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'''''The Expendables''''' is an American series of [[ensemble cast|ensemble]] [[action film]]s written by and starring [[Sylvester Stallone]].The film series itself was created to pay homage to the blockbuster action films of the 1980s and 90's and also pays gratitude to the action stars of those decades, as well as more recent stars in action. The series consists of three films: ''[[The Expendables (2010 film)|The Expendables]]'' (2010), ''[[The Expendables 2]]'' (2012), and the upcoming third film ''[[The Expendables 3]]'' (2014). The series has received mixed to positive critical reception in regards to plots and dialogue between the characters; however, many critics praised the use of humor and action scenes. This franchise is about reunion for the superstars of the 1980's and 1990's including Stallone, [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]], [[Bruce Willis]], [[Jet Li]], [[Jean-Claude Van Damme]], [[Harrison Ford]], [[Mel Gibson]], [[Wesley Snipes]], [[Antonio Banderas]], [[Mickey Rourke]] And [[Chuck Norris]].
'''''The Expendables''''' is an American series of [[ensemble cast|ensemble]] [[action film]]s written by and starring [[Sylvester Stallone]] and originally created by [[David Callaham]].The film series itself was created to pay homage to the blockbuster action films of the 1980s and 90's and also pays gratitude to the action stars of those decades, as well as more recent stars in action. The series consists of three films: ''[[The Expendables (2010 film)|The Expendables]]'' (2010), ''[[The Expendables 2]]'' (2012), and the upcoming third film ''[[The Expendables 3]]'' (2014). The series has received mixed to positive critical reception in regards to plots and dialogue between the characters; however, many critics praised the use of humor and action scenes. This franchise is about reunion for the superstars of the 1980's and 1990's including Stallone, [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]], [[Bruce Willis]], [[Jet Li]], [[Jean-Claude Van Damme]], [[Harrison Ford]], [[Mel Gibson]], [[Wesley Snipes]], [[Antonio Banderas]], [[Mickey Rourke]] And [[Chuck Norris]].


==Films==
==Films==

Revision as of 14:17, 24 November 2013

The Expendables
Directed bySylvester Stallone (1)
Simon West (2)
Patrick Hughes (3)
Screenplay bySylvester Stallone
David Callaham (1)
Richard Wenk (2)
Produced byAvi Lerner
StarringSee below
Music byBrian Tyler
Production
companies
Distributed byLionsgate
Release date
2010 – present
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$180 million
Box office$586,970,394

The Expendables is an American series of ensemble action films written by and starring Sylvester Stallone and originally created by David Callaham.The film series itself was created to pay homage to the blockbuster action films of the 1980s and 90's and also pays gratitude to the action stars of those decades, as well as more recent stars in action. The series consists of three films: The Expendables (2010), The Expendables 2 (2012), and the upcoming third film The Expendables 3 (2014). The series has received mixed to positive critical reception in regards to plots and dialogue between the characters; however, many critics praised the use of humor and action scenes. This franchise is about reunion for the superstars of the 1980's and 1990's including Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis, Jet Li, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Harrison Ford, Mel Gibson, Wesley Snipes, Antonio Banderas, Mickey Rourke And Chuck Norris.

Films

The Expendables (2010)

Main article: The Expendables (2010 film)

The Expendables, a group of elite mercenaries who carry out all sorts of missions, ranging from assassination to rescue, are deployed to a South American island, Vilena, to overthrow a Latin American dictator, General Garza, who is interfering with the plans of a group of "people" led by a man known only as Mr. Church. However, the team leader, Barney Ross, soon realises that Garza is merely a puppet being controlled by a ruthless rogue CIA officer, James Monroe, who is Mr. Church's real target. Ross decides to abort the mission, but ultimately decides to return and rescue Garza's estranged daughter, Sandra, from Vilena.

The Expendables 2 (2012)

Main article: The Expendables 2

A while after the first film, the Expendables accept another mission from Mr. Church to make up for losses caused by the mission in Vilena, but they end up in a conflict with a rival mercenary group, the Sangs, and their newest and youngest member is murdered by their leader, Jean Vilain. Ross swears vengeance on Vilain for his protegé's death and starts to track him down, in the process learning that Vilain threatens the world with five tons of weapons grade plutonium he intends to excavate from an abandoned Soviet mine and sell to the highest bidder.

The Expendables 3 (2014)

Main article: The Expendables 3

The Expendables come face to face with the team's co-founder Conrad Stonebanks. Ross was forced to kill Stonebanks after he became a ruthless arms trader, but Stonebanks survived and has now made it his mission to destroy The Expendables. Ross resorts to recruiting a new and younger generation of Expendables to help the team overcome his old adversary.

Future

The Expendabelles

In August 2012, producer Adi Shankar's production company, 1984 Private Defense Contractors, hired screenwriter Dutch Southern to write an all-female action film. It was also reported that the film, inspired by The Expendables franchise, will be fully financed by 1984 Private Defense Contractors and that the company has already began talks with several prominent female action stars.[1]

In September 2012, actress and former MMA fighter Gina Carano signed on to lead the all-female ensemble. Shankar said, "I don't know how I'm supposed to make a movie that is supposed to be the female version of The Expendables without Gina Carano in it. It would be like making Twix without caramel or Jamba Juice without jamba".[2]

In October 2012, Katee Sackhoff, best known for her role as Kara Thrace on the television series Battlestar Galactica, joined the project. Shankar said, "If you spend five minutes with Katee it becomes blatantly obvious that she would pwn [sic] most male action stars".[3] Also in October, Millennium Films, the studio behind The Expendables, announced plans for their own take on all-female version of the film titled The ExpendaBelles.[4]

In August 2013, Sharni Vinson, who played the lead in the 2013 horror film, You're Next, joined the cast.[5]

On October 28, 2013, Lerner is in negotiating with actresses Meryl Streep, Cameron Diaz and Milla Jovovich to appear in the film and is looking for a female director to direct it.[6]

Cast and characters

The Expendables
(2010) 		The Expendables 2
(2012) 		The Expendables 3
(2014)
Barney Ross Sylvester Stallone
Lee Christmas Jason Statham
Yin Yang Jet Li
Gunner Jensen Dolph Lundgren
Hale Caesar Terry Crews
Toll Road Randy Couture
Trench Mauser Arnold Schwarzenegger
Mr. Church Bruce Willis
Lacy Charisma Carpenter
Tool Mickey Rourke
James Munroe Eric Roberts
Dan Paine Steve Austin
General Garza David Zayas
Sandra Garza Giselle Itié
The Brit Gary Daniels
Booker Chuck Norris
Jean Vilain Jean-Claude Van Damme
Billy the Kid Liam Hemsworth
Hector Scott Adkins
Maggie Chan Yu Nan
Conrad Stonebanks Mel Gibson
Max Drummer Harrison Ford
TBA Wesley Snipes
TBA Antonio Banderas
TBA Victor Ortiz
TBA Ronda Rousey
TBA Kellan Lutz
Bonaparte Kelsey Grammer
Note: A gray cell indicates character did not appear in that story.

Reception

The Expendables received mixed to negative reviews from critics. The film review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes shows that 41% of critics gave the film a positive review based upon reviews by 192 critics.[7] At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the film has received a mean score of 45, based on 35 reviews.[8] CinemaScore polls, however, reflect solid audience approval with a B+ average grade.[9]

The Expendables 2 received mixed reviews from critics. The film garnered a 65% approval rating from 119 critics – an average rating of 5.8 out of 10 – on the review-aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes, which gave the following consensus: "Taut, violent, and suitably self-deprecating, The Expendables 2 gives classic action fans everything they can reasonably expect from a star-studded shoot-'em-up — for better and for worse."[10] Metacritic gave it a score of 51 (out of 100) from 28 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.[11] CinemaScore polls reported that moviegoers gave the film an average grade of A– on an A+-to-F scale, compared to The Expendables' B+.[12][13]

Critical reception

Film Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic
The Expendables 41% (196 reviews) 31 (32 reviews)
The Expendables 2 65% (122 reviews) 59 (22 reviews)
The Expendables 3 TBA TBA
Average ratings 53% 45

Box office performance

Film Release date Revenue Rank Budget Reference
Box Office Foreign Worldwide All time domestic All time worldwide
The Expendables August 13, 2010 $103,068,524 $171,401,870 $274,470,394 489 325 $80,000,000 —
The Expendables 2 August 17, 2012 $85,028,192 $215,400,000 $312,573,423 644 283 $100,000,000 —
The Expendables 3 August 15, 2014 TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA

References

  1. ^ Shankar backing ‘Expendables’ riff with female stars
  2. ^ Carano attaches to femme riff on ‘Expendables’
  3. ^ Katee Sackhoff joins femme ‘Expendables’
  4. ^ Millennium Hires ‘Legally Blonde’ Scribes For ‘ExpendaBelles’ Spinoff
  5. ^ Exclusive: YOU’RE NEXT Breakout Star Sharni Vinson Joins Adi Shankar’s Female EXPENDABLES Project
  6. ^ Avi Lerner Saves His ‘ExpendaBelles’ News For Bulgaria
  7. ^ "The Expendables". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved 2012-07-03.
  8. ^ "The Expendables (2010): Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 4, 2010.
  9. ^ "Box Office: 'Expendables' Blow Up - LA Times.com". Latimesblogs.latimes.com. 2010-08-15. Retrieved 2012-06-29.
  10. ^ "The Expendables 2 (2012)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 17, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ "The Expendables 2". Metacritic. 2012. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
  12. ^ Stewart, Andrew (August 19, 2012). "'Expendables' wins weekend with soft $28.8 mil". Variety. Reed Business Information. Archived from the original on August 20, 2012. Retrieved August 20, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  13. ^ Finke, Nikke (August 17, 2012). "'The Expendables 2′ Tops Crowded Box Office With $11.5M Friday/$30M Weekend, 'Bourne Legacy' $5.4M/$17.2M, 'Paranorman' $5.3M/$15.3M, 'Sparkle' $5.0M/$15.5M". Deadline.com. PMC. Archived from the original on November 16, 2012. Retrieved August 18, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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