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Expendables 2 just got Norris and Van Damme

2011-09-14, 10:55 PM #1

Outlaw Torn

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Seriously, I think the cost of this movie is enough to buy a third world country....

obviously you've never been able to harness the power of cleavage...

maeve

2011-09-15, 12:10 AM #2

KOP_Snake

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Somehow I dont think those guys were too hard to get...

"Guns don't kill people, I kill people."

2011-09-15, 12:41 AM #3

Jarl

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I like the whole concept, it's just that the more big names you cast, the less time you can actually spend on showing them in action.

-Hoping they do well, though.

2011-09-15, 3:55 AM #4

Al Ciao

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They need to cast some of us Massassi nerds in this movie, just to make the action heroes seem even more buff and manly.

I'll volunteer!

2011-09-15, 11:00 AM #5

Baconfish

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Until it has Seagal I don't care that much.

:tfti:

nope.

2011-09-15, 12:01 PM #6

Mentat

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"JCVD". Enough said.

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2011-09-15, 9:01 PM #7

Jarl

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Originally posted by Baconfish:

Until it has Seagal I don't care that much.

:tfti:

I'd read a rumor from the guy who owned the studio where filming was taking place that he was in it, along with JCVD.

-Is that true? No way to be sure, really. We'll just have to see.

2011-09-15, 9:24 PM #8

Antony

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Apparently Seagal doesn't get along too well with most of the old school dudes in the movie, including Van Damme, Norris, Arnold, and Lundgren.

>>untie shoes

2011-09-15, 9:37 PM #9

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Well, Segal doesn't like Norris, but he respects him. I believe he's quoted saying that JCVD is a "gymnast who knows some very basic martial arts"

obviously you've never been able to harness the power of cleavage...

maeve

2011-09-15, 9:40 PM #10

Antony

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Yeah, Seagal is pretty full of himself when it comes to other martial arts actors. Then again I wouldn't call Seagal a martial arts actor... I would call him a very talented martial artist who appears in movies.

>>untie shoes

2011-09-16, 9:50 AM #11

Baconfish

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I read something about Stallone telling a story about a time Seagal and JCVD almost got into a fight int he mid 90s.

nope.

2011-09-16, 10:01 AM #12

Antony

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Yeah it was during a party at Stallone's house.

>>untie shoes

2011-09-16, 10:03 AM #13

Cool Matty

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Looks like this has the makings of being a Van Damme good movie!

2011-09-16, 10:39 AM #14

Baconfish

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While we're mentioning action dudes, I saw JCVD last weekend. That was unusual.

nope.

2011-09-16, 3:04 PM #15

Cloud

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Donnie Yen is being asked to join....I hope he accepts.

2011-09-16, 7:08 PM #16

Al Ciao

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Originally posted by Cool Matty:

Looks like this has the makings of being a Van Damme good movie!

applauds

This pun is absolutely atrocious. Worthy of myself!

2011-09-17, 12:40 AM #17

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Originally posted by Baconfish:

While we're mentioning action dudes, I saw JCVD last weekend. That was unusual.

I really enjoyed it. If you really want to see JCVD in a "different" movie, check this out.

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2011-09-17, 12:46 AM #18

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Originally posted by Baconfish:

I read something about Stallone telling a story about a time Seagal and JCVD almost got into a fight int he mid 90s.

I've also heard JCVD tell the story on French television.

JCVD turned down Stallone's offer for the first "Expendables" movie.

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2011-09-17, 8:17 AM #19

Antony

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Yeah I heard Van Damme said he thought there wasn't a market for that sort of movie anymore. I guess the box office for The Expendables must have changed his mind.

>>untie shoes

2011-09-17, 3:00 PM #20

Al Ciao

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Originally posted by Antony:

Yeah I heard Van Damme said he thought there wasn't a market for that sort of movie anymore. I guess the box office for The Expendables must have changed his mind.

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"Money talks."

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2011-09-18, 12:42 AM #21

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All of this "Expendables" talk makes me nostalgic. I suppose that's what Stallone is aiming for. I must admit that I grew up loving action & even martial-arts films.

Another interesting tidbit about JCVD is that he was the original Predator. He even shot several scenes in costume. The Predator was initially going to be more like a ninja style character doing a lot of kicks & punches. However, JCVD was too small in comparison to the likes of Schwarzenegger & they scrapped him. They wanted someone more intimidating. I personally think that they made the correct decision in that regard.

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