Mar 18, 2012 by Brian Gallagher

The Expendables 2 Will Now Be Rated R Confirms Sylvester Stallone

Sylvester Stallone confirms The Expendables 2 for an R rating
Sylvester Stallone confirms The Expendables 2 for an R rating
Back in January, actor-writer Sylvester Stallone confirmed his action sequel The Expendables 2 was aiming for a PG-13 rating, which enraged fans of the R-rated original. Sylvester Stallone has now changed his mind, instead confirming they are bringing an R rating to this action-packed sequel.

Here's what Sylvester Stallone had to say below.

"After taking in all the odd rumors and hearsay, Expendables 2 is an R."


It's odd that Sylvester Stallone refers to the PG-13 news as "rumors and hearsay," since he confirmed the PG-13 rating himself in a previous interview. The first we heard about The Expendables 2 getting a PG-13 ratings was from an interview with Chuck Norris, who said he forced the filmmakers to cut out all of the foul language because he doesn't do R rated movies.

The Expendables 2 doesn't hit theaters until August, which means there is plenty of time to cut and shape the film the way Sylvester Stallone and his creative crew see fit. The MPAA hasn't handed out any official rating for The Expendables 2 at this time.

The Expendables 2 was released August 17th, 2012 and stars Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Chuck Norris, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Bruce Willis, Arnold Schwarzenegger. The film is directed by Simon West.



Sources: Stallone Zone

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Comments (62)

  1. CBF

    Stallone now going back on his word and trying to act like it was rumor. #notfoolinganyone

    1 year agoby @comicbookfanFlag

  2. Monkeyiron 2.0

    Thank You GOD!!!

    1 year agoby @monkeyiron2-0Flag

  3. Youngrizo

    @shuabert Freedom of opinion, yes there are times when movies come out that the masses can agree are horrible. But one can't just insult a group of people for paying money to see a movie simply because one did not enjoy it. People have different tastes

    1 year agoby @youngrizoFlag

  4. StephieBaybee

    Ive never understood why he wanted chuck in the first place, is he not a hellva lot older than the rest of the gang? whos he gonna play, sly's grampa? He looked his age in the way of the dragon n thats going back 40 years lol x

    1 year agoby @steph-xFlag

  5. Josh

    @youngrizo Numbers do tell a different story: that people are dumb enough to give their money for a movie that will probably be awful. This is a common problem. That Meet the Spartans can be number one at the box office while almost no one went to see Drive or Warrior says a lot about movie audiences en masse.

    1 year agoby @shuabertFlag

  6. Rise-a-knight

    f*cking chuck norris cry me a river

    1 year agoby @rise-a-knightFlag

  7. CelluloidDreams

    I guess Sylvester Stallone kicked Chuck's ass and said, "It will be "R" you fool"!.

    1 year agoby @2movieguysFlag

  8. Youngrizo

    @shuabert

    That's why I like to pay attention to the numbers, they always tell a different story, for instance, Transformers as widely hated as it was, was also widely loved and that's why DOTM went on to make over a billion dollars even after we all lambasted Revenge of The Fallen.

    The Expendables Box office take
    Worldwide: $274,470,394

    1 year agoby @youngrizoFlag

  9. Josh

    @youngrizo That was my question. If you go back and look at the response to Expendables on this site, many of the users hated it and counted it as one of the year's worst films. I heard the same response from people I knew who saw the movie. Of course there were people who liked it. Just, in my experience they seemed to be a minority.

    1 year agoby @shuabertFlag

  10. gumperman

    Hells-to the mother f-ing-yeah! :) bring on the fabulous gore!

    1 year agoby @gumpermanFlag

  11. TheActionMovieArtist

    this is the best news ever !!!

    Apparently my PG13 boycott trailer helped, with 55,000 views, and thanks movieweb.com for posting the trailer on your website, it has 8,000 views on it...
    The producers couldnt ignore the fans outrage !!!

    Cant wait to see EX2 on theaters... MULTIPLE TIMES !

    1 year agoby @TheActionMovieArtistFlag

  12. Youngrizo

    @shuabert

    By who's estimation? cause last I checked, the first movie did very well, and I and every person I know liked this movie... even the people I know who don't really like action movies... also if no one liked it, why are there so many people who are getting invested in this one?

    logic 101 people...

    1 year agoby @youngrizoFlag

  13. bruce_ha

    We're back in business Sly.

    1 year agoby @bruce-haFlag

  14. Mutant

    @josh my brother in law hated the first film and ruined it for me. I still haven't seen it but willing to.

    R rated, okay, but I guess they did the PG thingy to keep Norris from walking from the first one. Once he finds out it's rated R he'll walk off.

    1 year agoby @zenderFlag

  15. Vanboy

    Now this is cool. Moviemakers listening to what the fans have to say and following it. We are the paying customers and they want to give us what we want, not what Woodchuck Norris wants. Good for you Sly!

    1 year agoby @vanboyFlag

  16. Junior Roberts

    There was absolutely NO WAY that Expendables 2 could have hit theaters with that many action stars and have a PG-13 rating!!!! Damn what Chuck Norris said or requested, he is NOT the movie.

    1 year agoby @junior-robertsFlag

  17. MovieManiac

    Cool.

    1 year agoby @moviemaniac66Flag

  18. Bill Louis

    GOOD NEWS

    1 year agoby @Bill-LouisFlag

  19. incmob

    GUYS WATCH THE LANGUAGE PLEASE!!!!!!!!

    i hear chuck norris does not read Rated-R comments either.

    1 year agoby @incmobFlag

  20. Josh

    @thedude1 For sure. People just seemed to be getting really invested in this sequel to a movie that, by my estimation, no one really liked.

    1 year agoby @shuabertFlag

  21. Bawnian©-Dexeus

    @mattbierwagen Wasn't Prometheus going to be released in both ratings?

    1 year agoby @bawnian-dexeusFlag

  22. Pjwolsker

    i think people forget that the expendables movies ARE SUPPOSED TO BE CHEESY ACTION MOVIES dedicated to all the ones like that in the 80's and 90's. sly has said that plenty of times yet the number 1 reason i see people complain about expendables is cause of that

    1 year agoby @pjwolskerFlag

  23. TheDude1

    @shuabert Yeah a lot of us do. Nothing wrong with a cheesy action movie with stars from the past.

    1 year agoby @thedude1Flag

  24. SherlockHolmes2009

    nice

    1 year agoby @SherlockHolmes2009Flag

  25. Dan

    Meh?

    1 year agoby @dan1Flag

  26. Equialuv

    who cares what its rated, just give a good storyline with awesome action scenes

    1 year agoby @equialuvFlag

  27. supermanvenom

    @ROFLitschristian lol funny, but i don't think they would. Its Chuck Norris.

    1 year agoby @supermanvenomFlag

  28. BERSERKER

    :).

    1 year agoby @Number1WolverineFlag

  29. ROFLitschristian

    So we'll get word that Norris will be edited out in how many days?

    1 year agoby @ROFLitschristianFlag

  30. justatadmatt

    i would love to see norris' face when he reads/sees/hears this...

    1 year agoby @justatadmattFlag

  31. Salemwolf711

    hell yes!

    1 year agoby @Salemwolf711Flag

  32. Jay.A.Ottley

    Hmmmmmm Chuck Norris is nothing spectacular and neither is this franchise, was much better as a one off and to be an honest wanker... But if this film was PG-13 with an action cast line like that, Sty & Chuck can personally f*ck themselves and each other...

    Thats my bullet in the well

    1 year agoby @jayaottleyFlag

  33. Joshua Hollaway

    SUCK ON THAT CHUCK NORRIS!

    1 year agoby @Joshua-HollawayFlag

  34. Kazuma47

    FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF*CK YEAH!!!!!!!!1

    1 year agoby @kickass-14Flag

  35. Cripple

    Hell yeah!

    1 year agoby @crippleFlag

  36. caifa

    Well about f*cking time.........F*ckig Cuck...ass kisser...
    Way to go Syl..

    1 year agoby @caifaFlag

  37. Josh

    Does anyone actually care about this movie either way?

    1 year agoby @shuabertFlag

  38. SenTTox

    I only have to 2 things...

    1) F*ck you, Chuck Norris. You p*ssy ass little bitch
    2) F*ck you, Sly Stallon! But thank you for finally making a smart decision and making this movie R like it was intended. You're still a bitch not remembering you also confirmed it, and you're also a bitch for casting Chuck Norris. Thank you though, for restoring what little little respect I had of you that remained.

    Can't wait to see this....! F*ck you, Chuck Norris!

    1 year agoby @SenTToxFlag

  39. renodc

    The response from the 17 and under crowd to this outrage will be:
    "Who is Chuck Norris?"

    1 year agoby @renodcFlag

  40. Yannick Decorte

    This I did not expect, but I'm glad, this film is finally going to be the way it was supposed to.

    1 year agoby @yannick-decorteFlag

  41. moviegeek

    @ejk1 Good point. Neither do I. In fact, I'm confused even as to why a sequel was made, but whatever.

    1 year agoby @moviegeekFlag

  42. SpaceCowboy

    HA!

    1 year agoby @SpaceCowboyFlag

  43. fanboy

    Thank god! Now this movie is something to look forward to!

    1 year agoby @fanboyFlag

  44. Ghostman

    Good I'm happy that they changed it.

    1 year agoby @ghostmanFlag

  45. The Boondock Saint

    WOOOHOOOO!!!!!!! NOW I'm pumped for this!!!!

    1 year agoby @combatmadness360Flag

  46. ejk1

    @moviegeek I would agree with you, except for the fact that I don't have respect for the franchise.

    1 year agoby @ejk1Flag

  47. Pjwolsker

    @moviegeek he did listen to the fans though.. that has to count for something

    1 year agoby @pjwolskerFlag

  48. CUPID

    Awesome.

    1 year agoby @cupidFlag

  49. Gardner Watts

    Wow. Internet fanboy outrage actually accomplished something!? Awesome. Now lets all talk sh*t about George Lucas and how he's ruined Star Wars!

    1 year agoby @gardner-wattsFlag

  50. Pjwolsker

    thank you for listening to the fans Sly!! suck it chuck!!

    1 year agoby @pjwolskerFlag

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