The Expendables 3 didn’t do too well at the box office, saved only by international takings. It didn’t do too well with us here at Flickering Myth either, and you can see why here and here. And it seems that the big man himself, Sylvester Stallone, agreed. In an interview with Crave Online (which you can read here), the action star is asked if future instalments will be R-rated:
“Absolutely unequivocally yes. I believe it was a horrible miscalculation on everyone’s part in trying to reach a wider audience, but in doing such, diminish the violence that the audience expects. I’m quite certain it won’t happen again.”
Phew. Lets hope that he sticks to that when EX4 rolls around. At least he lost that awful moustache.
The Expendables 3 is released on DVD and Blu-Ray on November 25th. Patrick Hughes (Red Hill) directs a cast that sees returning Expendables Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jason Statham, Dolph Lundgren, Randy Couture, Terry Crews and Jet Li and franchise newcomers Harrison Ford (Star Wars), Wesley Snipes (Blade), Mel Gibson (Lethal Weapon), Antonio Banderas (Desperado), Kellan Lutz (The Legend of Hercules), Kelsey Grammer (X-Men: The Last Stand), Glen Powell (The Dark Knight Rises), Ronda Rousey (Fast & Furious 7), and Victor Ortiz.
Chris Cooper is a Flickering Myth Staff Writer, and owner of the blog Super Duper Stuff. Follow him on Twitter @SDCCooper or visit the blog’s Facebook page.
You can listen to the cast of The Expendables 3, including Sylvester Stallone, Wesley Snipes, Jason Statham and Antonio Banderas, using the player below:
Kyle Posey says
Nice, Sly. This is something 12 year olds on the internet could have told you three months before the movie came out.
Senna4ever says
At least he is being honest and not blaming piracy (like anyone else commenting) for the poor reception the film had.
Yes the film did suffer due to it’s PG-13 rating.
Gavin says
What about the fact that no one wanted to see young expendables
Or that the entire cast needlessly play heroes…with only Mel cast as a villian
Or the fact that they hire all these big names..but keep giving sly to much screentime
Or that not one good guy dies (really, they couldn’t even take one out)
Or that the final fight between sly and mel lasts a miserable 5 minutes
Or that jet li’s brief appearance at the end got a huge “Why did even bother” groan from me
Blame the PG-13 rating of you want. But someday, sly and the producers should work out what the audience really wants. And not simply whats satisfys stallone’s big ego