Jackie Chan Was Invited To Join The Expendables Franchise, But He Always Declined The Offer. Here’s Why.

Jackie Chan was invited to join Sylvester Stallone’s The Expendables franchise more than once, but he always declined the offer. Here’s why. Despite being asked many times, Jackie Chan never appeared in The Expendables movies. Chan was one of numerous action icons that Sylvester Stallone tried to recruit when putting together the cast for his Expendables movies. Assembling a large ensemble of popular action heroes is one of Stallone’s biggest goals each time he makes a movie in the franchise, and seeing so many legends together is one of the reasons they’ve proven so popular. The core cast includes Stallone himself, Dolph Lundgren, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Terry Crews, and Randy Couture. After a brief cameo in the first film, Arnold Schwarzenegger came back for more significant appearances in The Expendables 2 and The Expendables 3. Other notable actors who have made shown up in the trilogy include Chuck Norris, Harrison Ford, Mel Gibson, Wesley Snipes, Antonio Banderas, Jean-Claude Van Damme, and Bruce Willis.