Stallone said the superstar-summit scene takes place in a church, where Willis' nasty antagonist has summoned Stallone's macho mercenary to finally meet him face-to-face, take measure of him, and possibly hire him for a death-defying mission. But just as the meeting gets under way and smartass smalltalk is made, in walks another killer-for-hire - Stallone's longtime rival, who Willis has also invited to this job interview: Ah-nuld.
"Bruce says 'Well, there's one other person I want to talk to before I hire you," says Stallone. "And then Arnold, who plays my old rival, walks in. We have a history together. And we go back and forth and I tell him that I should have shot him a long time ago when I had the chance. Then it goes on from there. And here we are, the three of us trying to man up to one another, playing off of who we are, using our baggage in this one scene."
Stallone says that big scene with Willis, Schwarzenegger, and himself would amount to more than a cameo or a stunt in the final cut of the film. "It's probably going to be about 5 minutes of screen time." Which, if you think about it, is kind of impressive considering that Willis and Schwarzenegger were only on the L.A. set for 6 hours. "We only had them for that one day and then Bruce had to go off to Istanbul and Arnold had to go back and do his governmental stuff. But I was impressed because they got up at 5:30 in the morning to do this."
"Bruce says 'Well, there's one other person I want to talk to before I hire you," says Stallone. "And then Arnold, who plays my old rival, walks in. We have a history together. And we go back and forth and I tell him that I should have shot him a long time ago when I had the chance. Then it goes on from there. And here we are, the three of us trying to man up to one another, playing off of who we are, using our baggage in this one scene."
Stallone says that big scene with Willis, Schwarzenegger, and himself would amount to more than a cameo or a stunt in the final cut of the film. "It's probably going to be about 5 minutes of screen time." Which, if you think about it, is kind of impressive considering that Willis and Schwarzenegger were only on the L.A. set for 6 hours. "We only had them for that one day and then Bruce had to go off to Istanbul and Arnold had to go back and do his governmental stuff. But I was impressed because they got up at 5:30 in the morning to do this."
Opening in theaters August 20, 2010, the film also stars Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Eric Roberts, Randy Couture, Steve Austin, David Zayas, Giselle Itié, Terry Crews, Mickey Rourke, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Brittany Murphy, Charisma Carpenter, Liam Hemsworth and Gary Daniels.
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.
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Bawnian-Dexeus
Agreed raoul
F*CKING EPIC
2 years agoby @bawnian-dexeusFlag
Raoul Duke
Epic. F*cking epic.
2 years agoby @raoulduke33Flag
incmob
To say that these guys are too old... i give you the finger... yes arnold is wearing suits and ties more than leather jackets and camo fatigues, these days... bruce willis is doies less dying hard, and more well more of something else, and stallone fell off the radar for awhile (okay more than 10 years is longer than awhile) until the reboots of rambo and rocky, but i say these guys still have alot in them, and have proven that. for every stop or my mom will shoot there is a rocky, and lest we forget that pacino, deniro, and eastwood, are still doing it these days, and all three are in there early to mid 100's. hey if the stones can rock out in wheelchairs, i say let em do it, keep the 80's action coming, and let them pave the way and show all the new action stars hows its done, and how its made. just my two scents worth. the only thing that sucks is van damme is not going to be in the same scene which would have been classic.
2 years agoby @incmobFlag
ZanyZap
60 is the new 20.
Activate: Beast-Mode.
2 years agoby @zanyzapFlag
TheKingofAmerica
I can't wait for this movie!!! Also, I'm not taking sides with Kingbrady, but Chad, Stallone and Schwarzenegger are in their 60's, so are you saying that they are too old?
2 years agoby @thekingofamericaFlag
Chad Vital
I think the oldest looking one is Stallone and he's the one making these movies happen lol. Bruce ages well. He'll have less action roles yeah, it's only because time has run out for these guys. Can't beat the clock as they say in Lethal Weapon 4 lol. But really, old is like 60-80 for action stars. That's why you don't see Harrison Ford doing that stuff anymore lol.
2 years agoby @chad-vitalFlag
The Narrator: The Better Man
kingbady, they aren't old as f*ck. Their old, but hell, they can do this for a few more years. They day they stop will be a sad one for not just action movies but cinema in general. Bring it!
2 years agoby @narratorFlag
Err
glad to hear bruce is getting in on this.
should be a fun movie.
2 years agoby @err2005Flag
Draktyr
Three action movie icons together for the first time? I'm there!
2 years agoby @draktyrFlag
Cripple
Hells yeah
2 years agoby @crippleFlag
Mutant
Count me in
2 years agoby @zenderFlag
slyjai
Looking forward to this!!!
2 years agoby @slyjaiFlag
ed_wood
This will be one hell of a movie.
2 years agoby @ed-woodFlag
kingbrady
its more like all 3 together because they old as f*ck and they all know they cant be doing this sh*t for much longer
2 years agoby @kingbradyFlag
Bane5000
this will be a scene to remember with all 3 of them face to face seemingly like they hate eachother, i wonder wat arnolds one liner is gonna be :D cant wait
2 years agoby @bane5000Flag
The Narrator: The Better Man
Sounds to good to be true. :)
2 years agoby @narratorFlag