Couture confirmed his involvement in March of the same year. In January 2018, after vocal support from other cast members (including Schwarzenegger), Stallone announced his return with a post to his social media platforms confirming new developments on the fourth film. By March 2017, Stallone had left the project and the franchise, due to creative differences over the script and direction for continuing the franchise. In December 2016, Stallone announced that the fourth installment will be the final film in the series, while a scheduled tentative release date was set for 2018. By November of the same year, it was announced that the project is being developed with intent to receive an R-rating. By April of the same year, Stallone revealed his first choice for the villain was Jack Nicholson, while mentioning his interest in convincing Clint Eastwood to join the production. In March 2014, Pierce Brosnan stated that he had agreed with producer Avi Lerner to star in The Expendables 4 film.

Les Weldon, Yariv Lerner, Jason Statham, Jonathan Yunger, Jeffrey Greenstein & Kevin King-Templeton Katrin Benedikt, Sylvester Stallone & Creighton RothenbergerĪvi Lerner, Les Weldon, Danny Lerner, John Thompson & Kevin King-Templeton 3 Additional crew and production detailsĪvi Lerner, John Thompson & Kevin King-TempletonĪvi Lerner, Les Weldon, Danny Lerner & Kevin King-Templeton.The films have been box office successes. The series has received mixed critical reception, in regard to its plots and dialogue between the characters however, many critics praised the use of humor and action scenes. The series consists of four films: The Expendables (2010), The Expendables 2 (2012), The Expendables 3 (2014) and the upcoming The Expendables 4 (2023), and an ongoing comic book series: The Expendables Go to Hell (2021). The film series itself was created to pay homage to the blockbuster action films of the 1980s and 1990s, and also pays tribute to the action stars of those decades, as well as more recent stars in action. The films star an ensemble cast, most notably Stallone and Jason Statham, and were executive produced by Basil Iwanyk and Guymon Casady. The Expendables is an American ensemble action thriller franchise spanning a film series, written by Sylvester Stallone and based on characters created by David Callaham, and additional media.

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