The Expendables 2 is an upcoming 2012 American ensemble action film directed by Simon West and written by Richard Wenk and Sylvester Stallone, based on a story by Ken Kaufman, David Agosto and Wenk. It is a sequel to the 2010 action film The Expendables, and stars Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Chuck Norris, Randy Couture, Terry Crews, Liam Hemsworth, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Bruce Willis, and Arnold Schwarzenegger. The film is due to be released on August 17, 2012, by Lions Gate Entertainment.
On a $100M budget, principal photography began on September 29, 2011, focusing on stunts with the central stars beginning filming on October 3. Filming was scheduled to take place over 14 weeks, with early filming taking place in Bulgaria at the Nu Boyana Film studios in Sofia, with additional filming occurring in the city of Plovdiv and the town of Bansko. Other filming locations included Russia, France and Hong Kong. A small portion of filming was done in New Orleans near the downtown area and the Crescent City Bridge.[citation needed] On October 9, Chuck Norris, Jason Statham and Arnold Schwarzenegger flew to Bulgaria to film their scenes.[citation needed] Filming was expected to conclude in January 2012, and by February 9, 2012, it was reported that The Expendables 2 had moved into post-production.
On October 27, 2011, while the 2nd Unit Stunt Team were filming on reservoir Ognyanovo, 15 miles outside of Sofia, stuntman Kun Lieu was killed and another, Nuo Sun, was left in critical condition during a staged explosion on a rubber boat. Sun underwent a five hour operation which left him in stable condition. Other Bulgarian filming locations included Devetashka Cave inLovech Province. As part of filming at the cave, BGN600,000 (approximately $408,762) being spent to rebuild a 114 meter bridge crossing from the cave over the river Osam – only the concrete bridge columns remained of the original structure. Nu Boyana Film Studios announced that the bridge would remain after the completion of filming as a gift to Bulgaria
Cast
- Sylvester Stallone as Barney Ross
- Jason Statham as Lee Christmas
- Jet Li as Yin Yang
- Dolph Lundgren as Gunnar Jensen
- Chuck Norris as Booker
- Jean-Claude Van Damme as Jean Vilain
- The main antagonist of the film and the leader of an opposing team of mercenaries. Van Damme had previously been offered a role in The Expendables but failed to come to an agreement with Stallone and ultimately never took part. Commenting on the role, Stallone said "We’ll have a big showdown between me and Van Damme, which has been anticipated for a long time, so it should be a good one."
- Bruce Willis as Mr. Church
- In late August 2011, Stallone stated his interest in having Willis return for a role in the sequel – expanding upon his brief cameo in the original – potentially as a "super villain".Willis was confirmed to be involved in a "substantial" role on September 6, 2011.Commenting on the film, Willis said "Hopefully, they'll start shooting it while we're young enough to survive."
- Arnold Schwarzenegger as Trent Mauser
- Stallone noted his intention to have Schwarzenegger return for a sequel before the release of The Expendables, stating "If this works, I would love to get him in the next one". Schwarzenegger's involvement was confirmed on September 6, 2011, his "substantial" role expanding on his cameo in the original film.Schwarzenegger filmed his scenes in 4 days.
- Terry Crews as Hale Caesar
- Randy Couture as Toll Road
- Scott Adkins as Hector
- Jean Vilain's right hand man. Adkins was confirmed on September 22, 2011.
- Liam Hemsworth as Bill 'the Kid' Timmons
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