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Stallone Planning EXPENDABLES Sequel.

by Todd Brown, August 11, 2010 1:23 PM


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No surprise here at all but still, it's nice to have it confirmed: Sylvester Stallone has told the LA Times that he is planning a sequel to The Expendables. Frankly, I'd be shocked if he wasn't doing this as, after a pair of career reviving films looking back over his past this seemed an obvious move to create a new franchise moving forward and the entire structure of the premise is clearly designed to keep on kicking out more films as long as there is demand for them. We should know after seeing the weekend box office whether or not this will actually happen ...

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Here's my wish list of cast that I would like to see appear in a sequel to The Expendables if possible:


Donnie Yen
Scott Adkins
Bolo Yeung
Michael Jai White
Quinton "Rampage" Jackson
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
Sonny Chiba

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Nice list, with the exception of Dwayne "the soft" Johnson. Also, instead of Rampage i would prefer Bass Rutten.

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Nothing against Dwayne Johnson, please.
The guy has a talent to act.
Van Damme in the second installement would be very appreciated.
And of course more of Schwarzenegger and Willis.

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Van Damme had his chance but when Sly personally offer him a role, he blew it off and then he has the audacity to sarcastically poke fun at him in a press conference. Not cool.


Can't say I blame you for having reservation against Dwayne Johnson because of his string of family friendly films as of late but I'm willing to give him the benefit of doubt. I think under the proper role, he can really shine.


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The rock has yet to do a movie that is not complete shit in order for anyone to, well, get a real look at his so called talent. As for Van Damme, he had his chance, let him sink in direct-to-video obscurity, where he belongs.

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Not true on The Rock! The Rundown is a lot of fun, he's a lot of fun in Be Cool, while the film is a mess he's fantastic in Southland Tales and there are more. I think he's got a lousy agent and he keeps making weird decisions about which films to be in, but I think Johnson oozes charisma on screen. The guy's a natural movie star, he just needs to find the right material.

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What about Carl Weathers?
...and Jeff Speakman? If you recall, he was a perfect weapon.

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@ Todd

Yes, I thought the same about Be Cool. The Rock really surprised me there. That's why I prefer the Rock over Vin Diesel.

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The Rock was quite literally the only good thing about that movie. The rest was pure shit.

Nobody's mentioned Sammo Hung yet? He'd have been a better fit in the EXPENDABLES lineup than Jet Li, it's a pity he doesn't have the same degree of name recognition in the US. And he could even be playing the exact same character he played in EASTERN CONDORS.

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You guys watched Be Cool? Really? Really?

The sequel better not have shaky-cam. Also, they need a mercenary expendables team as an enemy; finally they need to remove the CGI.


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