Re: THE EXPENDABLES 2 (Simon West, 2012)
Posted: 28 Mar 2014, 16:52
Chuck Dixon (of The Punisher and Batman comics fame) who wrote the comic prequel of the first EXPENDABLES tells his short-lived involvement with EX2:
http://dangapotamus.com/DoubleDang/2013/07/01/277/
Q: Your wikipedia mentioned you passed on writing the screenplay for the expendables 2?
A: Well they passed on me. I submitted a treatment. I had a couple of meetings. I got a phone call from out of the blue from Sylvester Stallone, He had seen my comic work and wanted me involved in the movie. I went out there and had a couple of meetings. I met Stallone and the producers didn’t want to pony up the money, they thought they were gonna get me cheap cause I work in comics. But it was cool because Stallone suggested me for another job at Lionsgate that I'm doing right now. So it did lead to more work.
http://dangapotamus.com/DoubleDang/2013/07/01/277/