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Stallone to Direct Statham and Li in “The Expendables”
6-Nov-2008
Written by: Mic Mell
Sylvester Stallone is set to direct and start in a hot, new action film.
Action icon Sylvester Stallone has inked a deal to direct, write, and star in The Expendables. Stallone is best known for his work in the “Rambo” and “Rocky” franchises. At his side will be Jason Statham (The Transporter, Snatch, Crank), and international action star Jet Li is in the final stages of hammering out his contract, according to Variety. The film is being put together under the Nu Image / Millennium Films banner, the company that released the most recent “Rambo” installment.
Stallone is currently inside a two-picture deal with the studio, and the other film is anticipated to be another Rambo sequel, Variety reports. The action film is about a team of mercenaries that takes the job no one else wants, and follows them as they liberate the people of a South American country from an oppressive dictator. Shooting is scheduled to start in February in Costa Rica and Louisiana.
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