EXPEND4BLES (Scott Waugh, 2023)

[Jox]

VFX breakdown demo from Worldwide FX London (1 min)
https://vimeo.com/868387176

Another longer reel, if you're so inclined, read the pitch they made in the description of the video...

[Krom]

Lol,funny reading that description, i bet Avi Lerner & Co. thinks the same that they made some state of the art visual effects!

[Jox]

Blu-ray review
https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Expend4b ... 52/#Review

4K UHD review
https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Expend4b ... 51/#Review

[Jox]

New Japanese trailer





New Japanese character posters
https://expendablesmoviejp.tumblr.com/p ... 0/1126info

[Jox]

Japanese release today.



If the West has long stopped making lobby cards and similar print publicity items, Japan is still making "chirashi" flyers and deluxe theatrical programs:
https://www.instagram.com/p/C1rXKKrpno_/

[Jox]

Why The Expendables 4 Failed Candidly Explained By Dolph Lundgren
https://screenrant.com/the-expendables- ... explained/

Yeah, that's a good question. I didn't read the reviews, because I kind of knew what they were gonna say. That project had issues from the beginning, and it usually starts with the script, it really didn't really have a good script. I'm not playing the lead, so it's hard for me to weigh in on some of those issues, but I know Stallone wasn't involved, like he usually is. He just played a character in it, and when he's in charge, the quality is going to be pretty good, it doesn't drop below a certain level. But he wasn't involved, so I think the problem was with the script, and then the director was replaced, like, a month before shooting.

So between those two things — it's hard to make a really good movie, and I also think that the originals, the first two especially, it was kind of about the team. It was about a team effort, and some of that got lost, so I was sad to see go that way. Because 50 was in it, he was great, and Megan Fox, they were all good assets. Also, the picture opened during the strike, which wasn't very clever, so they couldn't do any publicity. If you would have had a big star-studded premiere with Megan and 50 and Stallone and Statham, and the rest of them, myself, Andy Garcia, there would have been more eyeballs on it. And I'm sure it would have done better, but it's too bad. I was disappointed.

[Tom]

Shame. It's sadly the story of Dolph's career. Two theatrical films released months apart do nothing for him and were hamstrung by behind-the-scenes/outside issues.

[Jox]

Razzie Awards: ‘Expend4bles’ Leads Nominations
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movie ... 1235803012
https://www.razzies.com/razz-newz.html

“another installment of a franchise that’s fading faster than Razzie “winner” Donald Trump’s mental acuity”

[Jox]

Razzies won:

Worst supporting actress: Megan Fox, "Expend4bles." (+ for “Johnny & Clyde” for worst actress))

Worst supporting actor: Sylvester Stallone, "Expend4ables."

[Jox]

Japanese physical release + advert

[bomaz]

Mean (or realistic ?) VFX breakdown by Corridor Crew

[JuV]

Just being realistic/honest. Most of the VFX in EX4 are horrendous in my opinion.
Unrelated, but it's great seeing some love for Hardcore Henry. Been a huge fan of that movie since it came out!

[Jox]

WGA West Issues “Do Not Work” Order For Millennium Pictures Projects: “Undercutting Writers’ Standards And Conditions”
https://deadline.com/2024/10/wga-do-not ... 236111908/

[Jox]

A demo for what seems to be a scrapped fight for Statham
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3h2dIPofA6/