Jan 7, 2009 by Courtney O.

Mickey Rourke Joins The Expendables

Mickey Rourke has joined the ensemble cast of The Expendables, Sylvester Stallone's action adventure which he wrote and will direct for Nu Image/Millennium Films.

According to Variety, Rourke will play an unscrupulous arms dealer who becomes the go-to guy for a group of mercenaries planning to topple a South American dictator.

Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Randy Couture and Dolph Lungdren play the title characters. Forest Whitaker and Ben Kingsley are also circling the project.

The Stallone-scripted film begins shooting in March in Brazil. Avi Lerner, John Tompson and Kevin King Templeton are producing, with Boaz Davidson, Trevor Short and Danny Dimbort exec producers.

The Expendables was released August 13th, 2010 and stars Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Eric Roberts, Randy Couture, Steve Austin, David Zayas. The film is directed by Sylvester Stallone.


Sources: Variety

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Comments (13)

  1. The Narrator: The Better Man

    It keeps gettin better. This and the Hobbit, and iron man, are my must sees so far of 2010.

    3 years agoby @narratorFlag

  2. killerman200

    "It ain't about how hard you can hit. It's about how hard you can get hit and keep fightin."

    3 years agoby @killerman200Flag

  3. Err

    this seems like it will be a fun movie to watch, even though stallones writing tends to be on the preachy, cliche, and melodramatic side.

    3 years agoby @err2005Flag

  4. lovers_and_madmen

    now its starting to sound like something worth payin attention to. lets hope its not all hype or great trailers to a bad movie like some others i've noticed

    3 years agoby @lovers-and-madmenFlag

  5. GK

    sounds good.

    3 years agoby @indianajonesFlag

  6. JR

    haha, this will be badass.

    3 years agoby @supbitchFlag

  7. jimstallone

    another 'ugly tough guy' for the cast, sounds good too me Sly!

    3 years agoby @jimstalloneFlag

  8. T.Clark

    Stallone's really going all out with this

    3 years agoby @insertusernamehereFlag

  9. ed_wood

    This is shaping up to be a great movie, can't wait to see it.

    3 years agoby @ed-woodFlag

  10. Shelley

    Rourke fits the part, looks like 2010 is going to be another great year for movies.

    3 years agoby @shelleyFlag

  11. MC Legendary

    keeps getting better and better

    3 years agoby @normanse7enFlag

  12. Raoul Duke

    wow, this is gonna be insane

    3 years agoby @raoulduke33Flag

  13. Brainiac

    bizarre, yet extremely intriguing cast. kinda excited just to see what this will be.

    3 years agoby @thebdFlag

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