The Expendables was a big hit and a very nice throwback of a film honoring the action stars of the 80’s, and a follow up has been discussed in some form or fashion since the release of the original. More often than not any discussion on the movie are “wish lists” or rumored stars that would either return or join the cast in a follow up. Today we learn that a few stars are now confirmed and will appear in the film alongside Jet Li, Sly Stallone and others:
Source: Screen Rant
An official cast list for the Expendables followup has made its way online, revealing that Stallone’s mercenary crew from the first film (Jason Statham, Jet Li, Randy Couture, Terry Crews, Dolph Lundgren) and Mickey Rourke are all set to reprise their respective roles in Part Deux.
Moviehole got ahold of said cast list and is reporting that familiar faces like Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger will be back (sorry) in Expendables 2, while the often-rumored Jean-Claude Van Damme, Chuck Norris, and Scott Adkins are all now officially onboard for the film.
Van Damme will be playing a villain (as was previously rumored) in Expendables 2 alongside fellow muscular martial arts master/actor Adkins (Undisputed II, The Bourne Ultimatum). Willis’ Mr. Church made only a brief appearance in the first film, but he’s long been all but confirmed to become the main antagonist in the sequel.
There’s no word yet if Schwarzenegger’s role in the second Expendables movie will likewise be larger (or, rather, more than a three minute cameo), but the 71-year-old Norris is only expected to show up briefly in the film.
Very exciting news and I’m looking forward to seeing the entire cast assemble on the silver screen. I’m a bit surprised to see Jet Li’s name included as it had been recently rumored that he wouldn’t be able to commit to the movie but I’ll take his inclusion in stride. Norris? Really? May we finally see see the return of the infamous Chuck Norris internet quotes?! One can only hope…
