THE EXPENDABLES PREVIEW: Testosterone, 80′s Action Style!
To bring together action stars from the 70′s, 80′s, 90′s and today for a film with wrestlers, MMA fighters, football players and governors, you need an actor/director/writer whose been a legend for at least the last 40 years… and nobody could do it like Sly. The Expendables looks like a super-violent throwback romp that is sure to have more character than anyone is expecting from the trailers… just look at the first Rambo movie!
August 3rd, 2010 at 10:18 am
Matt- The IMDb has answers to your questions about Seagal and JCVD:
“Steven Seagal was asked to play a cameo but turned it down due to negative connections with producer Avi Lerner.”
“Jean-Claude Van Damme was offered a role, but he turned it down claiming that there was no substance in the character.”
But great review. The only thing I kinda wish was that they had brought in Michael Paré of “Streets of Fire”, “Eddie and The Cruisers” and “The Philadelphia Experiment” fame. Would have been a great little addition, maybe have him in a small role, being like the guy who supplies the Expendables their weaponry.
Overall, I’m interested. Can’t wait to check it out.
August 3rd, 2010 at 7:50 pm
I’m SOOOO going to see this. Heck yeah.
August 4th, 2010 at 7:24 am
Surely Seagal would’ve also had scheduling conflicts because he is doing Machete with Robert Rodriguez
August 11th, 2010 at 8:44 pm
all this movie needs is chuck norris as the villain! haha
August 12th, 2010 at 6:48 pm
This weekend, it’s not “Scott Pilgrim vs. The World,” it’s “Scott Pilgrim vs. The Expendables.”
October 3rd, 2010 at 11:27 am
Loads of action and not a lot of plot.Just what i was expecting realy