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Action, AdventureRelease Date :
August 20, 2010Director :
Sylvester StalloneStarring :
Jason Statham, Sylvester Stallone, Jet Li, Mickey Rourke, Dolph Lundgren, Giselle Itie, Brittany Murphy, Charisma Carpenter, Steve Austin, David Zayas, Randy Couture, Terry Crews, Eric Roberts, Bruce Willis, David Zayas
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'The Expendables': Sly Talks Willis and Schwarzenegger's Characters
November 02, 2009 10:11:0380's action stars, Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger, have got together on October 24 to shoot a scene for "The Expendables", and details on the scene have been shared by Stallone himself. To Entertainment Weekly, the director/writer/star of the actioner provided further info about the characters Willis and Schwarzenegger take on among others.
Confirming that the scene takes place in a church, Sly revealed that Willis portrays the one who hires his mercenary group for the death-defying mission, while Schwarzenegger stars as his character's old rival. Describing the scene in more detail, the 63-year-old gushed, "Bruce says 'Well, there's one other person I want to talk to before I hire you. And then Arnold, who plays my old rival, walks in."
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'The Expendables': Details on Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger's Shooting
October 26, 2009 01:10:30Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger will share the spotlight in "The Expendables", and on Saturday, October 24, those three came together to shoot for their scene. Through Ethelmae's Blog, publicist Maria Lascala has provided detailed description on where the filming took place and how it went.
Lascala noted that the set was set up "in Hollywood at the Hollywood Presbyterian church on Gower, which is about a 35 minute drive from Hermosa Beach". She went on describing, "Bruce looked amazing - very fit, beautiful bald head and that smirky smile. Sly looked relaxed but definitely ready to put this puppy to bed. Arnold had a stogie in his mouth, a giant watch on his arm and was constantly making jokes."
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Promo Trailer for 'The Expendables' Explodes
October 14, 2009 10:10:56Nearly a month after its teaser trailer came out in bootleg format, "The Expendables" has got a promo trailer being outed. Around three minutes long, the newly-found sneak peek highlights mostly on the actions done by Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham and Jet Li. Nonetheless, glimpses at other characters are also offered.
A hard-hitting action/thriller, "The Expendables" centers on a group of mercenaries hired to infiltrate a South American country and overthrow its ruthless dictator. Soon after their mission begins, the group led by Barney Ross realizes things aren't quite as they appear and finds themselves caught in a dangerous web of deceit and betrayal.
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Sylvester Stallone in New 'The Expendables' Photo
September 30, 2009 01:09:27Empire Online has shared another sneak peek at the forthcoming action thriller "The Expendables" by releasing a brand new image. The freshly-released photo presents leading actor Sylvester Stallone in his Barney Ross role standing amidst a pile of dead bodies with a gun in his hand.
Along with the picture, the site also made public what Stallone has to say about the movie. Regarding the title, the 63-year-old shared, "It's from Rambo 2. The girl I'm falling in love with says, 'Why do you do what you do?' I say, 'I'm expendable.' She says, 'What does that mean?' I say, 'It's like someone invites you to a party and you don't show up. It doesn't really matter.' And these men, they live a life that...They're expendable."
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'The Expendables' Teaser Trailer Out in Bootleg Format
September 15, 2009 09:09:58The first ever teaser trailer for "The Expendables" has leaked out. Destroy This Movie has recently brought forth a bootleg version of the film's sneak peek shown at 2009 Venice International Film Festival. It features many of action sequences and explosions from the movie as well as a look at the star-studded line-up.
At the 66th annual festival, star/director/writer Sylvester Stallone has talked to the press about teaming up with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis. "Arnold, Bruce and I will be working together for the first time, maybe in two weeks, so I had to grow back my beard and get ready to film it in Los Angeles," he said.
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'The Expendables' Pushed Back Four Months
September 02, 2009 12:09:25"The Expendables" will arrive in theaters across the United States four months later than what has been scheduled earlier. Originally planned to blast into the cinemas on April 23, 2010, the Sylvester Stallone-directed actioner has been pushed back into a summer slate and now eying an August 20, 2010 release.
The news of the release date shift has come from Lionsgate itself. The studio tweeted on Tuesday, September 1, "EXPENDABLES arrive 8/20/10". With the new date, "Expendables" will come out a week before Paul W.S. Anderson's "Resident Evil: Afterlife" is expected to make its debut in theaters on August 27.
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Bruce Willis Confirms 'The Expendables' Cameo
August 18, 2009 03:08:46Bruce Willis will indeed make a cameo appearance in Sylvester Stallone-directed "The Expendables". Laying bare the fact was the star of the "Die Hard" series himself. The 54-year-old action star told MTV News that he is leaving time open on his schedule to shoot a cameo for the action adventure movie.
About his cameo, he confessed that he will be seen sharing screen with Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger. "That's the concept," he said with a grin. "That's the plan." Though so, the former husband of actress Demi Moore revealed that he has yet shot the scene. "Not yet, I haven't united with them," he said. "I'm waiting for a call from Sly about when we're going to try and make that happen."
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Sneak Peek at Sylvester Stallone's 'The Expendables'
August 17, 2009 04:08:45Some footage from the upcoming action adventure film, "The Expendables", has been made available to view. Found in a video to promote an upcoming UFC event, the sneak peek exposes the shooting of few brief action scenes from the film's Brazil set.
The video was put together by director/writer/star Sylvester Stallone in his effort to show support to Antonio Nogueira and co-star Randy Couture, who will battle it out during the August 29 UFC event. In the video, Stallone interviews the two fighters and some of the first looks at the film intercepted the discussion.
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First Look at Mickey Rourke in 'The Expendables'
July 29, 2009 10:07:23Mickey Rourke will make an appearance in "The Expendables", and how he portrays his arms dealer and part-time tattooist character in the forthcoming action adventure has been shared for the first time through a brand new still. Empire Online has got a hold of the picture, exposing Rourke's Tool inking the skull and raven tattoo on the back of Sylvester Stallone's Barney Ross.
Beside this photo from Empire, several other stills from the film have been found via Ethelmae's Blog. Each of the photos features an individual character from the film in action. One sees Jason Statham's Lee Christmas looking out of what seems to be a chopper's window, another one captures Jet Li's Bao lifting up his gun inside a car, and the last one displays Eric Roberts' Monroe taking a girl as a hostage.
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'The Expendables' Could End Up PG-13
June 20, 2009 01:06:09There is a chance that "The Expendables" ends up being a PG-13 film. This interesting update comes from producer Avi Lerner, who during UGO Movie Blog's visit to the set of the action adventure movie, admitted that that there will be two versions of the film cut for test audiences. One will be an R rated cut, while the other will be made in a PG-13 rating standard.
Lerner further explained that the studio will use the screening test of both versions as the means to decide whether to release the movie in its PG-13 or restricted version. On the reason why, it was pointed out that the movie is costing about 80 million dollars and thus the studio want it to be a big hit. Lerner himself is hoping to turn it into a franchise.
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New 'The Expendables' Still Pops Out
May 13, 2009 09:05:33Another intense look at "The Expendables" has been shared. Ain't It Cool News has got an exclusive picture of this action movie from Ethelmae's Blog, capturing director/writer/star Sylvester Stallone hanging in the air and gripping the edge of what seems to be a seaplane in an attempt to pull himself into the plane.
Prior to the outing of this photo, a number of other stills as well as a behind-the-scene video from the movie have been released. While one of the images exhibits Eric Roberts and Steve Austin leaping off side by side in the air to avoid the huge explosion, the rest of the photos and the video footage mostly focus on Stallone.
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Behind-the-Scenes Video of 'The Expendables'
April 29, 2009 02:04:00A behind-the-scenes video of "The Expendables" has been posted at Ethelmae's Blog. The about 90-second footage is said to be taken from the set of the action adventure movie in Brazil and mostly features director/writer/actor Sylvester Stallone during several filming occasions.
The video begins with a capture of Stallone explaining what he will do for one particular scene. In it, he can be seen leaping forward and then firing the gun in his hand before turning around in direction of the film's crew. Another footage gives out the extended look at a scene where Eric Roberts and Steve Austin leap off side by side in the air to avoid the huge explosion.
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First Photos of Sylvester Stallone's 'The Expendables'
April 14, 2009 01:04:47First look at the forthcoming "The Expendables" has been shared through production photos. Released through Ethelmae's Blog, the three brand new pictures from the set of the action adventure movie exhibit four of the film's cast members, Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Eric Roberts and Stone Cold Steve Austin.
One of the pictures shows Roberts and Austin leaping off side by side in the air to avoid the huge explosion to their left. Meanwhile, another photo displays Stallone's character Barney Ross running amidst the smoke with a gun on his hand. The last image gives out Stallone walking together with Statham.
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Kurt Russell Nixes 'The Expendables' Casting Offer
March 23, 2009 03:03:27In a new casting report of "The Expendables", director/actor Sylvester Stallone has revealed to StalloneZone that he has offered Kurt Russell to take part in the film, but has been declined. "I know that many people on the site have asked for Kurt Russell. I asked for him too," he fessed up. "Actually, I was taken aback when asked to put the request in a letter and send it to his agent."
"Subsequently, I was called back by the agent several days later after refusing to send a letter and he said Kurt Russell is not interested in 'ensemble acting' at this time," he furthermore explained. In the end of his message, he wrote down, "So, People, I came, I saw, I failed."
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Forest Whitaker Replacement by 50 Cent in 'The Expendables' Addressed
March 19, 2009 01:03:06As many are buzzing over the replacement of Forest Whitaker with 50 Cent in "The Expendables", director/writer/actor Sylvester Stallone took it to StalloneZone to explain his decision on the replacement issue. Insisting that he is not "self-destructive", he wrote in a message addressed to administrator Craig Zablo, "The anger of the casting of 50 Cent is understandable, but not fair."
"A player is only as good as his coach," he continued explaining in 50's defense. "If a man can communicate in one medium, he can communicate in another if his strengths are brought out and he has the support of well-wishers. So, trust me, the change of Forest Whitaker to 50 Cent AKA Curtis Jackson is a good one."
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