Just before Christmas it was reported that The Expendables 4 had been given the green light, and will bring the curtain down on the action ensemble series when it opens around the globe in 2018. Well, Sylvester Stallone has now confirmed his return as Barney Ross for the fourth and final instalment, providing a brief update […]
Sylvester Stallone: The Unstoppable Force
Tom Jolliffe looks at the upcoming offerings from Sylvester Stallone, who is still going strong at 76… For many, Sylvester Stallone is an icon. A hero through childhood and adolescence for several generations of movie fan. I grew up in an era where playgrounds were divided by camps. It might have been a Glaswegian School […]
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 […]
A Look Back at The Expendables Franchise (And a Look Forward…)
Ten years on from the release of the first movie, Tom Jolliffe looks back at the Expendables franchise and then looks at where it can go now (and who needs to join the crew)… When The Expendables was first announced in late 2009, my excitement levels went through the roof. Initially it was Sylvester Stallone, […]
Steven Seagal working on Under Siege 3, why he won’t work on Expendables
It has been 22 years since Steven Seagal saved a navy battleship in Under Siege, but it looks like Casey Ryback could be making a comeback for a third outing as Seagal has revealed he’s working on Under Siege 3. In an interview with UK magazine Big Issue, the 62-year old said when asked what he […]
Mid-Era Jason Statham Movies
Tom Jolliffe looks at the middle era of Jason Statham movies (2010-2015)… He’s follicly challenged, raspy voiced and a double hard bastard. No, he’s not Vin Diesel, he’s Britain’s own Jason Statham. Statham began his film career almost by accident, plucked from obscurity to star in Guy Ritchie’s breakout film, Lock Stock and Two Smoking […]
Sylvester Stallone says The Expendables 3’s PG-13 rating “was a horrible miscalculation”
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 […]
The Expendables 4 gets September 2023 release date and synopsis
Get ready for Sylvester Stallone’s Barney Ross farewell, as Lionsgate has set a September 2023 release date for the action sequel The Expendables 4. Marking Sly’s final outing in the franchise he co-created, The Expendables 4 will see the action icon joined by fellow franchise vets Jason Statham, Dolph Lundgren and Randy Couture, as well […]
The Expendables 4: Two crew members injured on set
Per Deadline, two crew members have been injured during the production of the Sylvester Stallone-starring action sequel The Expendables 4, which is currently shooting in Greece. According to producer Millennium, one injury involved a painter falling from a height during pre-production and the second injury occurred more recently when a stuntman backed up a slow-moving […]
Sylvester Stallone wraps The Expendables 4, says goodbye to franchise
The Expendables 4 only started shooting a couple of weeks ago, and it seems one of the OG cast may find themselves Expendable in this latest instalment as Sylvester Stallone has taken to Instagram to announce that he’s already wrapped filming as Barney Ross and is “moving on” from the action franchise. “It’s time to […]
