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Stallone To Write, Direct And Star In (With Jason Statham And Maybe Jet Li) THE EXPENDABLES!!

So.. by deanbarry	Nov 5th, 2008 11:29:23 PM
Will it be The One: 2 then????
Second! by deanbarry	Nov 5th, 2008 11:30:06 PM
Awright! Hope Stallone does some good with this. I like the guy.
Sweet! Stallone for President 2012 by MANZILLA	Nov 5th, 2008 11:30:20 PM

Awesome by Forsakyn	Nov 5th, 2008 11:31:56 PM
I loved Rambo. But here's my two cents: Statham - yeah, fits the bill. But instead of Jet Li (who I like), get Jackie Chan. Jackie, do a bad ass movie where you're a mean son of a bitch mercenary.
sweeeeeeeeeet! by the milf lover	Nov 5th, 2008 11:35:58 PM
Sounds like this could be an awesome movie!
Jason Strathham for the Rhinestone reboot by Xiphos_2	Nov 5th, 2008 11:38:21 PM
It would be cool to see the Transporter singing the Drinkingstien song. Also, Strathham for the Over The Top remake.
In other words by kungfuhustler84	Nov 5th, 2008 11:41:26 PM
Nu Image should be fucking destroyed. Rambo was fun, but they are otherwise a shit studio. holy hell, what an awful record. Bret Ratner for Conan. Great idea assholes.
Please cast Shia as the old Colonel who assigns their mission by Frisco	Nov 5th, 2008 11:46:44 PM
I'm all for this flick, it sounds fun. And having Jason Statham and Jet Li announced as starring in a movie on the day after The One was elected? Pretty freaky, mang.
This is STALLONE's A-TEAM --- FUCK FOX! by ABking	Nov 5th, 2008 11:48:32 PM
STALLONE has just put his A-TEAM together and hopefully this movie is gonna KICK SOME ASS. Sly writing and directing is a plus. This should make up for the crapfest that was WAR!
"Rambo" fun? by Katie Geek	Nov 5th, 2008 11:48:41 PM
http://tinyurl.com/5vhen9
HOLY AWESOME! read below by Regicidal_Maniac	Nov 5th, 2008 11:50:25 PM
See above.
Stallone should direct "Conan" by Mr. Waturi	Nov 5th, 2008 11:51:51 PM
...and every other action movie that comes out next year. "Rambo" rocked.
Why won't they go after Al Qaida? by jimmy_009	Nov 5th, 2008 11:54:26 PM
This is the only generation that refuses to make movies where they kick the shit out of the enemy they're at war at. And Al Qaida are certifiable assholes. There's no excuse.
Stallone's CONAN would be great! FUCK RATNER! by ABking	Nov 5th, 2008 11:54:32 PM
If only Ratner was the guy Rambo sliced his head off then we would have no CONAN film directed by the man. All we need now from this new Sly action film is Bruce WILLIS!
At war with... by jimmy_009	Nov 5th, 2008 11:54:45 PM
You get me.
Cast BRUCE WILLIS NEXT! by ABking	Nov 5th, 2008 11:56:08 PM
This film can be what all you fan boys wanted from QT's INGLORIOUS BASTARDS -- A team of bad ass action stars on a mission. This will be the action version of QT's war fest.
Q & A! Q & A! by buffywrestling	Nov 6th, 2008 12:02:27 AM
I'm still feeling chanty.
I'm waiting for Dave Attell's THE UNFUCKABLES by BurnHollywood	Nov 6th, 2008 12:04:42 AM
Finally, an all-star team we can all relate to...
Q & A's should be for ROCKY and or RAMBO movies only! by ABking	Nov 6th, 2008 12:06:28 AM
Harry has spoken!
This isn't a parody of the Untouchables? by PirateEmery	Nov 6th, 2008 12:13:48 AM
Where each of the guys gets fucked a lot faster than the "untouchable" Untouchables?
FUCK YEAH by GilbertRSmith	Nov 6th, 2008 12:15:01 AM
HELL YES. Fuck the negative Nancies out there who hate on everything and anything, Stallone making an old school Dudes on a Mission movie with Statham and Jet Lie is cool news.
YEAH MOTHERFUCKER by caruso_stalker217	Nov 6th, 2008 12:18:28 AM
The Stallone Renaissance continues.
Mow lets see if they actually make it... by eustisclay	Nov 6th, 2008 12:23:27 AM
... since I've read several projects Stallone is writing anf directing but so far, nothing. What happened to the biggie Smalls flick? Poe?
I just saw a preview for Notorious w/rocknrolla by MANZILLA	Nov 6th, 2008 12:45:30 AM
is this the notorious stallone was going to do about tupac and biggie, because it didnt seem like he is attached to it in any way.
HELLLLLLLLLL YES! by Dirk Shocker	Nov 6th, 2008 12:52:33 AM
Stallone directs and stars, than the Dirk supports Sly!
Sly will give great advices to Statham. by Dirk Shocker	Nov 6th, 2008 12:54:39 AM
and the mofo will become the next big action star since Dwayne and Diesel pussed out.
Could be crap by Bloo	Nov 6th, 2008 01:24:36 AM
could be great it's a toss up but Rambo and Rocky Balboa give me confidence in his writing and directing, although I'd love to see him tackle Poe
rambo, what you mean expendable? by wbrownley	Nov 6th, 2008 01:24:38 AM
"you know, it's like you have a friend who you invite to a party and he doesn't show up and it doesn't really matter" freaking awesome! ain't it cool news indeed
Sounds cool. by otm shank	Nov 6th, 2008 01:27:05 AM
Updated Dogs of War.
Stallone endorsed Sarah Palin: "I love her". by Stalkeye	Nov 6th, 2008 01:45:22 AM
Seems someone has taken way too many blows to the brain while filming those Rocky Movies.
I just came in my pants..... by StraightToHell	Nov 6th, 2008 01:58:02 AM
I gotta say that, even with pretty high expectations, I found Rambo to be absolutely sensational. Stallone grew leaps and bounds as a director and the final shootout (well, massacre really) was as spectacular and epic as the shootout in Heat. Some of the gore CGI was a bit dodgy, but the level of intensity, the sheer brutality of it, and the way Stallone put it together made it into an epic action sequence, on par with The Wild Bunch, The Killer and Scarface. Like those films, the Rambo shootout does not feel like a Hollywood action sequence and has a very palpable feeling of despair, as if you were watching real people fight for their lives. So, this movie sounds like a perfect follow-up vehicle for Sly. I tell you, the more I watch this guy, the more I love and respect him. Every time people had written him off, he turned around and came back faster and stronger. Rocky Balboa felt even more honest and real and gritty than the first movie. And, if anything, more compelling, especially Sly's monologue before the boxing commission.
and fuck me if Cobra by StraightToHell	Nov 6th, 2008 02:13:14 AM
is still not one of the best and most entertaining pure action films of the 80s. Just watched it again recently, and it's just so refreshing to see a cop be so brutal with murderers. Too many movies since try to paint shooting degenerate scumbag killers as an immoral thing to do. Considering that the laws now favor the guilty even more than the innocent, there is something so satisfying in watching Sly hang that bastard up on a hook at the end. And every time I see someone in the media nowadays wring their hands over some criminal thug that just got wasted because he " had a bad childhood", I just wish one of the cops said what Sly says in the beginning of Cobra, when a reporter bitches to him about not treating the killer right. Stallone grabs the smarmy cocksucker by the lapels throws open a sheet that's covering a body of an innocent shopper that was shot in the back by the killer, and says "You tell that to his family!!!" Awesome!
Congratulations by Vern	Nov 6th, 2008 03:01:16 AM
to all Americans for yesterday, and congratulations to AB King for this one. Actually this sounds like a great premise for Stallone, and an awesome title. I hope it really happens.
Rambo 4 all over again by Bruarvatn	Nov 6th, 2008 03:07:42 AM
This is almost the exact same plot as Rambo 4, and for me that is great because I loved Rambo 4, and love movies about mercenaries kicking ass.
yes everyone by Holodigm	Nov 6th, 2008 03:10:36 AM
congratulations for agreeing with vern
This will kick ass by Bruarvatn	Nov 6th, 2008 03:12:17 AM
bit I think Stallone will throw in a good story as well. He is very into what is happening around the world, so I expect a tough as nails movie with some brains and heart as well. I friggin love what Stallone has done the last few years.
Rambo (4) by Bruarvatn	Nov 6th, 2008 03:16:19 AM
was really amazing. I had high hopes but it was even better than I expected. I have watched it three times, and I really like the brutal feel to it and the mercenary team kicked ass. Rambo 4 makes Die Hard 4 and to a certain degree Indy 4 look pretty weak.
Rambo IV is underated by masteryoda007	Nov 6th, 2008 03:43:33 AM
I just watched this agin for the 3rd time. This time was on Blu-Reay and I must say it is fucking nuts. Fuck Inglorious Bastards/Besterds, I am looking forward to this even more.
Rambo 5 by Bruarvatn	Nov 6th, 2008 04:12:00 AM
Hopefully Stallone will do this and shoot another Rambo next fall or something. That would make me very happy.
Hell yeah, Sly does a "Men on a Mission" flick by KillaKane	Nov 6th, 2008 04:20:59 AM
What's not to like, Sly should get some mother 80's actioneers onboard ((JCVD?) on board, this could be a top notch Dogs of War slice of japery
Rambo 4 is shit! by I_am_not_the_droid_you_are_looki ng_for	Nov 6th, 2008 04:40:07 AM
I walked out of the theater feeling like my brain had been raped. No story. Mucho blood and guts. Absolute drivel. That being said, if he tones down the gore, and actually makes this FUN, it could be good.
Love yr work mate by mygirleatsbannanas	Nov 6th, 2008 05:05:02 AM
I enjoyed Rambo 4 because it was good at what it was meant to be...leave yr brain in the lobby and hang on for a wild ass kicking ride.Any person who didnt like it must have thought they were going to see a different movie, sfter 2 and 3 what were you expecting other than what was served ?? I hope he gets an all star cast of 80s and 90s action hereos, guys who previously topped billed but are now prepared to be killed off at any time...definately looking forward to this one
I love having my brain raped by Bruarvatn	Nov 6th, 2008 05:07:35 AM
Come on! It was a Rambo movie. Rambo was on a mission saving the world from evil. What more do you need? It also had kick ass action and a great mercenary team. It also said something about if you really wanna "win" in a war situation, you gotta be ready to put youre on life on the line, unlike many soldiers that go to war to have a great adventure. This is real stuff, real bullets and some dangerous shit. So if you really wanna win you have got to sacrafice, something most people are just not willing to do.
Go Stallone by hallmitchell	Nov 6th, 2008 05:18:30 AM
Keep up with the Kick Ass cast. How about Jesse Ventura as some badass commander. Or Bill Duke.
I'm glad his directing by hallmitchell	Nov 6th, 2008 05:20:15 AM
No one cuts action like Stallone. It's a shame is this world where frame a cut by the second that old school action isn't around anymore because it kicks more a$$.
I want Paul Hogan in this as well by hallmitchell	Nov 6th, 2008 05:20:36 AM

How many movies is this dude making? by sonnyfern	Nov 6th, 2008 05:24:23 AM
I thought he was making the next Rambo...and that Edgar Poe flick...I won't believe it 'till I see some pics. But it SOUNDS amazing!
Saving Private Rambo... by I_am_not_the_droid_you_are_looki ng_for	Nov 6th, 2008 05:26:09 AM
I wasn't expecting 90 minutes of Saving Private Ryan style blood and guts, shoe-horned into a 'plight of the burmese people' storyline, presented with ham-handed sincerity.
Nu Image, behind Herzog and a lot of crap by pipergates	Nov 6th, 2008 05:30:11 AM

sounds cool by Gungan Slayer	Nov 6th, 2008 06:11:10 AM
we haven't had a shoot 'em up action flick like this in a while. They just need to start throwing everyone else in: Van Damme, Arnold, Bruce, Dolph, Segal, etc. etc.
Sounds great! by Second Try	Nov 6th, 2008 06:44:02 AM
Rambo IV was awesome, this should be too.
fucking crazy by just pillow talk	Nov 6th, 2008 06:45:16 AM
I love it.
How could this go wrong? by Spandau Belly	Nov 6th, 2008 06:52:07 AM
I guess the answer is it could go wrong the same way previous Jet Li - Transporter team ups such as 'The One' and 'War' did, but Stallone will break that curse.
The Merc Squad was the best fuckin thing about New Rambo by NivekJ	Nov 6th, 2008 07:02:18 AM
'Nuff said.
FUCK YEA!!!!!! by MattFini	Nov 6th, 2008 07:15:20 AM
If I could buy a ticket for this already, I would.
Rambo: great Rocky Balboa: great. This: by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Nov 6th, 2008 07:42:09 AM
Hell yeah it will be great. Stallone: I'm writing and directing a new movie. It's the one that says I'm still a bad mo fo.
FROM THE STUDIO THAT BROUGHT YOU 'MANSQUITO': by Pennsy	Nov 6th, 2008 07:53:54 AM
I am SO there.
make this movie perfect sly... by im nar	Nov 6th, 2008 08:01:42 AM
add dolph, and bill duke... and this would be the greatest action movie to ever be made.
Rambo, you not expendable. Classic line by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Nov 6th, 2008 08:04:42 AM
Wasn't there some made for tv movie with Tempest Bledsoe and other chicks called "The Expendables." I need to check IMDB.
Oh, for a sec. it sounded like a film about office supplies... by Chishu_Ryu	Nov 6th, 2008 08:55:37 AM
You know, like paper, pencils, ink jet cartridges, things like that. If it were, though, which it clearly is not, I see that now, I think Sylvester Stallone would make an excellent paper clip...
Vern, today will be a day long remembered: THE EXPENDABLES! by ABking	Nov 6th, 2008 08:58:30 AM
StraightToHell, that last action scene in RAMBO is one of the most epic and amazing action set pieces put on film. It threw everything at you but the kitchen sink...I LOVED every bloody minute of it. BUT so was the scene when RAMBO yells "FIRE OFF A SHOT" and then what happens next with that amazingly shot set up action set piece involving that bomb that could be nuke-like! WOW. And VERN, yes, great title and if Sly plays his cards right this could be one action movie that stars aligned for...pure bad ass, pure testostorone...pure action...pure STALLONE!
Hercules, please answer one polite query... by lazygarfield	Nov 6th, 2008 09:14:05 AM
Hey, Just wanted to ask, why are your posts are so formal and impersonal?? could you please just add one sentence about your thoughts on the news you are posting?? It would make a difference, no matter how small, you know...
So far this is better than INGLORIOUS BASTARDS. by Darth Bauer	Nov 6th, 2008 09:43:24 AM
Stallone, Statham, and Li is awesome.
This sounds fucking AWESOME! by judge dredds fresh undies	Nov 6th, 2008 09:59:22 AM
Cant wait for this to come out, hopefully now Stallone's credibility has been somewhat restored this will be a big hit for him.
Go for it, Sly. by Mr. Nice Gaius	Nov 6th, 2008 09:59:24 AM
What the hell. Make this happen.
Sly's INGLORIOUS BASTARD's vs. QT's??? by ABking	Nov 6th, 2008 10:21:23 AM
...I'm betting on STALLONE's kicking more ass:)
LAME by Stereotypical Evil Archer	Nov 6th, 2008 10:46:39 AM
Ratner directing Conan.
Rambo 4, Rocky Balboa by I AM ROCKO	Nov 6th, 2008 11:16:55 AM
Stallone is the man, his sequels to the action glory days of the 70s and 80s shit all over the likes of Terminator 3, Indy 4, and dont get me started on Live Free Die Hard or whatever that shit was. Rambo 4 ace, Rocky Balboa ace, Stallone directing and starring in this...ace!
Stallone Versus The Franchise Resurrection by Spandau Belly	Nov 6th, 2008 12:34:28 PM
Seeing as Stallone is the only guy who can resurrect and old series and make a movie that actually feels like a reasonable sequel and not some sort of homage/parody I think we need a movie where Stallone has to travel back in time stop this thing where it started. Yes, that's right, I want a movie where Stallone travels back to the early 1990s and takes down the production of Godfather 3. Francis will call in his squad of helicopters from Apocalypse Now, but Stallone will take them down, Sofia Copola will bust out ninja skills and ultimately get blown to dust, Andy Garcia will get wasted, and so will that little dog that runs around Pacino's dead feet at the end. The film will end with an alternate history showing a brighter world in which there was never an Indy 4, Alien 4, Terminator 3 or 4, and all the children of the world dance in joy.
Nu Image is the Cannon FIlms of 2008 by RobertBaron	Nov 6th, 2008 12:38:46 PM
Eat that Golan and Globus
In praise of Jason Statham by palimpsest	Nov 6th, 2008 01:58:25 PM
He's in grave danger of actually becoming a movie star. He knows the moves, he's authentically agile enough to pull of most of his own stunts, plus (and crucially) he plays this stuff straight. And that's what fucked up the likes of Diesel, Dwayne and the others who wanted to be Arnie more than they wanted to be action stars. Statham is more like an Eastwood - someone who's prepared to put 25 years in the trenches, and not fuck with the badass muse. He learned one thing early - don't attempt an American accent - and he's getting better and better in each movie. DEATH RACE may not be classic cinema, but just watch Statham in it. He knows what he's doing; he knows enough not to play ridiculous things for easy comedy.
Fuckn sweet by Charlie_Allnut	Nov 6th, 2008 02:18:48 PM
But fuck Nu Image for hiring Brett Ratner for Conan. FUCK THEM!
Octopus 2 is actually pretty fucking good... by JimCurry	Nov 6th, 2008 02:20:57 PM
Just kidding, bitch.
STATHAM must be a STALLONE fan. by ABking	Nov 6th, 2008 02:45:26 PM
First he remakes Sly's DEATH RACE 2000, and now he's acting alongside the legend. Good for you old chap.
This is clearly a DIRTY DOZEN type film by NoHubris	Nov 6th, 2008 02:51:17 PM
Dirty Dozen is a favorite of mine and it'll be great to see Sly take up Lee Marvin's mantle - "You're not gonna hurt me, I'm gonna hurt you."(Lee Marvin as Major John Reisman in DIRTY DOZEN)
Cameron was king of sequels until he left the game by ABking	Nov 6th, 2008 03:05:29 PM
James Cameron use to be the "god" of making sequels. The man directed ALIENS and T2...that alone makes Cameron the all time king. Add TRUE LIES 2 as a sequel the man was going to direct at one point and we all can only imagine what that would have looked like...maybe QUANTUM OF SOLACE. Anyways, since Cameron s last possible sequel was going to be TL2 (and his last action film was True Lies), the man has lost the throne to SYLVESTER STALLONE. Sly directed ROCKY BALBOA to amazing effect and then he finally directed an action film. What he did with RAMBO is what Cameron or Spielberg would have done...high octane, in your face, awesome fucking wild action. Now Sly announces a new action film called THE EXPENDABLES and most are giving the man high praise...and for great reason. If Sly directs this new film and it blows everyone away, then follows up and directs RAMBO 5 and destroys everyones expectations, James Cameron will have to bow down to the man like the shogun of harlem. It would take TRUE LIES 2 as a modern day action film (AVATAR & BATTLE ANGEL don't count) for him to come back to his T2 and TRUE LIES action days of god-dom. Thank you SLY for still making real hard ass action films!
I'm in! by KISSman24	Nov 6th, 2008 04:52:46 PM
The one major failure in Stallone's career was that he chose to be in too many movies that were vehicles to mainly feature himself. Two of my favorite Sly movies are "Assassins" and "Demolition Man" because he had a formidable opponent who was an actual somebody in Hollywood. So, news of sharing the screen with Statham and possibly Li is good news. Stallone definitely needs to co-star in more movies at this point if he wants to be successful.
Sly please save the career of Vin Diesel by hallmitchell	Nov 6th, 2008 06:28:51 PM
He hasn't kicked A$$ for a while now. Take on Q.T. and wipe the floor with his movie. That's the attitude I want you to have. Your merc squad in Rambo 4 was great. Don't make it too cliche' yet don't try to be too clever either. Hire Vin Diesel. His career really needs this right now.
Say it with me...Jason Statham. STATHAM!!! by Snake Foreskin	Nov 6th, 2008 06:33:13 PM
No "R" in the fucking name! None of it!
Sounds like Dogs of War. Yessss!!! by Snake Foreskin	Nov 6th, 2008 06:34:15 PM
Can Kurt Russell be in it too? Pretty please?
IAMJACKSUSERID is such a fucking moron by ABking	Nov 6th, 2008 06:59:23 PM
You said this "You wouldn't be so bad if you weren't so incapable of objectivity, nor were you so prone to jumping on people who actually live in the now and understand that those 80's action stars have gone the way of the dodo." LITTLE BOY...you do know Stallone just signed onto THE EXPENDABLES right???? Gone the way of the dodo! What a fucking retard you really are. Crawl back to your laptop now!
This is all fine and dandy by Series7	Nov 6th, 2008 07:06:11 PM
But what the fucking deal with Stallone directing a Notorious BIG movie? And why is he not in the trailer, and will he hype that movie up on this site? How do you go from Rambo to Ghetto?
Is this the sequel to "TEAM 1970’S FOOT-TO-ASSERS"? by Frisco	Nov 6th, 2008 07:30:15 PM
Neill Cumpston wrote that he had a 1980's team and a 1990's team already planned out. Sly, contact that madman immediately and sign him up! If this movie could get JCVD and his sensitive nipples then people would see it for sure. Let's see, who else? What the hell, let's get the Rock, and make Tony Jaa be his Short Round. Then hire Uwe Boll to play QT, and have the team put him down in the pre-credits action sequence. I'm tellin' ya!
Frisco, great suggestion... by NoHubris	Nov 6th, 2008 09:43:03 PM
...regarding Tony Jaa. However, it should be noted that Tony is NOBODY'S Short Round. :-)
merc squad by Bruarvatn	Nov 7th, 2008 03:07:26 AM
I don't want a lot of famous actors in the merc squad. I loved it in Rambo 4 that they were quite unknown. I found them to be surprisingly realistic.
Stallone directs CONAN = Stroke of genius. by CENOBITE	Nov 7th, 2008 04:31:16 AM
If only Hollywood was run by geeks. If only...
"NO, Your the one thats Expendable" (punch out the window) SMASH by fisheater	Nov 7th, 2008 04:51:35 AM

RAMBO by I AM ROCKO	Nov 7th, 2008 08:18:59 AM
The finest fucking action film of the last decade...FACT! Nothing else comes close!
OFFICIAL Teaser poster at the AFM! COOL! by ABking	Nov 7th, 2008 06:00:51 PM
http://www.stallonezone.com/ma in/
Wait... by Captain Hollywood	Nov 7th, 2008 09:21:42 PM
Wasn't this what was discussed last year during the emails to Stallone? Only it was him, Arnold, Jean-Claude. Anyone remember what I'm talking about?

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