4:24PM, Apr 15, 2009
The first pictures from Sylvester Stallone's ridiculously cool new action movie have hit the 'net. Featuring Eric Roberts, 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin and a giant explosion, The Expendables are coming.
Just in case you are not familiar with the movie, The Expendables is a balls-out, unashamedly 80s-style action flick about a team of mercenaries hired to head to South America and overthrow an evil dictator.
But it's not the story that's getting us excited - it's the cast.
Mickey Rourke recently joined Jason Statham, Jet Li, former wrestler 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin, Eric Roberts and - get this - Dolph Lundgren in the cast that, frankly, reads like a dream team of action heroes past. Even Arnold Schwarzenegger is rumoured to appear in a cameo role.
Meanwhile, Brittany Murphy and Charisma Carpenter offer some much-needed eye candy amongst the aging muscles.
The pictures appeared on a blog belonging to a crew member, who also recounts numerous stories, including this wonderful glimpse into life on a Stallone set:
"So today I heard Sly say, in an understated way, he was about to do the stunt of his life. Hmmm…sounded pretty cool. I’ve seen some pretty big action dudes do some pretty tricky stunts (no disrespect to the incredible guys who risk life and limb by doing dangerous stunts for a living) so it takes a lot to impress me.
well today you can color me impressed…a lot…for real…by Sly. The freakin guy is fearless and pretty much ageless. No matter how I describe what I watched him do - 6 times - it won’t even be close to conveying what it was - a classic old school mano a mano takedown.
Keep in mind there were no mats on the ground and Sly was basically bareback - no pads except for on his knees - as he dove, rolled, flipped, growled and punched his way through the scene ending with him breaking a neck. Oh and did I mention the sweltering heat and the hard dusty ground he kept slamming his body into?
Sly was bleeding and bruised but after watching the last take he turned around and said “that’s how you teach the children.” Then he set up the next shot while the medics tried to stop the bleeding and clean the dirt and stones out of his arm. I LOVE ACTION MOVIES!!!!"
