The Expendables(franchise)
The Expendables is an American ensemble action thriller franchise spanning a film series, written by Sylvester Stallone, based upon characters created by David Callaham, and additional media. The film stars an ensemble cast notably of Sylvester Stallone and Jason Statham, produced by Basil Iwanyk and Guymon Casady. The film series, an acknowledgement to former blockbuster action films made in the 1980s and 1990s, also pays homage to action stars of former decades, and the more recent stars in action. The series consists of four films: The Expendables (2010), The Expendables 2 (2012), The Expendables 3 (2014), the upcoming The Expendables 4 (2023), and an ongoing comic book series: The Expendables Go to Hell (2021). Though criticism with regards to plot and dialogue between characters has been expressed, critics praised the use of comic relief in between action. All films have been box office successes.1.
It was planned that Jackie Chan should have appeared in the film, but he refused to participate as he was busy due to his directorial project ” Chinese Zodiac “.