Shooting on ‘The Expendables’ is well underway, and Spoiler TV brings us the first set pics today. Along with the one you see above, there are ten more.
Check ’em out:
‘The Expendables’ is set for an April 23rd, 2010 release.
Source: Spoiler TV
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Danny Trejo takes on ‘The Expendables’
Holy Cow! Stallone’s newest action-fest is proving to be one heckuva cool project. Having already scored Jet Li, Jason Statham, Mickey Rourke, Forest Whitaker, Dolph Lundgren, Eric Roberts, Randy Couture and just recently Arnold Schwarzenegger… now, according to a source for LatinoReview.com, Sly has apparently enlisted badass Danny Trejo as well! No word on what his character will be, but odds are good he’ll be a baddie.
As an added bonus to spike the spice on this juicy bit of forthcoming violent cinematic bliss… IMDB also lists the following casting rumors: Sandra Bullock (I think this one has already been squelched) and Sir Ben Kingsley!
[source: LatinoReview.com]
Schwarzenegger will be in ‘The Expendables’!
Stallone and Schwarzenegger will finally be on the big screen together. Â Ain’t it Cool News just received word from a “reliable” source (*cough* Stallone himself *cough*) that Schwarzenegger would be appearing in ‘The Expendables’ as himself, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
The character will appear in the film, because it seems that the Governor and Sly’s character Barney Ross have some history back when Arnold was shooting ‘Conan the Barbarian’.
AICN was also able to wrangle a little more news out of their source. Â Ben Kingsley is out as the film’s villain and Eric Roberts is in. Â Also, I guess it wasn’t official until now, but Mickey Rourke has officially signed on for the film.
This is great news all around. Â It was awesome enough to know that Stallone, Jason Statham, and Jet Lie were doing an action movie together. Â Then Rourke came on board. Â Now Schwarzenegger and Eric Roberts, the Roberts sibling with more talent, if you ask me, are also showing up.
This film cannot get made soon enough. Â In a perfect world, this film would already have made more than ‘Titanic’ in pre-sales.
Source: AICN
Mickey Rourke is One of ‘The Expendables’
Mickey Rourke is getting parts left and right now, and I couldn’t be happier. Â The star, and future Oscar nominee, of ‘The Wrestler’ has signed on for a part in Sylvester Stallone’s ‘The Expendables’. Â Rourke will be playing the go-to guy when it comes to weapons and equipment for the group of mercenaries led by Stallone.
Also in the mix are Jason Statham, Jet Li, Randy Couture, and Dolph Lundgren. Â Forest Whitaker and Ben Kingsley are in negotiations to co-star.
‘The Expendables’ begins shooting in March in Brazil.
What do you think? Â Is this becoming the most kick-ass film of 2009? Â Are there any more mega-men who might join the cast? Â Will Lundgren, at some point, utter the phrase “I must break you”? Â Let us know by commenting below!
Source: Variety
Forest Whitaker in Negotations to Join ‘The Expendables’
Forest Whitaker is in negotiations to join the Sylvester Stallone starring/written/directed by action flick ‘The Expendables’. Whitaker is in talks to play the CIA agent who acts as the liaison for a group of mercenaries who are sent to South America to overthrow a dictator.
Already on board as the team are Sly Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li and Randy Couture. Rumors last week of Stallone trying to woo his ‘Demolition Man’ co-star Sandra Bullock proved to be just that. Shooting is scheduled to begin in February.
‘Expendables’ is the first project in Stallone’s two-picture deal with Nu Image/Millennium. ‘Rambo’, Stallone’s last writing/directing effort pulled in $155 million worldwide.
What do you think? Is Whitaker a good choice for this role? Does every team of mercenaries need a CIA agent to babysit them? Is there really anything funnier than Whitaker’s getup in ‘Battlefield Earth’? Â Let us know by commenting below!
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
DVD Giveaway: ‘Scorpion King 2’
Its time for another DVD Giveaway, and this time we are bringing you the ‘Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior’. This is a direct to DVD sequel of the original, starring UFC legend Randy Couture.
“When young Mathayus witnesses his father’s death at the hands of an evil military commander, his quest for vengeance transforms him into the most feared warrior of the ancient world.”
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‘The Scorpion King 2’ … with Randy Couture?
Seriously? You are throwing an out of work UFC dude in ‘The Scorpion King 2’ and then giving it the direct to DVD treatment? I know it somewhat worked with putting The Rock in the first one … but come on! Thanks to our buddies at MoviesOnline.
Chuck Russell making ‘Mandrake’ the Magician
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. | Director Chuck Russell is making a movie adaptation of the classic Mandrake the Magician comic book series. Lee Falk wrote the original comics, while Thomas Dean Donnelly has written this adaptation. He has previously written Sahara and A Sound of Thunder and is currently wirting/developing the new Conan film. The story revolved around Leon Mandrake, a magician who uses his various abilities, including illusions and hypnotism, to fight crime. Jonathan Rhys Meyers is starring as Mandrake, while the popular Las Vegas illusionist, magician and entertainer Criss Angel is rumored to have a role as the character Theron, but I’ve also read he’s only serving as a consultant to the film. Perhaps he’s doing both and we’ll see him in a cameo appearance? Apparently, MMA fighter Randy Couture also has a role in the film as a yet to be explained character named Jed. While I am a bit of a former comic book nut, I really don’t know much about this series. However, Russell is an interesting, if not always successful filmmaker. The films he directed that I enjoyed include A Nightmare on Elm Street 3 and The Blob (1988) … The Mask, Eraser, and The Scorpion King were alright … but, I absolutely hated Bless the Child (2000). |