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The Expendables 2 - Trailer
Releasing Date: 17 August 2012
The Expendables 2 is an upcoming 2012 American ensemble action film directed by Simon West and written by Richard Wenk and Sylvester Stallone, based on a story by Ken Kaufman, David Agosto and Wenk. It is a sequel to the 2010 action film The Expendables, and stars Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Chuck Norris, Randy Couture, Terry Crews, Liam Hemsworth, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Bruce Willis, and Arnold Schwarzenegger. The film is due to be released on August 17, 2012, by Lions Gate Entertainment.
Cast:
- Sylvester Stallone as Barney Ross:
- The leader of the Expendables.
- Jason Statham as Lee Christmas:
- The Expendables' knife expert.
- Jet Li as Yin Yang:
- The Expendables' hand-to-hand combat expert.
- Dolph Lundgren as Gunnar Jensen:
- A mentally unstable member of the Expendables.
- Chuck Norris as Booker:
- A former acquaintance of Ross running a mission parallel to the that of the Expendables'.
- The main antagonist of the film and the leader of an opposing team of mercenaries.Van Damme had previously been offered a role in The Expendables but failed to come to an agreement with Stallone and ultimately never took part.Commenting on the role, Stallone said "We’ll have a big showdown between me and Van Damme, which has been anticipated for a long time, so it should be a good one."
- Bruce Willis as Mr. Church
- In late August 2011, Stallone stated his interest in having Willis return for a role in the sequel – expanding upon his brief cameo in the original – potentially as a "super villain".Willis was confirmed to be involved in a "substantial" role on September 6, 2011.Commenting on the film, Willis said "Hopefully, they'll start shooting it while we're young enough to survive."
- Arnold Schwarzenegger as Trench
- Stallone noted his intention to have Schwarzenegger return for a sequel before the release of The Expendables, stating "If this works, I would love to get him in the next one". Schwarzenegger's involvement was confirmed on September 6, 2011, his "substantial" role expanding on his cameo in the original film. Schwarzenegger filmed his scenes in 4 days.
- Terry Crews as Hale Caesar
- The Expendables' long-barrel weapons specialist.
- Randy Couture as Toll Road
- The Expendables' demolitions expert.
- Liam Hemsworth as Billy the Kid
- A sniper. Hemsworth was confirmed for the role on September 19, 2011. Hemsworth had been cast in the previous film in a similar role as a different character, but his role was ultimately written out of the script. Stallone remained in contact with Hemsworth and offered him a role in the sequel when production moved forward.
