latenia

With the gang of villains made up of Gary Busey, Michael Ironside and Stephen Berkoff.

It sounds like they asked 100 people to give their ideal cast for an action film.

Cannot wait.

ziedth

Les Dennis: we asked a poll of a hundred people...... Who should star in the new Stalone movie??

I am starting to believe they did this and took the top 5 answers.

Vokes

Deleted User wrote: »

For sheer boyhood wish fulfillment, the addition of Van Damme and Lundgren to the cast would ensure epicness on previously unforseen levels.

Dolph Expendable?

According to awesome DOLPH LUNDGREN fansite DOLPH ULTIMATE, SYLVESTER STALLONE recently signed on his ROCKY
IV co star to his upcoming "who's who" action flick THE EXPENDABLES. The movie already had JASON STATHAM and JET LI tagged to it and the addition of LUNDGREN to the macho fold should make action fiends happier than pig in ****. I know I am. Just get Van Damme in there too and consider me a fulfilled human being!

THE EXPENDABLES tells the touching tale of a team of mercenaries sent on a suicide mission to whack out a South American dictator. The film is written, will be directed by and will star SLY STALLONE and is slated to start shooting in February of 2009 in Costa Rica and Louisiana. This sucka is shaping up to be great times! I wonder if the violence will be on the ultra side a la RAMBO? Time will tell...

http://www.joblo.com/arrow/index.php?id=14650

Darko, do you have this weekend's Lotto numbers handy?


We just need The Muscles from Brussel onboard now and we have ourselves a potentially awesome action epic in the making!

MagicMarker

I just creamed myself.

norrie rugger

splurt
That is all

norrie rugger

someone was only saying that dolph was due a return to the big screen

The Bollox

nicccccccce

Dont be at yourself

Who's next? Snipes? Seagal? JCVD? Norris?

norrie rugger

NekkidBibleMan wrote: »

Who's next? Snipes? Seagal? JCVD? Norris?

All of the above except Snipes, isn't he in jail?

missingtime

JCVD is in a new movie.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4z_6UfkQ-c0

Great bit about stephen segal in it.

missingtime

Deleted User wrote: »

Statham, Li and Stallone are 3 of my favourite actors around as not only can they kick ass convincingly they can also act which is a rare combination.

Ahhh now with the possible exception of Li. Good action stars yes, good actors no.

MagicMarker

missingtime wrote: »

Ahhh now with the possible exception of Li. Good action stars yes, good actors no.

Stallone is one of the most underrated actors in history, FACT!

But regarding JCVD, i've been meaning to see it for a while, Van Damme is actually gaining a lot of critical acclaim for once in his life.

Karl Hungus

NekkidBibleMan wrote: »

Who's next? Snipes? Seagal? JCVD? Norris?

Carl Weathers!!!

Seriously, this movie needs Carl Weathers.

MagicMarker

Let's not forget we have a dictator to cast.

Alan Rickman anyone?

Karl Hungus

MagicMarker wrote: »

Let's not forget we have a dictator to cast.

Alan Rickman anyone?

Doesn't look very South American does he?

There's gotta be a role for Luis Guzman in there too.

Vokes

Hmmm, has to be an evil South American Dictator tho

Do you reckon Al could do a turn as a slimey, hispanic type?



Del Toro would be good - he'd chew up the scenery.

Kingp35

missingtime wrote: »

JCVD is in a new movie.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4z_6UfkQ-c0

Great bit about stephen segal in it.

This is supposed to be very very good. Can't wait to see it!

Rotten Tomatoes link:
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/jcvd/

Galvasean

The fact that the Dolph appears to be signed up too makes me feel all nice on the inside.

DanGerMus

Dolph lundgren... DOLPH Lundgren... Dolph LUNDGREN... Dolph GOD DAMN Lundgren... DOLPH LLLLUUUNNNDGRRRRR...........................

....<<<<Falls of chair....

missingtime

Kingp35 wrote: »

This is supposed to be very very good. Can't wait to see it!

Rotten Tomatoes link:
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/jcvd/

Yea i noticed the reviews on rotten tomatoes.

Gonna be a good un I think.

MagicMarker

Well, it seems Dolph Lundgren is now confirmed as he's in the cast list.

Also, the fifth and last mercenary will be none other than UFC legend Randy Couture! :D Now, I doubt this would really please non UFC fans and he's hardly on par with the legend cast as is, but it just confirms the type of movie Stallone is going for.... that being, the greatest movie ever made!!!

Also, read on....

http://www.firstshowing.net/2008/12/13/ufcs-randy-couture-also-joins-stallones-the-expendables/

The cast for Sylvester Stallone's next big action project, titled The Expendables, already features Stallone himself, Jason Statham, Jet Li, and Dolph Lundgren, but the script calls for a total of five mercenaries, so who is this fifth? None other than UFC Heavyweight Champion Randy Couture, as Ain't It Cool News reports today. Apparently Stallone wants to give him "an excellent boost towards big screen action stardom," considering his last role was the direct-to-DVD Scorpion King 2, a big pile of **** if you ask me. This now rounds out the cast of mercenaries and puts the project on track to start shooting in March in Brazil.

The Expendables will follow a team of "expendable" mercenaries on a mission to overthrow a South American dictator. The names of the five mercenaries are Hale Caesar, Kong Kao, Christmas, Barney Ross, and Gunnar. In addition to the casting scoop, Stallone revealed to AICN that Jet Li would be fighting Dolph Lundgren at one point in the movie. Now that we know the complete cast, I've got to say I'm still incredibly excited for this, just to see an original story starring five certified badasses. Just think about Rambo from this year and imagine if there were five Rambos, not just one. Excited?

God. Damn.!!

PeakOutput

seriously

Seriously

this is going to be EPIC

MagicMarker

Just after checking the IMDB page there and the next person rumored to be in the cast is Forest Whitaker:D

When I first read that I thought he would make an excellent dictator, but he's played that role before!! So it seems his role will (if confirmed) be that of a CIA agent, who's partner is rumored to be Sandra Bullock, so that's the eye candy for the movie wrapped up:)

According to Stallone, he's aiming for a PG-13 rating, so that rules out a bloodfest a la John Rambo. At first I thought this was a bad thing, but if he's not going for all out action then he must be trying to make an actual good movie.

Googling brings up a quote from an ''insider'' saying it's going to be like ''Clear and Present Danger on acid''.

Awesome.

Pigman II

Meh, it's got Jason "I'm *not* the gay" Statham. Can't be that bad.

Pride Fighter

I heard Randy Couture is in this. If so this film will be epic.
Randy 'The Natural' Couture one of the greatest fighters ever!!

MagicMarker

You might want to read post number 37;)

Hande hoche!

Sandra Bullock might be in it? http://joblo.com/bullock-expendable

geoffraffe

Randy Couture added to the cast list on http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1320253/

This is goind to be immense. Still no sign of Sandra Bullock, thank God!!!!!

JP Liz

Forest Whitaker to play Agent Will Sands

Vokes

Looks like Mickey Rourke is a probable addition to the cast. Rumours of Ben Kingsley too...

Mickey Rourke Is Expendable

Having shown a certain pal-ship with The Stath at The London premiere of The Wrestler, Mickey Rourke has now joined his 13 cast-mate on the roll-call for Sylvester Stallone's new venture The Expendables.

He will be just one more bit of rough to add to the greatest action cast ever put together, which includes Hollywood's reigning kung-fu master, Jet Li, unstoppable force Dolph Lungdren, ultimate fighter Randy Couture and other recent recruit Forest 'Ghost Dog' Whittaker (who signed up earlier this week to play their CIA liason ), in addition to Statham and Stallone himself. Plus Sir Ben Kingsley is in talks to join in the action too, which would bring the combined starring-cast age to a mighty 403 years of awsomeness.

Rourke has openly admitted a debt of gratitude to Stallone, who gave him his first stab at a return to high-profile acting back in 2000 when he cast him in Get Carter.

The film will focus on a band of - yep you guessed it - expendable mercenaries, who are secretly sent in to do the dirty job that no one else would take, of overthrowing a South American dictator. Rourke will play the arms dealer who becomes involved with the team.

Stallone, who wrote the script for The Expendables has been scouting for locations, and now that his cast looks pretty much perfect, he is looking for the Brazil based shoot to kick off in March.

http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=23956

So far we have:

- Sly
- Jet Li
- The Stath
- Dolph
- Randy Couture
- Forest Whitaker
- Sandra Bullock (rumoured)
- Mickey Rourke (not confirmed)


Really just need a name actor now to fill that S. American dictator stereotype slot. Del Toro, please :pac:


Still no Carl Weathers yet, Karl, but I have my fingers crossed for ye!

ziedth

I'm sorry I just Came

Hande hoche!

Doubt Carl Weathers will be in it after Rocky Balboa http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20061204/4011/

MagicMarker

Mickey Rourke added to the cast list... I assume it's now confirmed.


Mickey Rourke ...

Jason Statham ... Lee Christmas

Sandra Bullock ... (rumored)

Sylvester Stallone ... Barney Ross

Jet Li ... Kong Kao

Ben Kingsley ... General Garza (rumored)

Dolph Lundgren ... Gunnar Jensen

Robert Knepper ... (rumored)

Forest Whitaker ... Government Agent

Randy Couture ...

gustavo

T-Bag ?

Excellent

ziedth

gustavo wrote: »

T-Bag ?

Excellent

God as Brilliant as he is in Prison Break usually the Films he's in are fairly poor.