The Expendables

Sylvester Stallone Exits ‘The Expendables’ Franchise
Sylvester Stallone Exits ‘The Expendables’ Franchise
Sylvester Stallone Exits ‘The Expendables’ Franchise
They might be called The Expendables, but the team is losing one of its key members as Sylvester Stallone is officially parting ways with the franchise he helped create. Following a crucial dispute over the creative direction for the fourth chapter in the ensemble action series, Stallone has walked away from the project — and from what would be his biggest paycheck yet, which says something substantial about his stake in the franchise.
China Now Owns ‘Rambo,’ ‘The Expendables,’ America’s Strategic Reserves of Oily Muscles
China Now Owns ‘Rambo,’ ‘The Expendables,’ America’s Strategic Reserves of Oily Muscles
China Now Owns ‘Rambo,’ ‘The Expendables,’ America’s Strategic Reserves of Oily Muscles
To quote our illustrious new Commander-in-Chief: “China. China China China. CHIIIIINA. China. China. China China China China. CHINA. China!” Our friends to the East have been gobbling up real estate in Hollywood at a rate that would be alarming if it didn’t bring us The Great Wall, which ruled, so things are cool for now. But the influence of China’s entertainment economy has become unavoidable among studio films, with Asian entertainment conglomerate Wanda recently purchasing Legendary and Paramount selling a 25% stake in their next three years of projects to Shanghai Film Group and Huahua Media. Today brings news of another Hollywood takeover spearheaded by a Chinese company, with nothing less than American icon John Rambo caught in the middle.
‘The Expendables’ TV Series in Development at FOX
‘The Expendables’ TV Series in Development at FOX
‘The Expendables’ TV Series in Development at FOX
The success of FOX’s 24: Live Another Day event series got the ball rolling on a number of other ideas, from The X-Files to Enourmous, but their latest short-burn effort is even more expendable. Sylvester Stallone is reportedly developing a limited series TV rendition of The Expendables, uniting some of TV’s biggest stars for a new action-drama.
‘The Expendables 3′ Trailer: Stallone and the Gang Are Back For More
‘The Expendables 3′ Trailer: Stallone and the Gang Are Back For More
‘The Expendables 3′ Trailer: Stallone and the Gang Are Back For More
Call us suckers, but going by the new trailer for 'The Expendables 3,' we think this may be the one that finally gets it right. Both 'The Expendables' and 'The Expendables 2' were well-meaning but sloppy nostalgia exercises, but we're hoping that the third time is the charm and that this one will be a well-meaning and actually entertaining nostalgia exercise.