New 'The Expendables 3' Trailer Goes on One Last Ride

The summer is here and that means Sylvester Stallone has emptied out his Rolodex for The Expendables 3, the third and final entry in the big guns, big muscles, bigger explosions flick. The usual crew of Jason Statham, Terry Crews, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, and Arnold Schwarzenegger are back again, joined by Wesley Snipes, Antonio Banderas, Harrison Ford, Mel Gibson, Ronda Rousey, Kellan Lutz, and Kelsey Grammer (!?!?). What's the plot? Who knows? The first two movies didn't really have much of a story behind them, so why attempt something new now?

The latest trailer certainly doesn't offer much except the undeniable coolness of seeing Wesley Snipes back in action and alongside Stallone for the first time since Demolition Man. Mel Gibson is the bad guy here as that's apparently all anyone will hire him for, as a former Expendable who has gone to the dark side. Looks like the old guard will be rushing to the aid of the young upstarts, an aspect Stallone probably requested himself, but not before dropping lots of bad one-liners and firing lots of oversized weapons. Patrick Hughes is directing and it does have a more polished look than the previous films.

The Expendables 3 opens August 15th. 


The Expendables 3-Official Trailer #1 (HD) Sylvester Stallone by trailersspaintv

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'The Raid' Remake Eyes Hemsworth Brothers as Patrick Hughes will Direct

So....how do you feel about a remake of The Raid? Make your stomach hurt? Well, it should. But we already knew that Gareth Evans, who directed The Raid and the incredible sequel, had agreed to produce an American remake of the hit action sequel, and unfortunately cooler heads have not prevailed. The film is still moving forward with an action director signed and two big time action stars being targeted.

According to The Wrap, The Expendables 3 helmer Patrick Hughes has come aboard to direct the project, which will follow a similar storyline of a cop unit battling through hundreds of thugs in a crime lord's high-rise building. With a director in place, somebody will need to star in this thing, and apparently the Hemsworth brothers (all three??) are high on producers' lists. Liam Hemsworth had a cup of coffee in The Expendables 2, while Chris has been powering up as Thor and led Snow white and the Huntsman, but none of that would prepare them for the sort of stunts they'd need to pull off in The Raid. There's also a Luke Hemsworth who has yet to have a fraction of their success.

Yes, this is a bad idea but maybe the script by Brad Inglesby (Out of the Furnace) can make this worthwhile? Eh, probably not. 

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Sly Stallone picks Patrick Hughes to direct 'The Expendables 3'

Those who have been following Sylvester Stallone's Twitter have seen him buzzing quite a bit about his search to find a director for The Expendables 3. After targeting and apparently getting rejected by Mel Gibson, Stallone recently began crowing that he had found his guy, and that he would inject some new blood into the action franchise...

"Found it... Blood Sweat and Fears, coming soon... My best PURE ACTION FILM - The last RAMBO - I want this one too top it and I believe it will with NEW BLOOD."

After indulging in a little guessing game with his followers, Stallone revealed that Aussie director Patrick Hughes will lead the aging heroes into their mission. Hughes last wrote and directed the 2010 Australian thriller, Red Hill, but has mostly been working in TV and commercials since then.

Stallone says he also wants to inject some new blood into the cast, specifically looking to bring in more females. Uh, hello! Cynthia Rothrock on line one!! It's expected that Jackie Chan will join the crew, while Wesley Snipes, Harrison Ford, and a host of others have been rumored.

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