Sylvester Stallone will direct The Expendables 2 after all?
Apr. 8, 2011
After the physical punishment he put himself through while making THE EXPENDABLES, director/star Sylvester Stallone had implied that if the gang returned for a sequel, he wanted to hand directing duties off to someone else so he could just concentrate on slaughtering in front of the camera instead of multitasking the mayhem.
Sly has apparently decided not to bother getting a replacement, and will reportedly just do the job his own damn self after all.
Stallone was expected to make the cop drama HEADSHOT first, but after director Wayne Kramer (RUNNING SCARED, THE COOLER) departed due to the obligatory "creative differences", there was conjecture that Sly would take over shooting it. But it sounds like he'll instead get his green T-shirt and round up his mercenary squad for a different kind of shooting.
The EXPENDABLES sequel is expected in theaters August 17, 2012. Most of the surviving cast will likely return for further carnage, along with a new list of familiar faces ready for brief appearances and/or grisly deaths. Bruce Willis is probably going to be back as the guy giving them tons of trouble and random dudes to massacre.
| Extra Tidbit: | Director Walter Hill was rumored to be taking over HEADSHOT. He and Stallone almost worked together in the 1990s on a remake of John Woo's action classic THE KILLER. |
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| Source: | Expendables Premiere |
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hmm...
THANKFULLY they've got two whole new writers to bring something fresh to the table. They haven't really tested theirselves in the action world, but maybe that's a good
THANKFULLY they've got two whole new writers to bring something fresh to the table. They haven't really tested theirselves in the action world, but maybe that's a good thing.
BRING ON EXPENDABLES 2!
SEMPER FI-GHT!
Dang
Awesome!
My biggest gripe is that they made Jet Li look like weaksauce. He took on that huge boxer dude in Kiss of the Dragon, as well as those two gigantic blonde twins with those lightning kicks. He can take on Dolph Lundgren.
My biggest gripe is that they made Jet Li look like weaksauce. He took on that huge boxer dude in Kiss of the Dragon, as well as those two gigantic blonde twins with those lightning kicks. He can take on Dolph Lundgren.
Jean Claude will be in the sequel....
TAKE SOME CUES
Come on, how can you guys say you wouldn't want to see The Expendables go around the world and blow bad guys up on mount everest, the eiffel tower, the statue of liberty? And in the process maybe accidentally blow a bunch of landmarks up.
Come on, how can you guys say you wouldn't want to see The Expendables go around the world and blow bad guys up on mount everest, the eiffel tower, the statue of liberty? And in the process maybe accidentally blow a bunch of landmarks up.
Director Sly Yes!
How about you grow up and try to work with a different director and try not to make it all about you, you old steroid fueled bastard. God forbid he does a movie that's not all about him.
How about you grow up and try to work with a different director and try not to make it all about you, you old steroid fueled bastard. God forbid he does a movie that's not all about him.