The Expendables II

[GeneChing]

I've moved those posts, just for archival sake. You didn't have the Lautner article, so at least I got that. oh yay.

[doug maverick]

I've moved those posts, just for archival sake. You didn't have the Lautner article, so at least I got that. oh yay.

this is true didnt have the lautner one...i actually think thats an interesting fit. if it hold true..people hate this kid because of twilight but at least he can actually do alot of what we will see in abduction..thats gonna be his transition.

[GeneChing]

JCVD and Chuck Norris Officially Confirmed to Join 'Expendables 2'?
September 5, 2011
Source: IGN
by Ethan Anderton
JCVD / Chuck Norris

Not too long ago, some interesting names were rumored to join the beefy, action-star cast of The Expendables 2, the sequel to last year's throwback to action films from decades past with familiar faces from those films taking part. While it's been expected that original cast members like Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Dolph Lundgren, Mickey Rourke, Terry Crews and Jet Li would return, rumored names have been circling around online for awhile. Now according to Millennium Films' official website (via IGN) it sounds like Chuck Norris and Jean Claude Van Damme will definitely be in the film after all.

On the production company's site, alongside the names of original cast members returning for the sequel, both Norris and Van Damme are listed as being part of the cast. That's about as official of a statement as we've gotten on their casting, and I'd probably go so far as to call their involvement a guarantee at this point. However, no word on whether John Travolta could still end up being part of the film as his name was rumored along with Norris and Van Damme in our last update. As for the story of this action sequel, well just the short plot synopsis at contains one big spoiler (though it will likely be revealed in the first trailer for the film), so we won't post it here, but you can check it out at Millennium Films official website if you feel so inclined. Sound good?

‘Expendables 2′ Sets Action Dream Trio: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis Join Sly Stallone
By MIKE FLEMING | Tuesday September 6, 2011 @ 6:27pm EDTTags: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis, Chuck Norris, Dolph Lundgren, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Jeff Speakman, Jet Li, Lionsgate, Mickey Rourke, Millennium Films, Simon West, Sylvester Stallone, Terry Crews, The Expendables 2

After The Expendables turned in a surprisingly strong $275 million worldwide gross, many have wondered what they would do for an encore. How’s this? Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis have just closed deals to take “substantial” roles in The Expendables 2, alongside Sylvester Stallone. This has been rumored as possible, and it basically answers the hopes of a lot of fans who weren’t satisfied when action icons Schwarzenegger and Willis turned in cameos in the original, and poked fun at the days when they were the world’s top action stars. Stallone directed the first one but stepped out and the job went to Simon West. Filming will begin in October, and Lionsgate will once again release the Millennium Films-produced actioner. Schwarzenegger and Willis are repped by CAA. Schwarzenegger is already working for Lionsgate in the Jee-Won Kim-directed action film Last Stand. Willis will squeeze in the role before going off to Russia to reprise his John McLane role in Die Hard 5, which just landed John Moore as director at Fox, and then he will make a sequel to Red. Aside from Stallone, original cast members Jason Statham, Dolph Lundgren, Mickey Rourke, Terry Crews and Jet Li are expected to return, and there is buzz about Chuck Norris and Jean-Claude Van Damme. Do we need to start a petition for Jeff Speakman?

I recently saw Expendables 1 and just commented on that thread.

[GeneChing]

Hollywood Comes To Sofia - The Expendables 2
Wednesday, 07 September 2011 08:28

This month will see Bulgaria's capital city Sofia transformed, if only for a short time into one of the most star studded cities in the world.

Most of Hollywood's toughest actors are due to begin filming on The Expendables 2, a follow up to the blockbuster ‘The Expendables'.

Sofia airport is expected to receive a heavy influx of fans of the cast which is set to include; Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Chuck Norris, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Bruce Willis, John Travolta, Jason Statham, Mickey Rourke and Dolph Lundgren.

Filming will begin on September 19 at the Nu Boyana Film Studios on the edge of Sofia city. The studios are set on a 75 acre former communist film set and has today became one of Europe's most prolific locations for movies around the world.

The film's producer, Israeli born Avi Lerner said that Bulgaria is the most least expensive country in Eastern Europe to film in, and it is both the costs and the fact that the movie will be set in a fictional Eastern European country that made Bulgaria the ideal choice for filming.
Bulgaria is said to be as much as 30% cheaper than Western Europe and more than 50% cheaper than the U.S.A for making movies.

The Expendables 2 is due for release on 17 August 2012

Jet Li On Board For Expendables 2, Plus News From The Set
by Travis Leamons - September 3, 2011

Expendables Premiere, a web site whose sole function is to cover anything Expendables related, has received much information these last few days about the sequel currently filming in Sofia, Bulgaria. Now the information they’ve come to have is direct from Nu Boyana Studios where the sequel is being shot, and from Nu Image.

First off, Arnold Schwarzenegger’s shooting schedule for the sequel will be for a single week, while Bruce Willis will have a two-week shoot. While news started to surface that Donnie Yen may be Jet Li’s replacement in The Expendables 2, it looks like Li is in fact in the sequel, though he will be filming his scenes once the production moves to China.

Mickey Rourke is also back as Tool.

As for the villains, look for Jean-Claude Van Damme’s character to lead his own outfit of mercenaries, of which Scott Adkins (Undisputed III) will be a member, if he takes the offer. Both Van Damme and Adkins recently worked together on Assassination Games and Universal Solider: A New Dimension, where Adkins also worked with one of The Expendables, Dolph Lundgren.

The site has also confirmed the cast list as it is currently:

Sylvester Stallone
Jason Statham
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Bruce Willis
Jet Li
Chuck Norris (as Bill Paxton would say, “Game over, man! Game over!”)
Jean-Claude Van Damme
Dolph Lundgren
Terry Crews
Randy Couture
Scott Adkins

Hold the phone - "Li is in fact in the sequel, though he will be filming his scenes once the production moves to China." A Chinese co-production? Where have I heard that before?

[GeneChing]

First Look: Chuck Norris on "The Expendables 2" Set
Posted: October 23rd, 2011 by WorstPreviews.com Staff
First Look: Chuck Norris on The Expendables 2 Set
Today we have the first photo of Chuck Norris on the Bulgarian set of "The Expendables 2," standing alongside Dolph Lundgren and Terry Crews, who are both returning for the sequel. Check out the photo below.



In related news, Antonio Banderas revealed that his "Assassins" co-star Sylvester Stallone asked him to be in "The Expendables 2," but Banderas turned down the offer due to a scheduling conflict. "They asked me to do it, I don't think at this point I will have the time. I am very disappointed that it didn't work out," said the actor, adding that he would consider 'Expendables 3." "But you never know I will have to talk to Sly."

The sequel is being directed by Simon West (Con-Air) and co-stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis, and Jean-Claude Van Damme. It is set to hit theaters on August 17th, 2012.

Chuck vs. Jet?

[TaichiMantis]

bummer...
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/450772...entertainment/

[GeneChing]

Stuntman deaths always seem so pointless.

Update on The Expendables 2 Set Accident
Source: Nu Image/Millennium Films
October 31, 2011

Last week, we reported that an accident on the Second Unit set for The Expendables 2 had claimed the life of one stuntman and critically injured another. We now have an official update on the situation:

In the early evening hours last Thursday, October 27; an accident occurred during filming of Second Unit Stunt Sequences of The Expendables 2 on Lake Ognyanovo, Bulgaria. This resulted in one fatality and one serious injury of stuntmen on the Second Unit set. Simultaneously 2.5 hours away the production's Main Unit was filming with lead actors on location in Bansko Village.

"Our deepest condolences go to the family of Kun Lieu. His passing is tragic. Our sympathies also go to Nuo Sun who was seriously injured as a result of the same explosion. We have been informed his condition has stabilized. He has been transported to Munich, Germany, where he is receiving top medical care from the best specialists," said Nu Image/Millennium Films.

Regrettably, Bulgarian language newspapers have incorrectly reported that stunt doubles for Jet Li and Sylvester Stallone were involved in the accident. This is absolutely false and inaccurate. At the time of the accident neither Li's or Stallone's stuntmen were on or near the Second Unit set, nor were any of the film's main actors, director Simon West or any of the Main Unit crew.

Only Second Unit filming has been temporarily suspended and will resume shortly. The filmmakers continue to work with authorities investigating this accident. Main Unit production has not been interrupted and continues as scheduled.

The Expendables 2 is expected to open in theaters on August 17, 2012.

In other related news:

Stallone Sued Over ‘Expendables’ Script
By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Tuesday October 25, 2011 @ 11:49pm

Sylvester Stallone has been sued by a writer who alleges the hit movie The Expendables copies a script and short story he filed with the U.S. Copyright Office in 2006. Marcus Webb says he then made available to Hollywood studios a script about mercenaries recruited to defeat a dictator named General Garza. Webb alleges in the suit filed in federal court in Manhattan that the screenplay for The Expendables is “strikingly similar and in some places identical” to his The Cordoba Caper. Webb seeks unspecified damages and a court order stopping further infringement by Stallone, his credited co-author David Callaham, Millennium/NuImage Films and Lionsgate. Expendables 2 is slated to open August 17, 2012.

[GeneChing]

The injured stuntman, Nuo Sun, is actually Sunny Sun Nuo, formerly of the Beijing Wushu Team. He founded the Wu Kung L.A. school.

[GeneChing]

The Expendables 2 Trailers & Video Clips (1 video)

[GeneChing]

Actress Yu Nan to Star in 'The Expendables 2'
2012-01-12 15:14:05 CRIENGLISH.com Web Editor: Xie Tingting
Check out Chinese actress Yu Nan's look in the upcoming action movie "The Expendables 2".


Sylvester Stallone and Yu Nan in "The Expendables 2" [Photo: yule.sohu.com]

Check out Chinese actress Yu Nan's look in the upcoming action movie "The Expendables 2". Yu plays Maggie, a new member of the Expendables team led by Barney Ross, Sylvester Stallone's character. "The Expendables 2" continues the first film's star-heavy lineup that also includes Bruce Willis, Jason Statham and Arnold Schwarzenegger. The film will open in North America on August 17.

More about Chinese Actress Yu Nan
Born in 1978, Yu Nan studied acting at the Beijing Film Academy, China's top educational institution for film talent.

Her acting talent was discovered by director Wang Quan'an who cast her in the lead role of the 1999 film "Lunar Eclipse". Yu later worked with Wang Quan'an in several more films, the best-known one being "Tuya's Marriage", which garnered the top prize at the 2007 Berlin International Film Festival.

Yu's fluency in English also landed her a role in Wachowski brothers' 2008 live-action film "Speed Racer". She also speaks French.

The actress was a jury member for the main competition of the 2010 Berlin International Film Festival.

Speed Racer... hmm, can't quite remember that very well beyond it being super colorful and that Rain was in it. Was she good in it?

[doug maverick]

didnt see speed racer was afraid id get a seizure...lol

[GeneChing]

you missed out. the seizure is the best part.

[Lucas]

speed racer was pretty cool. an awesome ninja fight in it too. super colorful and visual ya.

[doug maverick]

DISCLAIMER:so there is some debate on the credibility of this...chuck may have been misquoted...i looked around the internet and it seems he may have been referring to his lines specifically.. and not the entire movie.

http://www.ramascreen.com/what-the-h...*-chuck-norris
What The Hell?! THE EXPENDABLES 2 Is PG-13 Because Of **** Chuck Norris?!

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I was a huge fan of 2010′s actioner, The Expendables. Gathering up all of yesterday’s action stars, a thin 80s style plot, and most importantly the very violent, R-rated no holds barred action and fight sequences. It was every action fan’s dream come true.
So when I heard that there’s a possibility that THE EXPENDABLES 2 (check out the teaser trailer) might get toned down just to please one man’s request, I almost went mad..

Via AITH and Expendables premiere, as you know, the man, the myth, the legend, CHUCK NORRIS is part of the massive cast of THE EXPENDABLES 2 and he recently chatted with international site Gazeta, after translation, the following is what he said..

“Playing in this movie was a lot of fun. I play a super hero, who saves everybody’s life.”

“In Expendables 2, there was a lot of vulgar dialogue in the screenplay. Fot this reason, many young people wouldn’t be able to watch this. But i don’t play in movies like this. Due to that i said i won’t be a part of that if the hardcore language is not ereased. Producers accepted my conditions and the movie will be classified in the category of PG-13.”

What the bloody hell?! Look, I admire Norris, we all know he’s da man. That’s why we’ve got that long hilarious list of Chuck Norris’ mythical awesomeness but do you think what he said above is bullsh*t or true? Cause if it’s true, then that is very uncool of Norris to be messing with a sequel that we all hope would be as hardcore as the first installment.
I don’t want to see a PG-13 EXPENDABLES 2, do ya?!
THE EXPENDABLES 2 releases in theaters on August 17, 2012!

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Genre: Action
Director: Simon West
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Chuck Norris, Randy Couture, Terry Crews, Liam Hemsworth, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Bruce Willis, Arnold Schwarzenegger

The Expendables are back and this time it’s personal… Barney Ross (Sylvester Stallone), Lee Christmas (Lee Statham), Yin Yang (Jet Li), Gunnar Jensen (Dolph Lundgren),Toll Road (Randy Couture) and Hale Caesar (Terry Crews) — with newest members Billy the Kid (Liam Hemsworth) and Maggie (Yu Nan) aboard — are reunited when Mr. Church (Bruce Willis) enlists the Expendables to take on a seemingly simple job. The task looks like an easy paycheck for Barney and his band of old-school mercenaries. But when things go wrong and one of their own is viciously killed, the Expendables are compelled to seek revenge in hostile territory where the odds are stacked against them. Hell-bent on payback, the crew cuts a swath of destruction through opposing forces, wreaking havoc and shutting down an unexpected threat in the nick of time — six pounds of weapons-grade plutonium; enough to change the balance of power in the world. But that’s nothing compared to the justice they serve against the villainous adversary who savagely murdered their brother. That is done the Expendables way….

THE EXPENDABLES 2 opens August 17th, 2012

[Jimbo]

I can actually believe that Chuck probably said that. He's VERY sensitive about his onscreen image. I remember when Golden Harvest re-released Slaughter in San Francisco (Yellow-Faced Tiger) back when Chuck's movies were in vogue, I think he filed a lawsuit or something. In it he played the villain, and in one scene, his character 'raped' (or attempted to rape) a girl played by Sylvia Chang. Which is both understandable and unreasonable at the same time. It was a very old, very cheesey movie. But he didn't want his image tarnished by that scene.

Although I thought the first Expendables was good for a diversion, it wasn't overly great, either. The jumpy camerawork and so-so choreo ruined some potentially good fight scenes. The only good fights were some early ones with Jason Statham. Jet Li's scenes weren't good at all.

I was kinda hoping Chuck would play the villain, considering his mythical bad@ssery. He's the main reason I'll be seeing part 2. But I suppose that Chuck would no sooner touch another villain role than a vampire would eat garlic.