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'{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2015}} {{Infobox film | name = The Expendables | image = File:Expendables-STALLONE-SkullLogo.jpg | image_size = | caption = | director = [[Sylvester Stallone]] <small>(''1'')</small><br />[[Simon West]] <small>(''2'')</small><br />[[Patrick Hughes (director)|Patrick Hughes]] <small>(''3'')</small> | producer = [[Avi Lerner]] | screenplay = Brian Harvey Stallone <small>(''1-3'')</small><br />[[David Callaham]] <small>(''1'')</small><br />Richard Wenk <small>(''2'')</small><br />Creighton Rothenberger <small>(''3'')</small><br />Katrin Benedikt <small>(''3'')</small> | starring = ''[[#Cast and characters|See below]]'' | music = [[Brian Tyler (composer)|Brian Tyler]] | cinematography = | editing = | studio = [[Nu Image]]<br />[[Avi Lerner|Millennium Films]] | distributor = [[Lions Gate Entertainment|Lionsgate]] | released = 2010 – present | country = [[United States]] | language = [[English language|English]] | budget = $262,000,000 | gross = $790,592,938 }} '''''The Expendables''''' is an American series of [[ensemble cast|ensemble]] [[action film|action films]]<!-- Do Not Remove Comedy--> written by and starring [[Sylvester Stallone]] and originally created by [[David Callaham]]. The film series itself was created to pay homage to the blockbuster action films of the 1980s and 90s and also pays gratitude to the action stars of those decades, as well as more recent stars in action. The series consists of three films: ''[[The Expendables (2010 film)|The Expendables]]'' (2010), ''[[The Expendables 2]]'' (2012) and ''[[The Expendables 3]]'' (2014). The series has received mixed critical reception in regard to plots and dialogue between the characters; however, many critics praised the use of humor and action scenes. The films have been massive box office successes. ==Films== ===''The Expendables'' (2010)=== {{Main|The Expendables (2010 film)}} The Expendables, a group of elite mercenaries who carry out all sorts of missions, ranging from assassination to rescue, are deployed to a South American island, Vilena, to overthrow a Latin American dictator, General Garza, who is interfering with the plans of a group of "people" led by a man known only as Mr. Church. However, the team leader, Barney Ross, soon realises that Garza is merely a puppet being controlled by a ruthless rogue CIA officer, James Monroe, who is Mr. Church's real target. Ross decides to abort the mission, but ultimately decides to return and rescue Garza's estranged daughter, Sandra, from Vilena. ===''The Expendables 2'' (2012)=== {{Main|The Expendables 2}} A while after the first film, the Expendables accept another mission from Mr. Church to make up for losses caused by the mission in Vilena, but they end up in a conflict with a rival mercenary group, the Sangs, and their newest and youngest member is murdered by their leader, Jean Vilain. Ross swears vengeance on Vilain for his protegé's death and starts to track him down, in the process learning that Villain threatens the world with five tons of weapons grade plutonium he intends to excavate from an abandoned Soviet mine and sell to the highest bidder. ===''The Expendables 3'' (2014)=== {{Main|The Expendables 3}} [[File:Sylvester Stallone 2014 avp.jpg|thumb|[[Sylvester Stallone]] in August 2014, at the French premiere of de ''[[The Expendables 3]]''.]] The Expendables come face to face with the team's co-founder Conrad Stonebanks. Ross was forced to kill Stonebanks after he became a ruthless arms trader, but Stonebanks survived and has now made it his mission to destroy The Expendables. Ross resorts to recruiting a new and younger generation of Expendables to help the team overcome his old adversary. ==Future== ===''The Expendables 4 (2016)=== This was confirmed in March 2014 by former [[James Bond]] actor [[]], who stated that he had agreed with Avi Lerner to star if he wants [[Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson]] to play the villain of ''The Expendables 4''.<ref>[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/news/a560643/pierce-brosnan-to-appear-in-the-expendables-sequel.html/ Pierce Bronsan to appear in The Expendables sequel]</ref> Stallone revealed his first choice for the villain is [[Jack Nicholson]].<ref>[http://www.expendablespremiere.com/news/awesome-audio-interview-with-sly-stallone-reveals-jack-nicholson-is-his-first-choice-as-the-villain-for-expendables-4-also-talks-creed-and-rambo-5-new-mad-max-fury-road-trailer]</ref> [[Hulk Hogan]] claimed on his [[Twitter]] account that he will be in the fourth film.<ref name="Expendables4Hogan">{{cite web|first=Ben |last=Kerin |title=Hulk Hogan Set To Appear In The Expendables 4 Movie |url=http://www.wrestlingnewssource.com/news/34182/Hulk-Hogan-Set-To-Appear-In-The-Expendables-4/ |publisher=wrestlingnewssource.com |work= |date=April 23, 2014 | accessdate=May 25, 2014 |archiveurl=|archivedate= |deadurl=no}}</ref> It was also confirmed that [[Manny Pacquiao]] will also join the sequel, this is, after Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger visited Pacquiao's locker room during his match with [[Chris Algieri]]. During an interview, [[Jean-Claude Van Damme]] confirmed that he wants to be in fourth film.<ref>{{cite web|first=Owen |last=Williams |title=Van Damme Has A Plan For Expendables 4 |url=http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=40449 |publisher=[[Empire (film magazine)|Empire]] |date=March 14, 2014| accessdate=January 4, 2015 |archiveurl= |archivedate= |deadurl=no}}</ref> ''The Expendables 4'' will be rated R once again.<ref>[http://screenrant.com/the-expendables-4-r-rating/]</ref> ===''The Expendables 5 (2018)=== This was confirmed in March 2014 by former [[James Bond]] actor [[]], who stated that he had agreed with Avi Lerner to star if he wants [[Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson]] to play the villain of ''The Expendables 4''.<ref>[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/news/a560643/pierce-brosnan-to-appear-in-the-expendables-sequel.html/ Pierce Bronsan to appear in The Expendables sequel]</ref> Stallone revealed his first choice for the villain is [[Jack Nicholson]].<ref>[http://www.expendablespremiere.com/news/awesome-audio-interview-with-sly-stallone-reveals-jack-nicholson-is-his-first-choice-as-the-villain-for-expendables-4-also-talks-creed-and-rambo-5-new-mad-max-fury-road-trailer]</ref> [[Hulk Hogan]] claimed on his [[Twitter]] account that he will be in the fourth film.<ref name="Expendables4Hogan">{{cite web|first=Ben |last=Kerin |title=Hulk Hogan Set To Appear In The Expendables 4 Movie |url=http://www.wrestlingnewssource.com/news/34182/Hulk-Hogan-Set-To-Appear-In-The-Expendables-4/ |publisher=wrestlingnewssource.com |work= |date=April 23, 2014 | accessdate=May 25, 2014 |archiveurl=|archivedate= |deadurl=no}}</ref> It was also confirmed that [[Manny Pacquiao]] will also join the sequel, this is, after Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger visited Pacquiao's locker room during his match with [[Chris Algieri]]. During an interview, [[Jean-Claude Van Damme]] confirmed that he wants to be in fourth film.<ref>{{cite web|first=Owen |last=Williams |title=Van Damme Has A Plan For Expendables 4 |url=http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=40449 |publisher=[[Empire (film magazine)|Empire]] |date=March 14, 2014| accessdate=January 4, 2015 |archiveurl= |archivedate= |deadurl=no}}</ref> ''The Expendables 4'' will be rated R once again.<ref>[http://screenrant.com/the-expendables-4-r-rating/]</ref> ===''The ExpendaBelles'' (2020)=== In October 2012, [[Millennium Films]], the studio behind ''The Expendables'', announced plans for an all-female version of the film titled ''The ExpendaBelles''.<ref>[http://deadline.com/2012/10/millennium-hires-legally-blonde-scribes-for-expendabelles-spinoff/ Millennium Hires ‘Legally Blonde’ Scribes For ‘ExpendaBelles’ Spinoff]</ref> On October 28, 2013, Lerner was negotiating with actresses [[Meryl Streep]], [[Cameron Diaz]] and [[Milla Jovovich]] to appear in the film and was looking for a female director to direct it.<ref>[http://deadline.com/2013/10/avi-lerner-saves-his-expendabelles-news-for-bulgaria/ Avi Lerner Saves His ‘ExpendaBelles’ News For Bulgaria]</ref> On February 6, 2014, ''Deadline'' reported that [[Robert Luketic]] is set to direct. The [[logline]] was also revealed: <blockquote>When America’s Navy SEALs are wiped out trying to penetrate the island lair of a deadly despot who has captured one of the world’s top nuclear scientists, it becomes clear that there is no such thing as the right man for the job and that this is a mission so impossible that only women can handle it. The only way in: some of the world’s deadliest female operatives must pose as high-class call-girls shipped in by private plane to satisfy a dictator–and instead save the scientist and the day.<ref>[http://www.deadline.com/2014/02/berlin-robert-luketic-to-helm-millenniums-the-expendabelles-who-should-star/ Berlin: Robert Luketic To Helm Millennium’s ‘The ExpendaBelles;’ Who Should Star?]</ref></blockquote> ===''Galgo'' (2022)=== Stallone mentioned in an interview of the future of ''The Expendables'' franchise, a solo film on [[Antonio Banderas]]' character Galgo was a possibility.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iU_I91YLXoM]</ref> ==Video games== ''The Expendables 2 Videogame'' is a downloadable four-player cooperative shoot 'em up video game. It was published by Ubisoft for PC, PlayStation Network (PSN) and Xbox Live Arcade (XBLA) and released on July 31, 2012 for PSN and August 20 for PC (via Steam) and XBLA. The game's plot is a prequel to ''The Expendables 2'', with Barney Ross, Gunner Jensen, Yin Yang and Hale Caesar appearing as playable characters. Lundgren and Crews voiced their respective characters. According to review aggregators Metacritic and GameRankings, the game received generally negative reviews. ''The Expendables 2: Deploy & Destroy'' is a single-player tower defense, real-time strategy online game. Published by Roadshow Films and Soap Creative, the game was released on July 13, 2012. Its plot was derived from village scenes in the film, where players can choose their squad from the cast, set up defenses and battle the enemy. A [[Expansion pack#Stand-alone expansion packs|standalone expansion]] of the game ''[[Broforce]]'' was based on ''[[The Expendables 3]]''. Entitled ''The Expendabros'', it was released in August 2014. Later, ''The Expendabros'' expansion became [[free to play]] in order to promote ''The Expendables 3'' and will remain so until December 31.<ref>http://es.ign.com/broforce/79190/news/broforce-muestra-su-nueva-expansion-the-expendabro</ref><ref>http://steamcommunity.com/games/274190/announcements/detail/198475802192594968</ref> ==Television== The Expendables will be making the transition to the small screen for an event series in development over at [[Fox]]. Stallone is executive producing alongside the films’ producer [[Avi Lerner]] and Shane Brennan. It will be rated PG-13.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wegotthiscovered.com/tv/the-expendables-tv-series-works-fox/|title=The Expendables TV Series In The Works At Fox}}</ref> ==Cast and characters== : ''See [[List of characters from The Expendables film series]]'' {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" ! rowspan="2" style="width:10%;" | Character ! colspan=3 | Film |- ! style="width:10%;" | ''[[The Expendables (2010 film)|The Expendables]]'' ! style="width:10%;" | ''[[The Expendables 2]]'' ! style="width:10%;" | ''[[The Expendables 3]]'' <!-- ! style="width:10%;" | ''[[The Expendables 4]]'' --> <!-- ! style="width:10%;" | ''[[The Expendables 5]]'' --> |- ! Barney Ross | colspan="3" | [[Sylvester Stallone]] |- ! Lee Christmas | colspan="3" | [[Jason Statham]] |- ! Yin Yang | colspan="3" | [[Jet Li]] |- ! Gunner Jensen | colspan="3" | [[Dolph Lundgren]] |- ! Toll Road | colspan="3" | [[Randy Couture]] |- ! Hale Caesar | colspan="3" | [[Terry Crews]] |- ! Trench Mauser | colspan="3" | [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] |- ! Mr. Church | colspan="2" | [[Bruce Willis]] | style="background:#d3d3d3;" | |- ! Lacy | colspan="2" | [[Charisma Carpenter]] | style="background:#d3d3d3;" | |- ! Tool | [[Mickey Rourke]] | style="background:#d3d3d3;" colspan="2" | |- ! James Munroe | [[Eric Roberts]] | style="background:#d3d3d3;" colspan="2" | |- ! Dan Paine | [[Stone Cold Steve Austin|Steve Austin]] | style="background:#d3d3d3;" colspan="2" | |- ! General Garza | [[David Zayas]] | style="background:#d3d3d3;" colspan="2" | |- ! Sandra | [[Giselle Itié]] | style="background:#d3d3d3;" colspan="2" | |- ! The Brit | [[Gary Daniels]] | style="background:#d3d3d3;" colspan="2" | |- ! Jean Vilain | style="background:#d3d3d3;" | | [[Jean-Claude Van Damme]] | style="background:#d3d3d3;" | |- ! Booker | style="background:#d3d3d3;" | | [[Chuck Norris]] | style="background:#d3d3d3;" | |- ! Billy The Kid | style="background:#d3d3d3;" | | [[Liam Hemsworth]] | style="background:#d3d3d3;" | |- ! Hector | style="background:#d3d3d3;" | | [[Scott Adkins]] | style="background:#d3d3d3;" | |- ! Maggie | style="background:#d3d3d3;" | | [[Yu Nan]] | style="background:#d3d3d3;" | |- ! Max Drummer | style="background:#d3d3d3;" colspan="2" | | [[Harrison Ford]] |- ! Conrad Stonebanks | style="background:#d3d3d3;" colspan="2" | | [[Mel Gibson]] |- ! Galgo | style="background:#d3d3d3;" colspan="2" | | [[Antonio Banderas]] |- ! Doc | style="background:#d3d3d3;" colspan="2" | | [[Wesley Snipes]] |- ! Bonaparte | style="background:#d3d3d3;" colspan="2" | | [[Kelsey Grammer]] |- ! John Smilee | style="background:#d3d3d3;" colspan="2" | | [[Kellan Lutz]] |- ! Luna | style="background:#d3d3d3;" colspan="2" | | [[Ronda Rousey]] |- ! Thorn | style="background:#d3d3d3;" colspan="2" | | [[Glen Powell]] |- ! Mars | style="background:#d3d3d3;" colspan="2" | | [[Victor Ortiz]] |- ! Goran Vata | style="background:#d3d3d3;" colspan="2" | | [[Robert Davi]] |} ==Crew and other== {| class="wikitable collapsible" style="text-align: center; clear: both;" |- ! style="width:20%;" rowspan="2"| ! colspan="3" | Film |- ! style="width:10%;"| ''[[The Expendables (2010 film)|The Expendables]]'' ! style="width:10%;"| ''[[The Expendables 2]]'' ! style="width:10%;"| ''[[The Expendables 3]]'' |- ! Director | [[Sylvester Stallone]] | [[Simon West]] | [[Patrick Hughes (director)|Patrick Hughes]] |- ! Music | colspan="3" | [[Brian Tyler (composer)|Brian Tyler]] |- ! rowspan="3" | Writer | colspan="3" | Written by: [[Sylvester Stallone]] |- | and: [[David Callaham]] | and: Richard Wenk | and: Katrin Benedikt<br>Creighton Rothenberger |- | colspan="3" | Based on: [[David Callaham]] |- ! [[Motion Picture Association of America|MPAA]] Rating |colspan="2" | R | PG-13 |- ! [[British Board of Film Classification|BBFC]] Rating | 18 | 15 | 12 |- ! Running time | 99 minutes | 103 minutes | 126 minutes |} ==Reception== ''The Expendables'' received mixed reviews from critics. The film review aggregator [[Rotten Tomatoes]] shows that 41% of critics gave the film a positive review based upon reviews by 192 critics.<ref name="rottentomatoes">{{cite web|url= http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_expendables/ | title = The Expendables | work = [[Rotten Tomatoes]] | publisher = [[Flixster]] | accessdate = July 3, 2012 }}</ref> At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a [[Standard score|normalized]] rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the film has received a [[weighted mean|mean]] score of 45, based on 35 reviews.<ref name="meta">{{cite web| url = http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/expendables | title=The Expendables (2010): Reviews | work= [[Metacritic]] | publisher = [[CBS Interactive]] | accessdate = September 4, 2010 }}</ref> [[CinemaScore]] polls, however, reflect solid audience approval with a B+ average grade.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2010/08/box-office-expendables-on-target-scott-pilgrim-out-of-tune-eat-pray-love-has-decent-first-bite-.html |title=Box Office: 'Expendables' Blow Up - LA Times.com |publisher=Latimesblogs.latimes.com |date=August 15, 2010 |accessdate=June 29, 2012}}</ref> ''The Expendables 2'' received mixed to positive reviews from critics. The film garnered a 65% approval rating from 119 critics&nbsp;– an [[weighted mean|average]] rating of 5.8 out of 10&nbsp;– on the review-aggregate website [[Rotten Tomatoes]], which gave the following consensus: "Taut, violent, and suitably self-deprecating, ''The Expendables 2'' gives classic action fans everything they can reasonably expect from a star-studded shoot-'em-up — for better and for worse."<ref name="RottenTomatoes">{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_expendables_2/ |title=The Expendables 2 (2012) |publisher = [[Rotten Tomatoes]] |accessdate=August 17, 2012 |archiveurl= |archivedate= |deadurl=no}}</ref> [[Metacritic]] gave it a score of 51 (out of 100) from 28 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.<ref name="Metacritic">{{cite web | url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-expendables-2 | title=The Expendables 2 | publisher = [[Metacritic]] | year=2012 | accessdate=August 17, 2012}}</ref> [[CinemaScore]] polls reported that moviegoers gave the film an average grade of A– on an A+-to-F scale, compared to ''The Expendables''{{'}} B+.<ref name="CinemaScore2">{{cite web|first=Andrew |last=Stewart |url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118058031?refCatId=13 |title='Expendables' wins weekend with soft $28.8 mil |publisher=Reed Business Information |work = Variety |date= August 19, 2012 |accessdate=August 20, 2012 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6A3tz0chd |archivedate= August 20, 2012 |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref name="CinemaScore">{{cite web|first=Nikke|last=Finke |url=http://www.deadline.com/2012/08/the-expendables-2-atop-crowded-box-office-with-11-5m-friday30m-weekend-despite-bomb-scare-bourne-legacy-5-4m17-2m-paranorman-5-3m15-3m-sparkle-5-0m15-5m/ |title=‘The Expendables 2′ Tops Crowded Box Office With $11.5M Friday/$30M Weekend, ‘Bourne Legacy’ $5.4M/$17.2M, ‘Paranorman’ $5.3M/$15.3M, ‘Sparkle’ $5.0M/$15.5M |publisher=PMC |work=Deadline.com |date=August 17, 2012 |accessdate=August 18, 2012 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6CDoGvGFN |archivedate=November 16, 2012 |deadurl=no}}</ref> ''The Expendables 3'' received mixed to negative reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 32% rating, based on 22 reviews, with an average rating of 5.1/10. The site's consensus reads: "Like its predecessors, Expendables 3 offers a modicum of all-star thrills for old-school action thriller aficionados -- but given all the talent assembled, it should have been a lot more fun." On Metacritic, the film has a score of 32 out of 100, based on eight critics. ===Critical and public reaction=== {| class="wikitable" width=99% border="1" style="text-align: center;" ! Film ! [[Rotten Tomatoes]] ! [[Metacritic]] ! [[CinemaScore]] |- | ''The Expendables'' | 41% (196 reviews) | 45 (35 reviews) | B+<ref name="TEcs">{{cite web | url=http://www.cinemascore.com/ | title=CinemaScore | work=cinemascore.com | accessdate=March 7, 2015}}</ref> |- | ''The Expendables 2'' | 65% (122 reviews) | 51 (28 reviews) | A-<ref name="TEcs" /> |- | ''The Expendables 3'' | 35% (122 reviews) | 35 (33 reviews) | A-<ref name="TEcs" /> |} ===Box office performance=== {| class="wikitable" width=99% border="1" style="text-align: center;" ! rowspan="2" | Film ! rowspan="2" | Release date ! colspan="3" | Box office gross ! colspan="2" | Rank ! rowspan="2" | Budget ! rowspan="2" | Reference |- ! North America ! Other territories ! Worldwide ! All time domestic ! All time worldwide |- | ''The Expendables'' | August 13, 2010 | $103,068,524 | $171,401,870 | $274,470,394 | 525 | 354 | $80,000,000 ! |- | ''The Expendables 2'' | August 17, 2012 | $85,028,192 | $220,400,000 | $305,428,192 | 689 | 300 | $92,000,000 ! |- | ''The Expendables 3'' | August 15, 2014 | $39,322,544 | $166,850,000 | $206,172,544 | 3,075 | {{small|TBA}} | $90,000,000 ! |- ! '''Film Series Totals''' ! ! $227,419,260 ! $558,651,870 ! $786,071,130 ! ! ! $262,000,000 ! |} ==References== {{Reflist|40em}} ==External links== {{Wikiquote|The Expendables}} <!-- Please read [[WP:EL]] before adding more links. Try to use inline references instead --> * {{Official website|http://www.expendablesthemovie.com/#/home}} * {{IMDb title|id=1320253|title=The Expendables}} * {{mojo title|expendables|The Expendables}} * {{Rotten Tomatoes|the_expendables|The Expendables}} * [http://www.mikefury.net/blog/2010/10/the-expendables-an-exclusive-interview-with-the-brit-gary-daniels.html Interview with Gary Daniels, The Brit] {{The Expendables}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Expendables}} [[Category:Action films by series]]'