The expendables

The Expendables is a American action film written by David Callaham and Sylvester Stallone , and directed by Stallone, who also starred in the lead role. The film was released in the United States on August 13, It is the first installment in The Expendables film series. This was Dolph Lundgren's first theatrically released film since 's Johnny Mnemonic , and Steve Austin's last theatrical release film until 's Grown Ups 2. The film is about a group of elite mercenaries tasked with a mission to overthrow a Latin American dictator whom they soon discover to be a mere puppet controlled by a ruthless ex- CIA agent. It pays tribute to the blockbuster action films of the late s and early s. It was distributed by Lionsgate. The Expendables received mixed reviews, praising the action scenes, but criticizing the lack of story. A sequel, The Expendables 2 , was released on August 17, , and another sequel, The Expendables 3 , was released on August 15, The Expendables, a group of elite mercenaries based in New Orleans, deploy to the Gulf of Aden to save hostages on a vessel from Somali pirates.

Watch the trailer. Barney Ross leads the "Expendables", a band of highly skilled mercenaries including knife enthusiast Lee Christmas, martial arts expert Yin Yang, heavy weapons specialist Hale Caesar, demolitionist Toll Road and loose-cannon sniper Gunner Jensen. When the group is commissioned by the mysterious Mr. Church to assassinate the merciless dictator of a small South American island, Barney and Lee head to the remote locale to scout out their opposition. Once there, they meet with local rebel Sandra and discover the true nature of the conflict engulfing the city. When they escape the island and Sandra stays behind, Ross must choose to either walk away and save his own life - or attempt a suicidal rescue mission that might just save his soul. Written by ahmetkozan. If you aren't sure what to expect going into this think Rambo, only there are five Rambos instead of just one, and two of them know karate. If you do have high expectations going in as I did , you will start to wonder if perhaps this movie isn't going to be what you were expecting as you watch it. The first hour gives you the two 'big' cameos, which weren't worth the hype or any hype for that matter , and an out of place Mickey Rourke emotional moment but not much else.

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The Expendables is an American ensemble action thriller franchise spanning a film series, written by and starring Sylvester Stallone and originally created by David Callaham , and additional media. The film series itself was created to pay homage to the blockbuster action films of the s and '90s and also pays tribute to the action stars of those decades, as well as more recent stars in action. The series consists of three films: The Expendables , The Expendables 2 and The Expendables 3 , with a fourth film scheduled to be released in the future.

The series has received mixed critical reception, in regard to its plots and dialogue between the characters; however, many critics praised the use of humor and action scenes. The films have been box office successes. The Expendables, a group of elite mercenaries who carry out all sorts of missions, ranging from assassination to rescue, are deployed to a South American island, Vilena, to overthrow a Latin American dictator, General Garza, who is interfering with the plans of a group of "people" led by a man known only as Mr.

Church's real target. A while after the first film, the Expendables accept another mission from Mr. Church to make up for losses caused by the mission in Vilena, but they end up in a conflict with a rival mercenary group, the Sangs, and their newest and youngest member is murdered by their leader, Jean Vilain.

The Expendables come face to face with the team's co-founder Conrad Stonebanks. Ross was forced to kill Stonebanks after he became a ruthless arms trader, but Stonebanks survived and has now made it his mission to destroy The Expendables. Ross resorts to recruiting a new and younger generation of Expendables to help the team overcome his old adversary. Caruso will serve as director, with a script written by Max Adams.

Principal photography will begin later that year, with a release date scheduled for December The plot will primarily revolve around Statham's character, Lee Christmas. In March , Pierce Brosnan stated that he had agreed with Avi Lerner to star in The Expendables 4 film, but added that he was not sure if he would join that film saying, "I have no idea which one it would be, I just said yes.

Ji Chang-wook and Tony Jaa said he will not be returning for the fourth film without Stallone. By January , Stallone announced the development of another Expendables movie on his social media page, confirming his return to the film series.

In October , plans for an all-female centered film were announced titled, The ExpendaBelles. By the following year, Lerner had entered early negotiations with actresses Meryl Streep , Cameron Diaz and Milla Jovovich to star in the film. By February , it was announced that Robert Luketic had been hired as director.

Stallone stated that he is not involved with the spin-off, but that he would like to see Sigourney Weaver appear in the movie. The Expendables universe has a new team. An elite group of highly trained female mercenaries are brought together for a covert hostage rescue mission. Once they are behind enemy lines, the women discover that they will also need to topple an evil dictator bent on world domination. It becomes clear there is no such thing as the right man for the job. The ExpendaBelles is the ultimate story of female empowerment and kick-ass teamwork.

All studios involved had intended to begin production early The Expendables received mixed reviews from critics. The Expendables 2 received mixed reviews from critics. The website's consensus states: "Taut, violent, and suitably self-deprecating, The Expendables 2 gives classic action fans everything they can reasonably expect from a star-studded shoot-'em-up — for better and for worse.

The Expendables 3 received negative reviews from critics. The site's consensus reads "Like its predecessors, The Expendables 3 offers a modicum of all-star thrills for old-school action thriller aficionados — but given all the talent assembled, it should have been a lot more fun".

The Expendables 2 Videogame is a downloadable four-player cooperative shoot 'em up video game. Lundgren and Crews voiced their respective characters. According to review aggregates Metacritic and GameRankings , the game received generally negative reviews. Its plot was derived from village scenes in the film, where players can choose their squad from the cast, set up defenses and battle the enemy.

A standalone expansion of the game Broforce was based on The Expendables 3. Entitled The Expendabros , it was released in August Later, The Expendabros expansion became free to play in order to promote The Expendables 3 and remained so until December In Chuck Dixon wrote a four-issue miniseries based on the movie The Expendables.

Published by Dynamite Entertainment , the comic, titled The Expendables , featured artwork from Esteve Polls and was a prequel to the movie.

In May , it was announced that a television spin-off of the film series had entered development at Lionsgate. Shane Brennan has signed on as creator , producer and showrunner ; as well as serving as co-writer with Greg Coolidge and Kirk Ward. The plot of the series was announced to feature a new team of Expendables, composed of 'iconic television stars', who are on a mission to stop the dangerous activities of terrorist organizations.

Originally scheduled to air on Fox network , beginning in June of the series was being shopped around to other networks and streaming services. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

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