The Film That Nearly United Arnie, Stallone & Willis Before Expendables

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The Expendables finally united action icons Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone and Bruce Willis, but a terrible comedy from the '90s almost got there first. During the '80s and '90s, Schwarzenegger, Stallone and Willis dominated the action genre. Arnie and Sly were rivals during their heyday, with the stars trying to outdo each other in terms of who could have the most impressive physique or higher body count. Movies could be sold on their name alone, but while they were essentially making superhero movies before comic book films were in vogue, Willis offered something entirely different.

While already famous for comedy series Moonlighting, 1988's Die Hard made Willis a movie star overnight. John McClane's vulnerability made for a major contrast to characters like Stallone's Rambo — who wasn't actually the first to play the role — and Willis would fill out the '90s bouncing between action films like The Last Boy Scout with movies like The Sixth Sense. During their peak, their fans often wondered what a film teaming all three stars together would be like, but considering they all received massive paydays during this time, such a project didn't seem feasible financially.

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Reportedly, a long-planned — and still unproduced — adaptation of comic series Sgt. Rock that would have starred Schwarzenegger also featured parts for Stallone and Willis. However, this is unconfirmed, and it might be that all three were considered for the lead at different times in the movie's development, as Willis was later linked to the role during the late 2000s. The Expendables  — a series that needs some female action icons — from 2010 finally brought them