Gathering in his straightforward furious action of 2010 a real legendary acting ensemble, Sylvester Stallone, combining the hypostasis of the protagonist and the director, saluted the "goodbye" genre of brutal 80s fighters. Few would have thought that the picture would become a real blockbuster and the start of an unforgettable franchise, the success of which will be contributed by Mickey Rourke and Dolph Lundgren, Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger, champions in fighting without rules and wrestling. The film The Expendables (2010), whose actors and roles are familiar and loved by the audience, has no analogues, opens a new stage in the development of the action genre.
Welcome with fists in all their glory
The combined age of the members of the unsurpassed The Expendables tape is commensurate with the years spent by the Rolling Stones members. Stallone planned to shoot a cool male action movie, like the products of the 80s: with absurdly huge knives and large-caliber guns, with a mass of villains and absolutely invulnerable heroes, unattainable for either a bayonet or a foolish bullet.
The plot in this tape is just a convention. A group of professional mercenaries performs various tasks: deliver a ransom, free hostages, eliminate the presumptuous dictator of the African republic. Each mission is complicated by the difficulties that team members are forced to fight.
The main thing is not the task, the focus is on the performers. And the actors of the movie The Expendables (2010) together represent the most starry Hollywood actor’s constellation. With such a casting, the picture could not shoot. Very respected people worked with Slay from the very beginning, including Dolph Lundgren, Jason Statham and Jet Li. Almost a cameo role in Mickey Rourke, two brilliant cameos in Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Blood generously spilled in the project would be more than enough to fill a modest pool. Jokes are characteristic of American militants, that is, sometimes homerically unfunny.
Only old people go into battle ...
Among the actors of the movie The Expendables (2010), there are almost no real fighters under the age of 50. Jet Li - 54, at the time of filming 47 and in the movie, he is desperately trying to comedic. Statem was 43, now 50, in The Expendables, he is uniquely brilliant until Stallone (64 years old) appears in the frame, with his signature crooked smile that overshadows any attempts of the “carrier”. And the appearance of Mickey Rourke, not participating in the action, costs more than half the comedy combat comedy. His hero - the owner of an outstanding hat, guitar, tattoos and chopper, will definitely be remembered by the viewer. And the blurred gaze of the giant-like 52-year-old Lundgren will deprive the beholder of the last doubt: if this old guard retires after Arnie, there really will be no one to save the world.
Legendary movie
Actors of the film The Expendables (2010), led by director S. Stallone, claim that the project was an extremely successful experiment. Although Slay was quite hard to play a major role and simultaneously lead several film crews. Nevertheless, his efforts were justified, each successive episode of the picture has a new cinema legend. And together, ageless veterans, embarking on an exciting adventure, make the audience empathize with their characters. Thanks to the harmonious combination of karcalom action and exceptional acting, the 2010 film and The Expendables 2 (the actors in the sequel are the same) became high-quality blockbusters, collecting more than half a billion dollars in film distribution.
The story of the production process
The creators of the project readily agreed to take part in the filming of the documentary "Hell: Making the film The Expendables (2010)." The actors involved in the blockbuster readily supported their undertaking. They dispelled the doubts of a narrow viewer audience, accustomed to pseudo-battles played out against a green screen, which considered the movie old-fashioned. For all participants in the filming process, the spirit of combat partnership is important, rather than the ups and downs of the narrative, giving a formal reason to fight. The tape will demonstrate how Sylvester Stallone is a perfectionist: he tried to make every take perfect. As a director of the project, he listened to any comments and advice given by other actors in the movie The Expendables (2010). All the features and difficulties of the filming process are captured in the movie “Hell: Making a Movie”.
Already a trilogy
In 2014, the most stellar franchise in the world of cinema raised its already highest bar to a new level - the third part of The Expendables was released. For the first time in one film, except for S. Stallone, A. Schwarzenegger and D. Statham - M. Gibson, W. Snipes, H. Ford and 10 other movie stars (K. Lutz, R. Rousey, G. Powell, V. Ortiz etc.), which presented the viewer a new generation of special groups.