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-The Expendables- (Stallone, Jet Li, Statham AND Lundgren)
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Dude I give a SHIT about what he's using. 100% he was using HGH during his workout!!!! The problem for you: I give a shit about it + He gives a shit about it + He looks awesome and his arms are looking awesome. With his over 60 years he looks better than you will ever look @your primeRSTEIN said:
And now back to topic!
B_Rik_Schitthaus
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RSTEIN said:
:lol :lol :lol
Also Statham isnt a action hero, just a very bad actor.
Doubledex said:Ugh, .... no! They say "look at me. I'm around 60 and I look like a greek god and you look like a piece of shit"
Umm, dude, I'd rather have Statham's body than Stallone's. Good for Sly keeping himself in such good shape, but it's also due to steroids and HGH.
Doubledex said:Dude I give a SHIT about what he's using. 100% he was using HGH during his workout!!!! The problem for you: I give a shit about it + He gives a shit about it + He looks awesome and his arms are looking awesome. With his over 60 years he looks better than you will ever look @your prime
And now back to topic!
Dude, calm the fuck down. We get it, you want to have buttsekz with Sly. Sly's awesome, but he is taking HGH and steroids an' shit. And my body's pretty fucking awesome in its prime too.
Vin Diesel is new-gen but let's be real, probably the only reason he's not appearing in this movie is because of budget (or filming) constraints. He's got the perfect screen presence for a movie like this - as much as anyone else does. I feel Ving Rhames does as well. The Rock always looks a little goofy, even when acting intense, so I'm not too broken up over him. I still think he'd be a better pick than Stone Cold or Randy Couture, but again, it comes back down to the budget.Doubledex said:Less prominent but looking like a bad ass character.
Diesel is a new-generation action star (F&F), Rock = Comedy-Action, Ving = Hell no! T. Crews looks like a badass
The only iconic action stars in the movie (imo) are Arnold Schwarzenegger and Stallone (& Bruce Willis if he's cast.) Lundgren is an iconic action star in the same way that Steven Seagal or Chuck Norris is - perhaps slightly more legitimate than those two. Jet Li is an iconic martial artist star. And Statham is just as new blood as Vin Diesel is, with a smaller build.
WinFonda said:
True. But in my opinion, the cast's eclectic origins are part of its appeal to me. You've got Stallone and Arnie as the iconic action stars. You have Jet Li as a nod to Asian martial arts action flicks. You've got Lundgren for one-note 80s nostalgia. You've got Statham as a badass Brit, a modern action star. You've got modern real-life MMA badasses in token roles (the Nogueria brothers, and Couture. But please God, don't give Couture too many lines!)
I think that Vin Diesel and the Rock would have fit right in with this cast, though you may be right about the Rock not quite fitting the tone. Still, with the amount of awesome in this flick, we shouldn't nitpick about who couldn't make it in. Though I do wish the Governator could have a more substantial role than a cameo.
Jamesfrom818
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I am now on media blackout. I don't want to spoil the awesome anymore.
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If this movie is true to what I expect we won't see Jet Li in set pics. I mean, he is there but his fucking ninja skills make him invisible to our lowly eyes.
Cast/(a bit of Story) SPOILER
# Sylvester Stallone as Barney Ross a.k.a. The Schizo
TRUE: Barney Ross is the de-facto leader of the Expendables, called the Schizo for his rambo-esque ability to go from nice guy to bloodthirsty at the drop of the hat. This is going to be his last mission before retirement.
# Mickey Rourke as Tool, A former Expendable
TRUE: Tool and Ross were former partners in crime, until Tool retired to become an arms dealer. He is the supplier for Ross for the upcoming mission, and has a small role. He does come into play at the end, and does have a some cool moments of badassery with Ross in a flashback.
# Jason Statham as Lee Christmas, the second in command
TRUE: Lee Christmas is an British-American Expendable who takes over Tool's spot as a the 2nd in command. He is one of the most dangerous Expendables as he has a big mouth and bigger guns.
# Jet Li as Kong Bao, a former Chinese mercenary turned Expendable
TRUE: Kong Bao is a martial arts expert. Is despised by Gunnar as he is the last recruited Expendable and isn't one of the "Tool-Ross" Era. Has the most hand-to-hand combat scenes in the movie.
# Dolph Lundgren as Gunnar Jensen, a German Expendable
TRUE: Gunnar is an Expendable with a nihilistic view of their "business". Turns on the Expendables in South America in exchange for 10 million dollars and a city to call his own.
# Terry Crews as Hale Caesar, an Expendable
TRUE: The most "philosophical" expendable with a serious ego problem. His character is written well and is Kong Bao's best friend in the group. Takes alot of damage from villains in the film, but is a strong my friend.
# Steve Austin as Dan Paine, a Sadistic Former Marine turned Bodyguard
MOSTLY TRUE: He's former black ops, and for the most part he's Monroe's protective detail. A sick my friend, although we only hear of his former work, as it is alluded he has helped Garza in the past during the Bush Sr. Era during a secret C.I.A. war.
# Robert Knepper as Richard, the "Gay" Expendable
TRUE: Small role as Tool's personal "contribution" to the Garza coup, a former Navy SEAL who went AWOL during the first gulf war and has been doing small-time bounty hunting since. Is nicknamed "The Handyman" as an allusion to his homosexuality. Has a pretty bad run in with Paine which screws over the Expendables.
# Giselle Itié as Sandra
TRUE: A woman who secretly works for a resistance against Garza, as her brother and parents were killed by Garza. Falls in love with Barney, who later asks him to not participate in the coup.
# Randy Couture as Toll Road, an Expendable
MOSTLY TRUE: Toll Road is the last Expendable of the Tool-Ross Era. Expert at demolition and responsible for half the explosions in the film. Small but spread apart role.
# Charisma Carpenter as Lacy, Lee Christmas's Fiancee
TRUE: Lacy is in fact Lee's finacee. Threatens to leave him if he left to do the coup. Morally unwavered by Christmas's actions.
# Eric Roberts as Monroe, a C.I.A. Agent bent on arresting the Expendables and preventing the coup of General Garza
MOST TRUE: He is a C.I.A. Agent who replaces Will Sands, whose role is now reduced to a small scene with Monroe and a flashback, as the head on the case of catching the Expendables. Stubborn, Dedicated and is willing to go to extreme lengths to capture Ross. Has a history with the Expendables. Hires Paine personally after seeing his black ops record. Is partnered with French INTERPOL Agent Diane Lickson for most of the movie. Both are betrayed by Paine and let the surviving Expendables escape after being rescued.
# Arnold Schwarzenegger as a Bar Patron who encounters Barney Ross and almost come to blows.
TRUE: The character is described as "Bar Brute" in the shooting script. Screen Direction says the moment with Ross has "seemingly decades of history behind it". Fun gag.
# David Zayas as General Garza, The Dictator
TRUE: The Military Dictator, Alfredo Garza, although mostly the puppet master of the story. Kills Mr. Church's Friend to assure his strength over the political resistance. Gets *beep* UP. If anything needs to be cut to secure a PG-13, it's his scene with Christmas and Ross at the end.
# Brittany Murphy as Tool's Girlfriend, a Singer
MOSTLY TRUE: Is named as Amy, incredibly flirtatious bar singer who is Tool's girlfriend. Alluded that she used to be a call girl. Cameo at best, used as Eye Candy and further reason for Ross to retire like Tool.
# Gary Daniels as The Brit, a former Expendable who now works for Garza.
MOSTLY TRUE: He plays the Character of Wickham a.k.a. The Brit, who left to do more "dirty" work, including intimidation tactics for Garza. His spot was replaced by Bao, who he refers to as "Kung Phooey". Helps orchestrate Gunnar's betrayal on the group. His death causes Garza to turn to Paine for help. Small Role yet one of the cooler characters in the Ross-Tool flashback.
# The Nogueria Brothers as Garza's Henchmen
TRUE: Identified as "The Twins" in the script, are featured members of Emanuel's posse. No Dialogue.
# Scott Adkins was originally cast as Dan Paine; recast into a smaller role as Garza's Top Assassin, who kills the young man associated to Mr. Church
FALSE: The Assassin is in there, briefly at the beginning, but is not played by Adkins. Was in the running to play Paine but never cast.
So far I have no casting on Agent Will Sands, INTERPOL Agent Diane Lickson, Hector Almeida, or Mr. Church. But for some character information:
Agent Will Sands is Monroe's former senior partner and let the Expendables go in order to save the life of two children they were protecting. Sands investigation causes him to lose his job and Monroe becomes head of the case. Neurotic.
Diane Lickson is a smooth talking experienced INTERPOL agent, sent to bring in several of the Tool-Ross Era Expendables in for international crimes. Keeps Monroe in check for the most part, yet distrusts Paine from the start. Takes a pretty brutal beating from Garza during one of the end scenes.
Hector Almeida - A young south american political revolutionary, last surviving son of Mr. Church's former childhood friend, Juan Alemeida. Former friend of Sandra's and has a brief speech in the beginning of the film.
Mr. Church - a shady, gruff and scarred veteran whose childhood friend was Juan Alemeida. Made lots of money profiteering off War and had been funding Hector's campaign to overthrow Garza. Promised Juan that he'd take care of Hector, but when Hector is assassinated, he pays the Expendables millions of dollars to kill Garza. Sort've the bookend actor in both the beginning and end of the film. The email described Mr. Church's casting as a good surprise "in the works" that will "drop jaws and blow minds".
TRUE: Barney Ross is the de-facto leader of the Expendables, called the Schizo for his rambo-esque ability to go from nice guy to bloodthirsty at the drop of the hat. This is going to be his last mission before retirement.
# Mickey Rourke as Tool, A former Expendable
TRUE: Tool and Ross were former partners in crime, until Tool retired to become an arms dealer. He is the supplier for Ross for the upcoming mission, and has a small role. He does come into play at the end, and does have a some cool moments of badassery with Ross in a flashback.
# Jason Statham as Lee Christmas, the second in command
TRUE: Lee Christmas is an British-American Expendable who takes over Tool's spot as a the 2nd in command. He is one of the most dangerous Expendables as he has a big mouth and bigger guns.
# Jet Li as Kong Bao, a former Chinese mercenary turned Expendable
TRUE: Kong Bao is a martial arts expert. Is despised by Gunnar as he is the last recruited Expendable and isn't one of the "Tool-Ross" Era. Has the most hand-to-hand combat scenes in the movie.
# Dolph Lundgren as Gunnar Jensen, a German Expendable
TRUE: Gunnar is an Expendable with a nihilistic view of their "business". Turns on the Expendables in South America in exchange for 10 million dollars and a city to call his own.
# Terry Crews as Hale Caesar, an Expendable
TRUE: The most "philosophical" expendable with a serious ego problem. His character is written well and is Kong Bao's best friend in the group. Takes alot of damage from villains in the film, but is a strong my friend.
# Steve Austin as Dan Paine, a Sadistic Former Marine turned Bodyguard
MOSTLY TRUE: He's former black ops, and for the most part he's Monroe's protective detail. A sick my friend, although we only hear of his former work, as it is alluded he has helped Garza in the past during the Bush Sr. Era during a secret C.I.A. war.
# Robert Knepper as Richard, the "Gay" Expendable
TRUE: Small role as Tool's personal "contribution" to the Garza coup, a former Navy SEAL who went AWOL during the first gulf war and has been doing small-time bounty hunting since. Is nicknamed "The Handyman" as an allusion to his homosexuality. Has a pretty bad run in with Paine which screws over the Expendables.
# Giselle Itié as Sandra
TRUE: A woman who secretly works for a resistance against Garza, as her brother and parents were killed by Garza. Falls in love with Barney, who later asks him to not participate in the coup.
# Randy Couture as Toll Road, an Expendable
MOSTLY TRUE: Toll Road is the last Expendable of the Tool-Ross Era. Expert at demolition and responsible for half the explosions in the film. Small but spread apart role.
# Charisma Carpenter as Lacy, Lee Christmas's Fiancee
TRUE: Lacy is in fact Lee's finacee. Threatens to leave him if he left to do the coup. Morally unwavered by Christmas's actions.
# Eric Roberts as Monroe, a C.I.A. Agent bent on arresting the Expendables and preventing the coup of General Garza
MOST TRUE: He is a C.I.A. Agent who replaces Will Sands, whose role is now reduced to a small scene with Monroe and a flashback, as the head on the case of catching the Expendables. Stubborn, Dedicated and is willing to go to extreme lengths to capture Ross. Has a history with the Expendables. Hires Paine personally after seeing his black ops record. Is partnered with French INTERPOL Agent Diane Lickson for most of the movie. Both are betrayed by Paine and let the surviving Expendables escape after being rescued.
# Arnold Schwarzenegger as a Bar Patron who encounters Barney Ross and almost come to blows.
TRUE: The character is described as "Bar Brute" in the shooting script. Screen Direction says the moment with Ross has "seemingly decades of history behind it". Fun gag.
# David Zayas as General Garza, The Dictator
TRUE: The Military Dictator, Alfredo Garza, although mostly the puppet master of the story. Kills Mr. Church's Friend to assure his strength over the political resistance. Gets *beep* UP. If anything needs to be cut to secure a PG-13, it's his scene with Christmas and Ross at the end.
# Brittany Murphy as Tool's Girlfriend, a Singer
MOSTLY TRUE: Is named as Amy, incredibly flirtatious bar singer who is Tool's girlfriend. Alluded that she used to be a call girl. Cameo at best, used as Eye Candy and further reason for Ross to retire like Tool.
# Gary Daniels as The Brit, a former Expendable who now works for Garza.
MOSTLY TRUE: He plays the Character of Wickham a.k.a. The Brit, who left to do more "dirty" work, including intimidation tactics for Garza. His spot was replaced by Bao, who he refers to as "Kung Phooey". Helps orchestrate Gunnar's betrayal on the group. His death causes Garza to turn to Paine for help. Small Role yet one of the cooler characters in the Ross-Tool flashback.
# The Nogueria Brothers as Garza's Henchmen
TRUE: Identified as "The Twins" in the script, are featured members of Emanuel's posse. No Dialogue.
# Scott Adkins was originally cast as Dan Paine; recast into a smaller role as Garza's Top Assassin, who kills the young man associated to Mr. Church
FALSE: The Assassin is in there, briefly at the beginning, but is not played by Adkins. Was in the running to play Paine but never cast.
So far I have no casting on Agent Will Sands, INTERPOL Agent Diane Lickson, Hector Almeida, or Mr. Church. But for some character information:
Agent Will Sands is Monroe's former senior partner and let the Expendables go in order to save the life of two children they were protecting. Sands investigation causes him to lose his job and Monroe becomes head of the case. Neurotic.
Diane Lickson is a smooth talking experienced INTERPOL agent, sent to bring in several of the Tool-Ross Era Expendables in for international crimes. Keeps Monroe in check for the most part, yet distrusts Paine from the start. Takes a pretty brutal beating from Garza during one of the end scenes.
Hector Almeida - A young south american political revolutionary, last surviving son of Mr. Church's former childhood friend, Juan Alemeida. Former friend of Sandra's and has a brief speech in the beginning of the film.
Mr. Church - a shady, gruff and scarred veteran whose childhood friend was Juan Alemeida. Made lots of money profiteering off War and had been funding Hector's campaign to overthrow Garza. Promised Juan that he'd take care of Hector, but when Hector is assassinated, he pays the Expendables millions of dollars to kill Garza. Sort've the bookend actor in both the beginning and end of the film. The email described Mr. Church's casting as a good surprise "in the works" that will "drop jaws and blow minds".
You have a mancrush on Sly and you dont even know it.Doubledex said:Dude I give a SHIT about what he's using. 100% he was using HGH during his workout!!!! The problem for you: I give a shit about it + He gives a shit about it + He looks awesome and his arms are looking awesome. With his over 60 years he looks better than you will ever look @your prime
And now back to topic!
SketchTheArtist
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adelante said:I can already see it (quick photoshop work):
:lol :lol :lol
So cool!
SpeedingUptoStop
will totally Facebook friend you! *giggle* *LOL*
Kong Bao:lol
SpeedingUptoStop
will totally Facebook friend you! *giggle* *LOL*
# Jet Li as Kong Bao, a former Chinese mercenary turned ExpendableDoubledex said:
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