THE EXPENDABLES 2 (Simon West, 2012)

[Mosquito]

Well it sounds good and that Lautner boy is not on the list. I could live with that cast!

[Jox]

http://www.expendablespremiere.com/expendables-2.html

September 1, 2011

Okay so I have a lot to share with you guys in this article. All this information comes from my contact Svetlio in Sofia, Bulgaria who writes for the entertainment section of a local newspaper, he has established many contacts within the movie industry through his time as an entertainment journalist. Svetlio received the majority of this information through his contacts at Nu Boyana Studios where Expendables 2 is filming and through his contacts at Nu Image. As an exciting side note, Svetlio may be getting a small role in the film as an extra which would be an amazing opportunity and experience for him as well as allow us even more exclusive coverage from the set!!

So let's get started here, to start with I have pictures of the newspaper article that featured the news that Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis will be on board for Expendables 2, Arnold filming for one week and Bruce possibly up to two weeks. The article is written in Bulgarian. Here are those photos:

Next up, I am told Mickey Rourke WILL RETURN to play Tool in the sequel and all those fretting over the departure of Jet Li may have a sigh of relief provided to you. Apparently Jet Li WILL RETURN for Expendables 2 but WILL NOT be filming any scenes in Bulgaria. His only scenes will take place during the filming in China.

We have also been provided with some news on the villains. Jean-Claude Van Damme's character will reportedly have his own gang or unit of mercenaries and his character's body will be completely covered in tattoos. The fact that he will have his own unit of mercenaries is clearly a carry over from the earlier released plot summary that Sylvester Stallone quickly shot down as inaccurate. In that plot description the main villain, playfully named Vilain had his own unit of mercenaries that competed with The Expendables. Van Damme presumably has the role of Vilain as we've all assumed by I'm not sure if that character name is still accurate.

Lastly, Scott Adkins (Undisputed 3, Assassination Games) has reportedly been offered a role in Expendables 2 that would seem him play a member of Van Damme's mercenary unit. Adkins has appeared with Van Damme recently in Assasination Games and Universal Soldier: A New Dimension which also features Expendables cast member Dolph Lundgren.

So that's all I have for now guys, pretty much all of that news has nothing backing it up other then the word of my source. So I'll leave it up to you guys just how much you want to believe. With filming beginning either this month or next we should know fairly soon just how accurate it all is. In my opinion, Svetlio has been a stand up guy since I first started talking with him and I think his word can be trusted on all this. But like I said, you guys decide amongst yourselves and we shall all know everything very soon.

[GeneralMcFaiL]

A tatt'd up JCVD as a bad guy? Ummm yes pls... can we have a bad guy Seagal thrown in on his team as well? Hate Seagal all you want but him and JVCD were always the 80/90's actioners I thought would make awesome headliner villains.

[Jox]

While Millennium Films removed the old plot and cast list from their site after it spread the net, insider industry site Deadline reports that "Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis have just closed deals to take “substantial” roles in The Expendables 2".

I know indeed that some of the contracts, even for actors of the first film, are being signed this week, so the "on and off" rumors shall finally come to an end...
Expendables 2′ Sets Action Dream Trio: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis Join Sly Stallone

EDIT: On Location: Bulgarian studio gets new image under Avi Lerner -- Los Angeles Times

the bulk of the 14-week production for the sequel will take place in Bulgaria, in addition to locations in Paris, Moscow and China.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/enterta ... tudio.html

[GeneralMcFaiL]

I have a feeling '12 is going to be Dolphs biggest career year in a loooong time... bunch of releases and you can tell movie audiences are trending towards nostalgiac filmaking and the actors of those films.

[hansson55]

Dolph mentioned that Nicolas Cage will be in the movie. Thats news for me

[Jox]

production has been pushed back to September 23rd from September 19th and that the first two weeks of production will only be with the stunt doubles and that the main cast won't arrive in Bulgaria until early October.

http://www.expendablespremiere.com/1/po ... volta.html

[Mosquito]

Dolph mentioned that Nicolas Cage will be in the movie. Thats news for me

Argh... hopefully just a minor part.

[GeneralMcFaiL]

any script leaks yet or idea of what the new story will be other than what we've heard already about two rival groups going at it?

[Ivan Drago]

any script leaks yet or idea of what the new story will be other than what we've heard already about two rival groups going at it?

The Expendables fight global warming.... with bullets!

I was looking around the internet trying to find out more information on this movie and came across the Van Damme Fan forum, and holy crap are some of the people there way too serious. One guy doesn't want Van Damme or Adkins to lose a fight to a non-martial artist in the movie because they don't want people to get the wrong impression that they would lose to them in real life. Michael Jai White made a weight joke about how Val Kilmer and Vince Vaughn would be starring in "The Expandables" and someone thought he was deliberately giving out false information about The Expendables because he wasn't offered a role. One person also believes Van Damme is a shrewd business genius who intentionally passed on the first movie so that he would get a better role in the sequel.

[GeneralMcFaiL]

This could end up being a huuuuge mess if this script isn't at least considerably better than the first film's treatment.

[Jox]

http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/09/13/s ... exclusive/

Of course Dolph will return! And I can say he already had a costume fitting session with the wardrobe department (Polaroid-like headshot suggests a cross between TE1 and RED SCORPION)...

[Jox]

Anybody knows Liam Hemsworth (THE HUNGER GAMES)? Variety and Deadline report that he has been cast to join TE2
http://www.variety.com/article/VR111804 ... LatestNews
http://www.deadline.com/2011/09/liam-he ... ndables-2/

[bomaz]

Brother of Chris (Thor, Star Trek, Red Dawn), bt i've never seen a movie with him.

[Moltisanti]

Don't know much about him, but if they're gonna add some youth to the team I'll take him over Taylor Lautner.