The Perfect Expendables Reboot Would Team Iconic Action Characters
While a total reboot of The Expendables franchise doesn't seem to be on the cards (yet), the best way to do it would be to unite classic action movie characters.The Expendables was Sylvester Stallone's follow-up to the success of both Rocky Balboa and 2008's Rambo. Expendables famously united a group of action movie actors like Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren and many more. The movie was sold on this all-star pairing, and while The Expendables received mixed notices overall, it was a sizable hit.
The Expendables 2 and 3 added more famed action titans, including Wesley Snipes, Chuck Norris and Harrison Ford. The series hit a setback with the third outing, which attempted to reach a broader audience with a PG-13 rating. This meant Expendables 3 — which almost cast Jack Nicholson — wasn't the grown-up alternate to milder action movies that fans of the series wanted, while also not being cool enough for newcomers unfamiliar with many of the cast. The Expendables 4 is set for release in 2022, which reunites some familiar faces with new cast members like 50 Cent and Megan Fox.
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Time will tell if The Expendables 4 revives the saga, however. The entire appeal of The Expendables has been seeing the likes of Stallone share the screen with Jean-Claude Van Damme, Arnold Schwarzenegger or other icons of a certain era. While the films are undemanding fun at their best, they've also never matched or lived up to the best work of any of the assembled cast either. If the series ever hits the reset switch, one direction The Expendables could go is to unite a group of classic action movie characters, instead of actors.
Since Stallone created The
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