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The2ndQuest  40233 posts
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Date Posted: 12/14/08 8:30pm Subject: Stallone's The Expendables - Date Edited: 12/14/08 8:30pm (3 edits total) Edited By: The2ndQuest
Coming in 2010- A team of mercenaries head to South America on a mission to overthrow a dictator.

AICN has some casting news from Stallone that's all kinds of awesome:

Mr. Stallone called Harry this morning to reveal more details about his mercenaries-vs-dictator action extravaganza THE EXPENDABLES.

He told Harry that UFC Heavyweight Champion Randy Couture has been added to the movie's cast, joining the already announced Jason Statham, Jet Li, and Dolph Lundgren. Sly's hoping he'll be able to give Couture an excellent boost towards big screen action stardom.

Forrest Whittaker has also been cast in the film, which rolls this March in Brazil.

Oh, and look for Jet Li to fight Dolph Lundgren in THE EXPENDABLES. If that's not a plunge into Geeky bad-assity, I don't know what is.


Jet Li vs Drago? You have my $10.25

 

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Reynar_Tedros  9538 posts
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Date Posted: 12/14/08 9:03pm Subject: Stallone's The Expendables
Stallone's been doing well lately. I really hope he doesn't screw it up with this.

 

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Zaz  38669 posts
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Date Posted: 12/14/08 9:24pm Subject: Stallone's The Expendables
How old is he now?

 

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The2ndQuest  40233 posts
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Date Posted: 12/14/08 9:48pm Subject: Stallone's The Expendables
62.

This has real potential- especially if it ends up being a series or something- as the list of possible future underappreciated/badass/action star/semi-action star actors is almost limitless (as some of the over the top, yet tantalizing suggestions made in that AICN article's talkback well illustrate).

 

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Zaz  38669 posts
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Date Posted: 12/25/08 11:13pm Subject: RE: Stallone's The Expendables
I think he's past action-hero...

 

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StarDude  5717 posts
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Date Posted: 12/26/08 2:09am Subject: RE: Stallone's The Expendables
Which is good. Because he can be so much more than an action hero. He's a great writer/director IMO. And I think Roger Ebert's comparison of him in Rocky to Brando is warranted.

 

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Nrf-Hrdr  2324 posts
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Date Posted: 12/26/08 7:57am Subject: RE: Stallone's The Expendables
With both Rocky Balboa and Rambo Stallone showed a good ability to play to his strengths and deliver what the audience for each series would want. I wouldn't be surprised if this turns out to be a fun movie.

 

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Armenian_Jedi  24102 posts
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Date Posted: 12/26/08 9:37am Subject: RE: Stallone's The Expendables
well this sounds all sorts badass.

 

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Date Posted: 12/27/08 9:07am Subject: RE: Stallone's The Expendables
Bullock In Stallone's "Expendables"?

Sylvester Stallone is after his old "Demolition Man" co-star Sandra Bullock to join him in his new action film "The Expendables" reports JoBlo.

Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Forest Whitaker and Randy Couture star in the story of a team of mercenaries on a mission to overthrow a South American dictator.

Bullock would play a government agent (paired up with Whitaker) on the hunt for Stallone's crew of hired guns. Stallone co-stars and directs.

 

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Zaz  38669 posts
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Date Posted: 1/6 11:24pm Subject: RE: Stallone's The Expendables
She hasn't had a movie out in some time...

 

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Bill-Thompson  576 posts
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Date Posted: 1/7 7:26am Subject: RE: Stallone's The Expendables
Mickey Rourke will also be in this.

 

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Date Posted: 1/7 10:26am Subject: RE: Stallone's The Expendables
Wow, the cast keeps getting bigger and bigger. Rumors also of Ben kingsley circling this one too.

 

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Zaz  38669 posts
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Date Posted: 1/13 9:30pm Subject: RE: Stallone's The Expendables
Kingsley has been in some awful movies, just saying. Must have bills to pay.

 

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Sith_Lord_Linkoping  5202 posts
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Date Posted: 1/14 6:57am Subject: RE: Stallone's The Expendables
This movie sound like it could be great fun. Slys "return" in Rambo was as good as I hade hoped it would be and the plot for this movie and all the great actors that will participate makes it very interesting indeed. happy

 

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StarDude  5717 posts
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Date Posted: 1/14 3:08pm Subject: RE: Stallone's The Expendables
Indeed. First with Rocky Balboa, he gave the series and the character the closing both deserved. Then with Rambo, he topped himself. IMO, he captures American destruction and cynicism in half the time as the meandering, albeit excellent, There Will Be Blood.

 

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Obi-Wan2001  4666 posts
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Date Posted: 1/14 4:43pm Subject: RE: Stallone's The Expendables
The premise actually sounds a lot like the 1991 guilty pleasure action flick, McBain, starring Christopher Walken, Michael Ironside, and the late, great Steve James. Here's the trailer from youtube. and here's Walken's Woodstock Monologue, which is classic.

The tagline for the film: Taking on the drug lords is impossible. Taking on a country is insane.

Anyway, looking forward to "The Expendables". Wish they would add Michael Dudikoff to the cast. That would be awesome.

 

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