Aug 15, 2014 for a variety of reasons, most having to do with a weak screenplay and poor pacing, the expendables 3 is the least successful entry in the series. With vengeance in their blood and some unexpected help, the expendables race to stop vilain and his team of mercenaries before. This is a list of characters in the expendables film series. The series did reignite a few careers and bring forth one decent popcorn movie the expendables 2. It is the third installment in the expendables film series and the sequel to the expendables 2010 and the expendables 2 2012. A cia operative hires a team of mercenaries to eliminate a. The expendables 2 came out a year ago and, since then, rumors about its sequel have popped up almost weekly. Nobody ever claimed this franchise was for the mensa folks although i dont see why they wouldnt like it too. The expendables is an american ensemble action thriller franchise spanning a film series, written by and starring sylvester stallone and originally created by david callaham, and additional media. This actionpacked, starstudded bundle includes the expendables 1, the expendables 2, and expendables 3 unrated edition. True world war ii story about jan baalsrud, one of the 12 saboteurs sent in 1943 from england to the nazi occupied northern norway. The expendables bluraydvd, 2010, 3disc set for sale. Expendable is a science fiction novel by the canadian author james alan gardner, published in 1997 by harpercollins publishers under its various imprints. Barney ross leads the expendables, a band of highly skilled mercenaries including knife enthusiast lee christmas, martial arts expert yin yang, heavy.
The following characters are recognized as being members of the expendables at some point in the films. The expendables is a 2010 american action film written by david callaham and sylvester stallone, and directed by stallone, who also starred in the lead role. The films follow a group of elite mercenaries who are called into action across the world to execute clandestine operations of global importance. Aug 15, 2014 12 movies to watch after you see the expendables 3. After their boat is sunk by the germans, jan goes on the run towards the neutral sweden. Barney ross sylvester stallone, lee christmas jason statham, yin yang jet li, gunnar jensen dolph lundgren,toll road randy couture.
This triple feature brings together the first three entries of the actionadventure film series the expendables. The rambo star also takes a role in front of the camera, as do jet li and jason statham. Once the younger actors of today get tossed in the mix, the series suddenly takes a kinder, gentler approach to its extreme violence. The film was released in the united states on august, 2010. The expendablesled by barney ross and formed by lee christmas. The expendables series 4 primary works 4 total works hundreds of years in the future, humans have conquered faster than light ftl space travel and matter transmission over vast distances. The audience for the first expendables grew up on the hardr brutality its stars dished out in the 80s and early 90s. The expendables 3 is a 2014 american ensemble action movie directed by patrick hughes. The youngest, jack, estranged from his girlfriend, is attracted to one of the trains attendants.
The film series itself was created to pay homage to the blockbuster action films of the 1980s and 90s and also pays gratitude to the action stars of those decades, as well as more recent stars in action. Expendables is an intriguing look at what could very possibly happen in the world. Kellan lutz at an event for the expendables 2010 terry crews at an event for the expendables 2010. It is the first installment in the expendables film series. We also know that the expendables 4 has been kicking around as well, but this spinoff may be what came out of the development process. Stonebanks had gone rogue and was eventually thought to be dead. A fun action drama that unites iconic tv stars as a new team of highly. This is the second film in the franchise to have an unrated directors cut the first film had a similar rerelease and was released exclusively november 25, 2014 on bluray. The expendablesthe expendables 2the expendables 3 dvd.
The expendables dvd, 2010, canadian for sale online ebay. Expendables defeats weak batch of new films view all. The expendables 3 is a 2014 action film directed by patrick hughes and is a sequel to the 2012 film, the expendables 2 and it is the third installment of the trilogy. The expendables 3 reveals full cast and a plot synopsis. Full cast and plot revealed for the expendables 3 film. The brothers argue, sulk, resent each other, and fight.
Tv series based on the feature film franchise, the expendables. Like the movies, the show will bring together a bunch of famous action stars. The film costars jason statham, jet li, dolph lundgren, randy couture, terry crews, steve austin and mickey rourke. Netflix has set friday, june 19 for the season 2 premiere, and unveiled first look photos for the upcoming season of ryan murphy. He is hired by agent church in the first film to investigate suspicious activities in vilena and take out its fanatical dictator general garza. The expendables is an american series of action films written by and starring sylvester stallone and originally created by david callaham. Jan 29, 2020 we also know that the expendables 4 has been kicking around as well, but this spinoff may be what came out of the development process. Plot details for the expendables 3 emerge movies empire. The expendables 3 also marketed as the expendables iii is a 2014 american ensemble action movie directed by patrick hughes, and written by creighton rothenberger, katrin benedikt, and sylvester. It is instead rated pg, a decision that angered many. Promo poster and synopsis for the expendables 2 starring sylvester stallone. Following the success of the film, a sequel, the expendables 2, was released on august 17, 2012, with most of the original cast reprising their roles.
When it comes to the expendables 3, the first major setback arrives in the form of its pg rating. The expendables 3 story, the expendables 3 hollywood movie. Their new cia handler max drummer harrison ford sends them off to capture a highlevel arms dealer and acknowledged war criminal, which barney finds is his former partner and cofounder of the expendables, conrad stonebanks, who he thought was dead. Ok harrison ford is his usual gray self but antonio banderas shines in every scene he is in mixing pathos and humor in a heady mix of, why has he not been the lead in. This one takes itself a little too seriously and comes across as 50% setup and 50% repetitious action. The ensemble cast of sylvester stallone, arnold schwartzenegger, jason statham, terry crews, chuck norris, and many others. A band of very different people, all from very different back grounds, and all drafted to service their country. The expendables go to hell in graphic novel cowritten by sylvester stallone rocky foes lundgren and stallone to reteam on a new action tv series terry crews wont be in expendables 4 after.
When barney and conrad stonebanks mel gibson cofounded the expendables, they were positively unstoppable. Aug 20, 20 plot details for the expendables 3 emerge. It is the sequel to the 2010 action film the expendables, and stars sylvester stallone, jason statham, jet li, dolph lundgren, chuck norris, terry crews, randy couture, liam. Christmas, yang, caesar, and toll plant explosive charges throughout the site, including the storage area full of drugs.
The series is a bout teams of expendables 7 human and 6 robots who prov planets for colonization. Goodreads members who liked the expendables also liked. A series based on red or step up would need only utilize the central premise of the films on which they are based, but an expendables show would be far more difficult to pull off. Aug 15, 2014 the audience for the first expendables grew up on the hardr brutality its stars dished out in the 80s and early 90s. The expendables 2 trailer, poster, synopsis collider. This second installment of the expendables movie series was really good. May 11, 2011 the expendables 2 poster and synopsis. Sylvester stallone, dolph lundgren, jet li, jason statham, mickey rourke, terry crews, randy couture, stone cold steve austin, bruce willis and arnold schwarzenegger. The expendables are back and this time its personal. Barney sylvester stallone is in an op with his team when they see stonebanks mel gibson another finding member of the expendables. Expendables 3 simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Hundreds of years in the future, humans have conquered faster than light ftl space travel and matter transmission over vast distances.
The film is intended to be an homage to the blockbuster action films of the 1980s and early 1990s. Webb, who says a screenplay based on his story was widely distributed in hollywood prior to the start of production on stallones movie. The expendables 3 is easily the worst of the franchise so far. It is the third installment in the expendables film series and the sequel to the. Aug 15, 2014 as far as movie franchises go, the expendables series is less a genuine attempt to make actual action movies and more a cinematic equivalent of the lillian booth actors home. And whats even more disappointing is that the story focuses more on this new breed of amateurs no one gives a. The expendables team fights and shoots its way through garzas compound and dozens of soldiers. The expendables collection the movie database tmdb. The expendables 2 is a 2012 american action film directed by simon west, written by richard wenk and sylvester stallone and based on a story by ken kaufman, david agosto and wenk. Aug 15, 2014 the expendables 3 offers its share of oldschool action thrills and fun, yet it has the same problems as its predecessors and then some the expendables 3 picks up with barney ross sylvester stallone and his loyal roughnecks as they rescue an old crew member wesley snipes, to assist the understaffed expendables team on what otherwise seems to be a routine mission. The expendables 3 is a 2014 american action film directed by patrick hughes and written by creighton rothenberger, katrin benedikt and sylvester stallone.
Strangely, gibsons role as an arms dealer sounds very similar to his part in robert rodriguezs machete kills. Aug 19, 20 the third installment of the popular actionthriller will star sylvester stallone, jason statham, jet li, dolph lundgren, terry crews, and arnold schwarzenegger who will all be returning to. The expendables is currently set to open on august 17, 2012. The expendables 2010, the expendables 2 2012 and the expendables 3 2014, with a fourth film scheduled to be released in the future. However, the brutal weather conditions turn out to possibly be an even greater foe than the nazi patrols. Much of what is going on in this book is already happening in the world the division between the haves and the have nots, the haves making food products that are not good for you just like tronk and the fake food the outsiders are given, only the haves insiders. Sure, it had plenty of historic action heroes and some great nostalgic oneliners arnie yelling get to the choppa is gold and it even had a halfway decent plot, albeit not an the expendables 3 is easily the worst of the franchise so far. These discoveries open up alien worlds for colonization. In any event, plot details are being kept under wraps, but. Find books like the expendables from the worlds largest community of readers. It is a sequel to the 2012 action movie the expendables 2. Watch the darjeeling limited 2007 online free gogomovies. It is also the third movie in the expendables movie series.
Barney ross leads the expendables, a band of highly skilled mercenaries including knife. Aug 19, 20 this plot description also upturns earlier plot rumors that suggested that the new movie would feature a whole team of younger techsavvy mercenaries that the expendables would have to square off. The expendables is a 2010 american action film written by david callaham and sylvester. Plenty of cliche narratives and dialogue to go along with a bland plot. Its a teaser that doesnt get into plot, or even showcase any major action. Swearing revenge, the expendables venture into hostile territory and discover vilains plot to siphon and profit from tons of weaponsgrade plutonium. Other movies shot in nu boyana film studios include the expendables 2. Barney ross sylvester stallone and his band of aging mercenaries recruit a younger crew to battle the one man capable of exterminating the expendables in this sequel directed by sylvester stallones patrick hughes. This series is the closest well probably get to tv tropes, the movie. The expendables 3 2014 plot summary 5 barney augments his team with new blood for a personal battle.
Sylvester stallone, jason statham, jet li, dolph lundgren, chuck norris star in the expendables 2. With vengeance in their blood and some unexpected help, the expendables race to stop vilain and his team of mercenaries before the plutonium falls into more wrong hands. Released on august 15, 2014, it is the first film in the expendables series not to be rated r by the motion picture association of america. Plot after years of corruption, murder of american hostages, and betrayal of foreign policies, the us with the help of other nations who secretly put together a squad of their most highly. Aug 04, 2014 although the expendables 3 remains faithful to the series bmovie roots, what becomes increasingly clear is that the issue of franchise fatigue isnt so much attributable to the initially. It lacks the newness of the first movie and the pure camp enjoyment factor of the expendables 2. With this series he has assembled more allstar action heroes than good plot ideas, but the simplicity of the storytelling is just to. Sylvester stallone faces lawsuit over expendables plot the guardian.
The plot of the series was announced to feature a new team of expendables, composed of iconic television stars, who are on a mission to stop the. They not only need to find the traps on these planets, they jump on the springs. The expendables 3, is shooting in bulgaria right now, so the typical flood of illegal paparazzi snaps are sure to invade the internet soon. With sylvester stallone, jason statham, jet li, antonio banderas. Rather than artificially extend its life, maybe the time has come to say rest in peace. The expendables, though, is a bloated mess, a bunch of guys past their prime punching and kicking each other and pretending its for our benefit, when its really just one last selfcongratulatory. The politician is set to return next month with new plot twists. The second setback comes from the films younger cast members who are unreservedly useless in their given roles. But both methods require humans to travel in suspended animation. There is also an original comic story currently in development set between the second and third movies. The expendables is a 2010 action film directed by and starring sylvester stallone. A group of elite mercenaries known as the expendables, are deployed to somalia, to halt local pirates from executing some hostages.
This has to be an intentional wink from stallone and his contemporaries. Church reunites the expendables for what should be an easy paycheck, but when one of their men is murdered on the job, their quest for revenge puts them deep in enemy territory and up against an unexpected threat. Full story synopsis for the expendables 2 geektyrant. The expendables plot centers on a group of mercenaries who are hired to. Stallonezone spoke with stallones people and learned that the synopsis is incorrect and that the real storyline will be. Lionsgate has released the first trailer for the expendables 2, directed by simon west the mechanic. The expendables 2 is gearing up for production, and has been given the release date of august 17th 2012. The film series itself was created to pay homage to the blockbuster action films of the 1980s and 90s and also pays tribute to the action stars of those decades, as well as more recent stars in action.
The expendables 2010 upcoming movies movie database. The series has received mixed critical reception, in regard to its plots and dialogue between the characters. Each team member is considered expendable, many are criminals. Sylvester stallone, arnold schwarzenegger and jason statham join forces with mel gibson, wesley snipes, harrison ford and 11 more legends and rising stars in these epic adventures. The ensemble cast of sylvester stallone, arnold schwartzenegger, jason statham, terry crews, chuck norris, and. Its winkwink fun thats so over the top, i wouldnt be surprised to see an anvil drop from the sky onto someones head. Plotwise, the films are known for their superficiality, so theres no challenge there.
Action fans will salivate over the powerpacked cast of this film from actordirector sylvester stallone. Netflix teases the grudge series with chilling juon. The 2014 sequel to the expendables 2 in the cold opening, the team retrieves barneys old friend doc wesley snipes from a prison transport. Jensen and hired men pursue them on the road, ending in an abandoned warehouse. The film features an ensemble cast of stars including sylvester stallone, jason statham, antonio banderas, jet. With sylvester stallone, jason statham, jet li, dolph lundgren. The expendables is an american ensemble action thriller franchise spanning a film series. Barney augments his team with new blood for a personal battle. Scott when you were drafted it didnt matter if you were black, white, rich, or even poor. Contentsshow plot a group of elite mercenaries known as the. Aug 04, 2014 the expendables 3 is released in the uk on august 14 and in the us on august 15. Issue 1 of the expendables comic is the worlds first introduction to a group of mercenaries called the expendables, and the beginning of a 4part series that provides a backstory to the expendables film.
Nu image millennium films and lionsgate are producing the film and theyve released a full detailed plot synopsis for the film up at the cannes film festival, and it does contain spoilers. A year after the accidental death of their father, three brothers each suffering from depression meet for a train trip across india. The expendables is more than just your average action movie. It is the first book in a series involving the league of peoples, an assemblage of advanced species in the milky way galaxy. The expendables may be an actiongoers delight and filled with explosions, machismo, testosterone and heavy starpower from. The expendables 3 is not for the cerebral it is full of blazing action scenes, comfortable humour and a plot that is held together by duck tape but it delivers in spades.
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