THE EXPENDABLES (Sylvester Stallone, 2010)

[Jox]

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[Jox]

About the making of the custom '55 Ford

[Jox]

A look (before and after) at some of the EXPENDABLES digital effects by Worldwide FX (Nu Image's VFX sister company)
http://wwfx.net/reel.php

WORLDWIDE FX "EXPENDABLES" DEMO REEL in HD

(WWFX had also done THE MECHANIK, DIRECT CONTACT and COMMAND PERFORMANCE as well as 90% of the Nu Image movies since the early 2000s)

[Jox]

Jason Statham's 'Expendables' Surgery at Center of Insurance Fight
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-es ... r+-+Movies)

http://www.propertycasualty360.com/2011 ... er-expenda

Movie Producer, Insurer Settle Lawsuit Over ‘Expendables’ Delays
October 5, 2011
By CHAD HEMENWAY, PROPERTYCASUALTY360.COM

NU Online News Service, Oct. 5, 11:50 a.m. EST

A settlement has been reached between a movie production company and an insurer over filming delays during “The Expendables” involving stars Jason Statham and Sylvester Stallone.

Alta Vista Productions filed a lawsuit in Louisiana federal court more than a year ago alleging St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance breached contracts that Alta Vista obtained to cover losses incurred due to delays in production of the movie—delays that were due to medical conditions suffered by Statham and Stallone.

St. Paul Fire & Marine issued a “motion picture production package” insurance policy to Alta Vista, according to court records.

Terms of the settlement were not disclosed in court documents.

According to the lawsuit, Statham had to miss time and delayed production on two occasions due to a growth on his vocal cord found after he underwent a medical exam as part of the insurer’s review to write the coverage. The growth had to be removed and follow-up treatments were required.

Production of the movie was delayed at its two locations—Rio De Janeiro, Brazil and New Orleans, La.

Stallone suffered an ankle injury while filming “The Expendables,” which also starred Jet Li, Mickey Rourke and Dolph Lundgren.

Alta Vista says it suffered more than $2.1 million in losses from the delays related to Statham and more than $306,000 in losses from delays due to Stallone’s ankle injury.

The production company says it received partial payments from Travelers of about $529,000 and $139,440 for the respective delays.

According to court documents, St. Paul Fire & Marine says it paid Alta Vista amounts owed under the terms of the policy and the proofs of loss presented to the insurer.

[Jox]

Apparently the EXTENDED CUT has been playing on German cable channel Sky Cinema, here's a review and detailed comparison

http://www.schnittberichte.com/schnittb ... ?ID=503364

[Krom]

Nice, now i understand how Dolph arrived there:)

[Jox]

Here are some comments from original writer Dave Callaham:
http://fresh-voices.com/screenwriterint ... laham.html

FV: How did The Expendables come about?

DC: Pretty much then. When I booked the job for Doom, Warners booked me into a two picture blind deal, which is, “Doom is the first one and then you’re going to write another movie for us later.” I had walked into a general meeting with a producer on the Warner’s lot, and pitched him this idea for The Expendables and he liked it.

FV: This was when you were writing Doom or after?

DC: This was a couple years after I had written Doom. I wrote [Doom] in like 2003. Movie came out in 2005, so somewhere around then, just before the movie came out. So we took it to Warners and I pitched it to my executive. On a blind deal you report to an executive. Mine was Greg Silverman, who’s now very high up at the studio. I pitched it to him. He bought it as my blind deal and then sent me off to write it.

It didn’t go anywhere at Warner Bros. It’s a war movie and the Warner’s regime at the time was very focused on Harry Potter and the family-friendly stuff. It sat there for a couple of years. Several years later Stallone’s agent was looking for material at the time and an executive at Warner Bros. sent it to Sylvester Stallone to see if he was interested in starring in it. They sent him my script; he said “I love it.” Some things happened, he rewrote the script, and he shot the movie. I never touched it again after that.

[Jox]

EXTENDED DIRECTOR'S CUT ANNOUNCED DECEMBER 13!!!
(Blu-ray only it seems)

The Expendables Extended Director's Cut includes 11 additional minutes over the theatrical cut. It also includes a newly recorded introduction by its writer, director and star Sylvester Stallone; a featurette on Stallone and his directing career; 'Inferno,' a feature-length behind-the-scenes documentary that provides a unique perspective on the filmmaking process from Stallone's distinctive point of view; Spike TV program 'Action: The Expendables;' and a Sully Erna of Godsmack music video. A digital copy will also be included.

http://www.thehdroom.com/news/The-Expen ... ember/9673



SPOILER WARNING
Here are the opening credits as they were meant to be, with featuring the song "Sinner's Prayer" by Sully Erna

[shooby]

so it is the version with that
When will you have that in France ?

[Jox]

Yes,
and probably.

[Jox]

SPOILER WARNING

[Jox]

Site for Japanese BR/DVD release
http://www.ponycanyon.co.jp/expendables/

Dolph

his Japanese voice

[Jox]

Sly sued again for the script of THE EXPENDABLES, weird thing is now the other writer who won credit for the story and script over him might be pursued as well this time. Hollyweird...
http://ca.reuters.com/article/entertain ... Y220111025

[Ivan Drago]

What's the basis of the lawsuit? Let's face it -- there's not a single original thing about The Expendables. The only thing the first one had going for it was getting Stallone, Statham, Li, Schwarzenegger and Willis in the same movie.