In 2014, Sylvester Stallone's film The Expendables 3 was released. The actors involved in this project were once the most popular stars of action movies. For what reason did Stallone put them together in one project this time?
The Expendables 3: actors. Stallone as Barney Ross
For the first time, the idea of collecting all the stars of Hollywood action movies in the frame came to Stallone in the 2000s. By 2009, the first script written by Sylvester was ready, and soon the shooting of the action movie called The Expendables began. The project became so popular that it subsequently turned into a profitable multi-part franchise.
In the movie The Expendables 3, the actors again bring us back to the everyday life of the special squad of The Expendables, which consists exclusively of “cool” guys. Their commander, Barney Ross, performed by Stallone, this time faces a threat from his old enemy, Conrad Stonebanks. Conrad was once a member of the Expendables, but then turned onto a crooked path and was killed by Barney Ross. It turned out that Barney did not complete his work: Conrad appears again on the horizon and threatens to destroy the entire Ross team.
Sylvester Stallone, who is the inspiration for this project, has made a pretty good career in Hollywood in action movies. This despite the fact that the actor began with filming in pornographic films.
For a long time, Sylvester Stallone suffered total setbacks in his career: until thirty he played only in low-budget films, and even secondary roles. Approaching the thirty-year milestone, Stallone decided to write a script on his own and finally knock himself out a worthy role in the project. He succeeded: so the Sicilian actor turned into a boxer Rocky and became famous throughout the world.
Jason Statham as Lee Christmas
The story of Jason Statham is a bit like the story of Stallone. In his youth, he was seriously interested in sports. But the athlete’s career did not work out, but the unusual appearance of the guy was noticed by advertising agents and offered to advertise men's jeans. In his spare time, Statham had to earn money on the street as a merchant.
This colorful persona was first noticed by director
Guy Ritchie, removing Statham in his action movie "Cards, Money, Two Trunks." Jason looked so interesting in the frame that in the next project, Richie, he already got the main role. So step by step, an ordinary street vendor has become almost the highest paid star of the militants.
In the movie The Expendables 3, the actors Stallone and Statham play partners: Lee Christmas is part of the Barney Ross team. He is an expert in martial arts and a master in the possession of knives. By the way, there is some truth to this, since Statham has been practicing jujitsu since his youth and even coached Guy Ritchie.
Banderas as Galgo
Sylvester Stallone in the third part of The Expendables invited another undeniable star of the screen - Antonio Banderas, offering him the role of Galgo.
Antonio Banderas began his career with melodramas: he starred in The Labyrinth of Passions, Matador, and The Law of Desire.
In Hollywood, a passionate Spaniard broke through only in the 90s, playing in the drama Philadelphia and the mystical film Interview with the Vampire. The first action movie in Banderas' career is Richard Donner's Hired Killers. On the set of this film, Banderas first met Stallone. Then there were the paintings “Never Talk with Strangers”, “Desperate”, “Thirteenth Warrior” and many other projects that proved that the artist copes with the roles of gangsters and “tough” guys.
Antonio’s recent works include the movie The Insurer, the drama The Knight of the Cups with Christian Bale, and the drama 33, dedicated to the emergency that happened in one of the Chilean mines.
Other role performers
"The Expendables" were always full of famous names. In the third part, Dolph Lundgren, who in the previous films played the master demolitionist Gunnar Jensen, returned to the screens. Dolph Lundgren is also known for his films Rocky 4 and Universal Soldier.
Martial artist Jet Li is also a regular contributor to the Expendables project. Previously, the actor starred in such films as "Red Dragon" and "Kiss of the Dragon."
In the third part of the franchise, a lot of young actors are involved who are just starting to act in action films: from time to time Wesley Snipes (“Blade”), Randy Couture (“Scorpion King 2”), Terry Crews (“Terminator: May the Savior Come” appear in the frame) ") And Kellan Lutz (Twilight).
The main guest stars of the project are Mel Gibson (Mad Max) and Harrison Ford (Indiana Jones).
Also on the screens you can see Kelsey Grammer ("X-Men: The Last Battle") and Arnold Schwarzenegger ("Terminator").