Went to see "The Expendables" lastnight in the theatre. Fun movie! Enjoyed
watching it while eating blue slushy and popcorn.<br><br><em><img src="http://www.studentfilmmakersforums.com/news/images/motion-picture-production-news/the-expendables_stallone-directs-film.jpg" alt="Director / co-writer / star Sylvester Stallone (left) and Director of Photography Jeff Kimball (right) on the set of "The Expendables". Photo credit: Karen Ballard." width="500" height="334"></em><br><br>
Director / co-writer / star Sylvester Stallone (left) and Director of Photography
Jeff Kimball (right) on the set of "The Expendables". Photo credit: Karen Ballard.<br><br><em><img src="http://www.studentfilmmakersforums.com/news/images/motion-picture-production-news/the-expendables_eric-roberts-and-steve-austin.jpg" alt="A scene from Sylvester Stallone's "The Expendables" with Eric Roberts (as James Munroe, left) and Steve Austin (as Paine, right) in action in Mangaratiba, Brazil. Photo credit: Karen Ballard." width="500" height="356"></em><br><br>A scene from Sylvester Stallone's <em>"The Expendables"</em> with Eric Roberts (as James Munroe, left) and Steve Austin (as Paine, right) in action in Mangaratiba, Brazil. Photo credit: Karen Ballard.<br><br><img src="http://www.studentfilmmakersforums.com/news/images/motion-picture-production-news/the-expendables_stallone-and-statham.jpg" alt="Barney Ross (Sylvester Stallone, left) and Lee Christmas (Jason Statham, right) in "The Expendables". Photo credit: Karen Ballard." width="500" height="355"><br><br>Barney Ross (Sylvester Stallone, left) and Lee Christmas (Jason Statham, right) in <em>"The Expendables"</em>. Photo credit: Karen Ballard.<br><br><strong>Filmmakers </strong><br><br><strong>Directed by </strong><br>Sylvester Stallone<br><strong>Screenplay by</strong> <br>David Callaham <br>Sylvester Stallone<br><strong>Story by</strong> <br>David Callaham<br><strong>Produced by</strong> <br>Avi Lerner<br>John Thompson <br>Kevin King Templeton<br><strong>Executive Producers </strong><br>Danny Dimbort<br>Boaz Davidson<br>Trevor Short<br>Les Weldon<br><strong>Executive Producers</strong> <br>Jon Feltheimer<br>Jason Constantine<br>Eda Kowan<br>Basil Iwanyk<br>Guymon Casady<br><strong>Co-Producers</strong> <br>Robert Earl<br>Matt O’Toole<br><strong>Director of Photography </strong><br>Jeffrey Kimball, ASC<br><strong>Production Designer </strong><br>Franco-Giacomo Carbone<br><strong>Costume Designer</strong> <br>Lizz Wolf<br><strong>Edited by </strong><br>Ken Blackwell <br>Paul Harb<br><strong>Music by</strong><br>Brian Tyler<br><strong>Casting by </strong><br>Deborah Aquila, CSA <br>Tricia Wood, CSA<br><br><strong>Synopsis</strong><br><br>The only life they’ve known is war. The only loyalty they have is to each other. <br>They are "The Expendables": leader and mastermind Barney Ross (Stallone), former SAS blade expert Lee Christmas (Statham), hand-to-hand combat specialist Yin Yang (Li), long barrel weapons specialist Hale Caesar (Crews), demolitions expert Toll Road (Couture), and precision sniper Gunner Jensen (Lundgren). Living life in the fringes of the law, these hardened mercenaries take on what appears to be a routine assignment: a covert, CIA-funded operation to infiltrate the South American country of Vilena and overthrow its ruthless dictator General Garza (David Zayas). But when their job is revealed to be a suicide mission, the men are faced with a deadly choice, one that might redeem their souls…or destroy their brotherhood forever.<br><br>Director, co-writer and star Sylvester Stallone brings together a powerhouse cast of action superstars – never before seen together in one film – in Lionsgate’s hard-hitting action thriller, "The Expendables". The film stars Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, and Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Eric Roberts, Randy Couture, Steve Austin, David Zayas with Terry Crews and Mickey Rourke. "The Expendables" was directed by Sylvester Stallone from a story by David Callaham and screenplay by David Callaham and Sylvester Stallone, and is produced by Avi Lerner, John Thompson and Kevin King Templeton. Lionsgate and Millennium Films present a Nu Image production.<br><br><strong>Cast </strong><br><br><strong>Sylvester Stallone</strong> as Barney Ross<br><strong>Jason Statham as </strong>Lee Christmas<br><strong>Jet Li </strong> as Yin Yang<br><br><strong>Dolph Lundgren </strong>as Gunner Jensen<br><strong>Eric Roberts </strong>as James Munroe<br><strong>Randy Couture</strong> as Toll Road<br><strong>Steve Austin</strong> as Paine<br><strong>David Zayas </strong>as General Garza<br><strong>Giselle Itié</strong> as Sandra<br><strong>Charisma Carpenter</strong> as Lacy<br><strong>Gary Daniels</strong> as The Brit<br><strong>Terry Crews</strong> as Hale Caesar<br><strong>Mickey Rourke</strong> as Tool<br><br>
watching it while eating blue slushy and popcorn.<br><br><em><img src="http://www.studentfilmmakersforums.com/news/images/motion-picture-production-news/the-expendables_stallone-directs-film.jpg" alt="Director / co-writer / star Sylvester Stallone (left) and Director of Photography Jeff Kimball (right) on the set of "The Expendables". Photo credit: Karen Ballard." width="500" height="334"></em><br><br>
Director / co-writer / star Sylvester Stallone (left) and Director of Photography
Jeff Kimball (right) on the set of "The Expendables". Photo credit: Karen Ballard.<br><br><em><img src="http://www.studentfilmmakersforums.com/news/images/motion-picture-production-news/the-expendables_eric-roberts-and-steve-austin.jpg" alt="A scene from Sylvester Stallone's "The Expendables" with Eric Roberts (as James Munroe, left) and Steve Austin (as Paine, right) in action in Mangaratiba, Brazil. Photo credit: Karen Ballard." width="500" height="356"></em><br><br>A scene from Sylvester Stallone's <em>"The Expendables"</em> with Eric Roberts (as James Munroe, left) and Steve Austin (as Paine, right) in action in Mangaratiba, Brazil. Photo credit: Karen Ballard.<br><br><img src="http://www.studentfilmmakersforums.com/news/images/motion-picture-production-news/the-expendables_stallone-and-statham.jpg" alt="Barney Ross (Sylvester Stallone, left) and Lee Christmas (Jason Statham, right) in "The Expendables". Photo credit: Karen Ballard." width="500" height="355"><br><br>Barney Ross (Sylvester Stallone, left) and Lee Christmas (Jason Statham, right) in <em>"The Expendables"</em>. Photo credit: Karen Ballard.<br><br><strong>Filmmakers </strong><br><br><strong>Directed by </strong><br>Sylvester Stallone<br><strong>Screenplay by</strong> <br>David Callaham <br>Sylvester Stallone<br><strong>Story by</strong> <br>David Callaham<br><strong>Produced by</strong> <br>Avi Lerner<br>John Thompson <br>Kevin King Templeton<br><strong>Executive Producers </strong><br>Danny Dimbort<br>Boaz Davidson<br>Trevor Short<br>Les Weldon<br><strong>Executive Producers</strong> <br>Jon Feltheimer<br>Jason Constantine<br>Eda Kowan<br>Basil Iwanyk<br>Guymon Casady<br><strong>Co-Producers</strong> <br>Robert Earl<br>Matt O’Toole<br><strong>Director of Photography </strong><br>Jeffrey Kimball, ASC<br><strong>Production Designer </strong><br>Franco-Giacomo Carbone<br><strong>Costume Designer</strong> <br>Lizz Wolf<br><strong>Edited by </strong><br>Ken Blackwell <br>Paul Harb<br><strong>Music by</strong><br>Brian Tyler<br><strong>Casting by </strong><br>Deborah Aquila, CSA <br>Tricia Wood, CSA<br><br><strong>Synopsis</strong><br><br>The only life they’ve known is war. The only loyalty they have is to each other. <br>They are "The Expendables": leader and mastermind Barney Ross (Stallone), former SAS blade expert Lee Christmas (Statham), hand-to-hand combat specialist Yin Yang (Li), long barrel weapons specialist Hale Caesar (Crews), demolitions expert Toll Road (Couture), and precision sniper Gunner Jensen (Lundgren). Living life in the fringes of the law, these hardened mercenaries take on what appears to be a routine assignment: a covert, CIA-funded operation to infiltrate the South American country of Vilena and overthrow its ruthless dictator General Garza (David Zayas). But when their job is revealed to be a suicide mission, the men are faced with a deadly choice, one that might redeem their souls…or destroy their brotherhood forever.<br><br>Director, co-writer and star Sylvester Stallone brings together a powerhouse cast of action superstars – never before seen together in one film – in Lionsgate’s hard-hitting action thriller, "The Expendables". The film stars Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, and Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Eric Roberts, Randy Couture, Steve Austin, David Zayas with Terry Crews and Mickey Rourke. "The Expendables" was directed by Sylvester Stallone from a story by David Callaham and screenplay by David Callaham and Sylvester Stallone, and is produced by Avi Lerner, John Thompson and Kevin King Templeton. Lionsgate and Millennium Films present a Nu Image production.<br><br><strong>Cast </strong><br><br><strong>Sylvester Stallone</strong> as Barney Ross<br><strong>Jason Statham as </strong>Lee Christmas<br><strong>Jet Li </strong> as Yin Yang<br><br><strong>Dolph Lundgren </strong>as Gunner Jensen<br><strong>Eric Roberts </strong>as James Munroe<br><strong>Randy Couture</strong> as Toll Road<br><strong>Steve Austin</strong> as Paine<br><strong>David Zayas </strong>as General Garza<br><strong>Giselle Itié</strong> as Sandra<br><strong>Charisma Carpenter</strong> as Lacy<br><strong>Gary Daniels</strong> as The Brit<br><strong>Terry Crews</strong> as Hale Caesar<br><strong>Mickey Rourke</strong> as Tool<br><br>
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