In fact, the film's high-budget production costs (which exceeded $100 million) only managed to earn $50 million back during its run, displaying some potential signs of audience fatigue for the Expendables franchise.
But why did the fourth film experience such a fall-off? Was it a result of Sylvester Stallone's limited involvement? The strikes that halted promotional[...]
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It's pretty common knowledge that Sylvester Stallone took on a smaller role in the recent fourth installment of The Expendables (unfortunately titled Expend4bles), which has created opportunities for new characters to shine – but it's also left some reminiscing over the days when Stallone was front and center.
So why the change of pace in the[...]
The star-studded Expendables franchise has been a hit with audiences for over a decade, bringing together several generations of action stars for a team-up event like no other And even though the fourth installment is earning somewhat lackluster results at the box office, there's still likely a solid audience that's prepared to return for a[...]
A few years back, we learned that action star Sylvester Stallone planned to step away from his role in the Expendables franchise after wrapping scenes for the upcoming film – effectively passing the torch to his longtime co-star Jason Statham And now that the film has been released, we're learning that the actor's presence was definitely missed[...]
Fortunately, the film's director shares a few details about why he didn't appear in the movie and how it offered an opportunity for a new character.
Megan Fox as Gina, Andy Garcia as Marsh, and Jacob Scipio as Galan in The Expendables 4 Photo Credit: Yana Blajeva EX4 Productions, Inc 2022 © 2023 Lionsgate
Antonio Banderas' Expend4bles[...]
In just a few days, the fourth story in the long-running action franchise The Expendables will hit theaters everywhere, with some of the most influential action stars coming together once more for a team-up like no other And if you're familiar with the history of the franchise, you also know that the action is going[...]
If you were holding out hope for another film in the action-packed The Expendables franchise, you're sort of in luck! In a pandemic, where the box office isn't back up to running at a normal pace (Godzilla vs Kong is a nice, slow start and patience is key) it's hard to know where many films[...]
With Expendables 3 about to hit theaters, the folks over at Screen Junkies have done up a new Honest Trailer for the original Expendables movie.
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With Expendables 3 about to hit theaters, the folks over at Screen Junkies have done up a new Honest Trailer for the original Expendables movie.
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Alasdair Stuart writes for Bleeding Cool.
Not a hallucination! Not a dream! Quite Possibly joking!
Sylvester Stallone is in the middle of writing Expendables 3 and it seems to have led him to a very unusual possibility for the director's chair.
Mel Gibson.
Earlier today, Stallone tweeted;
What about Mel Gibson directing EXPENDABLES FIVE???
— Sylvester Stallone (@TheSlyStallone) April 11, 2013
Then:
No[...]