Over the past few years, there’s been some doubt that The Expendables franchise would return for a fourth instalment, with Sylvester Stallone pulling out of the planned sequel back in 2017 due to creative differences with Millennium boss Avi Lerner, before the two sorted out their differences the following year for a planned 2018 shoot that […]
The Expendables Go To Hell in new graphic novel
The status of the fourth film may be up in the air, but The Expendables are set to return in comic book form courtesy of Sylvester Stallone, Chuck Dixon and artist Graham Nolan with the original graphic novel The Expendables Go To Hell. Announced this week by Stallone (which coincided with the launch of a […]
Why Rambo: Last Blood could finally fulfil Sylvester Stallone’s Expendables ‘Old School’ promise
Tom Jolliffe takes a look Rambo: Last Blood and why it could be the ultimate old school action film of the modern era… It was the tail end of 2009. The announcement was made that Sylvester Stallone, having been on something of a comeback with successful rejuvenations for Rocky and Rambo, announced the ultimate old […]
The Season of Dolph Lundgren
Tom Jolliffe looks at Dolph Lundgren’s current comeback with roles in two of the winter season’s biggest releases…. The Thanksgiving and Christmas movie seasons are a lucrative time of year. It comes after the atypical autumn lull, boosting the coffers after the summer blockbuster blitz. I recall one Christmas season (very vaguely), 31 years ago. […]
Terry Crews says The Expendables almost went straight-to-video
In 2010, Sylvester Stallone assembled some of the biggest names in the history of the action genre for The Expendables, with Sly teaming up with the likes of Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Mickey Rourke, Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger. While that cast would have been a dream for any self-respecting studio some two […]
Terry Crews turns down The Expendables 4 due to producer threats
When Sylvester Stallone’s Barney Ross reassembles The Expendables next year for the fourth instalment of the action franchise, the team of mercenaries will be without one of its original members as Terry Crews has revealed that he has turned down the opportunity to reprise the role of Hale Caesar. Crews recently filed a lawsuit against […]
The Expendables 4 will shoot in the summer
Back in January it was reported that Sylvester Stallone had sorted out his creative differences with Millennium Films’ Avi Lerner, and was now back on board for a fourth instalment in the Expendables franchise. Well, it seems that is indeed the case, as Stallone’s co-star Randy Couture has confirmed to The Arnold Fans that filming […]
Good Concept, Bad Delivery
Tom Jolliffe takes a look at when good concepts are badly executed… Occasionally you’ll see a film or a TV show and you wonder why they bothered at all. Everything goes wrong. Sometimes it starts from the very concept. In the case of remakes for example, you know right off the bat that some films […]
Sylvester Stallone teases The Expendables 4 return
Last April, it was announced that Sylvester Stallone had opted against a return as Barney Ross for The Expendables 4, exiting the all-star action franchise over creative differences with Millennium Films boss Avi Lerner. Well, it seems that Sly may now have had a change of heart, with the star taking to Instagram to share […]
Flickering Myth Film Class: How To Do An Ensemble Film
In the latest instalment of Flickering Myth’s film class, Tom Jolliffe looks at how to pull off an ensemble film… The art in pulling off the ensemble film. It’s a tricking balance. In the vast majority of cinema you may be limited to one or two clearly defined protagonists with a cast of supporting artists. […]