Dolph Lundgren thinks that 'The Expendables 4' failed for a multitude of reasons.The 66-year-old actor reprised his role as Gunner Jensen in the action film that disappointed both critics and audiences and thinks that a mediocre script as well as a lack of creative involvement from Sylvester Stallone contributed to the poor response to the picture.Dolph told Screen Rant: "That project had issues from the beginning, and it usually starts with the script, it really didn't have a good script."I'm not playing the lead, so it's hard for me to weigh in on some of the issues, but I know Stallone wasn't involved, like he usually is. He just played a character in it, and when he's in charge, the quality is going to be pretty good, it doesn't drop below a certain level."But he wasn't involved, so I think the problem was with the script,...
- 1/16/2024
- by Joe Graber
- Bang Showbiz
Dolph Lundgren as “Gunner Jensen,” Randy Couture “Toll Road”, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson as “Easy Day,” Levy Tran as “Lash”, and Jacob Scipio as “Galan” in Expend4bles.
Copyright: EX4 Productions, Inc. 2022 With the release of Expend4bles, there are now just four members of the main cast who have appeared in all four films: Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Randy Couture, and Dolph Lundgren. As one of the charter members of the franchise, Lundgren says that he loves working with the old crew, but he’s also excited about the new film’s new additions, including Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Megan Fox, and Andy Garcia. (Click on the media bar below to hear Dolph Lundgren) https://www.hollywoodoutbreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Dolph_Lungen_Expendables_4_.mp3 Expend4bles is now playing in theaters.
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Copyright: EX4 Productions, Inc. 2022 With the release of Expend4bles, there are now just four members of the main cast who have appeared in all four films: Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Randy Couture, and Dolph Lundgren. As one of the charter members of the franchise, Lundgren says that he loves working with the old crew, but he’s also excited about the new film’s new additions, including Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Megan Fox, and Andy Garcia. (Click on the media bar below to hear Dolph Lundgren) https://www.hollywoodoutbreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Dolph_Lungen_Expendables_4_.mp3 Expend4bles is now playing in theaters.
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- 9/23/2023
- by Hollywood Outbreak
- HollywoodOutbreak.com
Stars: Jason Statham, Sylvester Stallone, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Megan Fox, Dolph Lundgren, Tony Jaa, Iko Uwais, Randy Couture, Jacob Scipio, Levy Tran, Andy García | Written by Kurt Wimmer, Tad Daggerhart, Max Adams | Directed by Scott Waugh
The Expendables return for a fourth instalment in the former-action-heroes-blowing-things-up franchise. This time around, the law of diminishing returns is in full effect – the bigger names from the previous films are conspicuous by their absence, the script is terrible even by the standards of the first three movies and the film largely wastes its two most exciting new cast members.
The plot, such as it is, sees Barney Ross (Sylvester Stallone), Lee Christmas (Jason Statham) and their team of mercenaries – including Gunner Jensen (Dolph Lundgren), Toll Road (Randy Couture), Easy Day (new recruit Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson) and Galan (Jacob Scipio), son of former Expendable Antonio Banderas – tasked with retrieving a cache of nukes...
The Expendables return for a fourth instalment in the former-action-heroes-blowing-things-up franchise. This time around, the law of diminishing returns is in full effect – the bigger names from the previous films are conspicuous by their absence, the script is terrible even by the standards of the first three movies and the film largely wastes its two most exciting new cast members.
The plot, such as it is, sees Barney Ross (Sylvester Stallone), Lee Christmas (Jason Statham) and their team of mercenaries – including Gunner Jensen (Dolph Lundgren), Toll Road (Randy Couture), Easy Day (new recruit Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson) and Galan (Jacob Scipio), son of former Expendable Antonio Banderas – tasked with retrieving a cache of nukes...
- 9/22/2023
- by Matthew Turner
- Nerdly
The 80s era was memorable for a lot of things, but especially for the rise of iconic action heroes like Rambo, Dutch, Ripley, Sarah Conner, and John McClane, to name a few, portrayed by legendary actors who forever changed the landscape of the genre. Their screen presence, insistence on the portrayal of physicality in action sequences, and larger-than-life appearance have captivated generations of fans ever since—and led to the franchise boom in the first place. Long before studio-wide superhero crossovers took over Hollywood, it was a dream of every action movie fan to see their favorite stars sharing the screen together, and Sylvester Stallone, an action legend himself, fulfilled the dream by creating The Expendables franchise. The franchise is now three movies strong, and after a prolonged nine-year gap, the fourth part is about to crush theaters worldwide this weekend.
The film series, which revolves around a group of...
The film series, which revolves around a group of...
- 9/22/2023
- by Siddhartha Das
- Film Fugitives
The on-screen figures in the "Expendables" movies aren't so much characters as they are human-shaped bundles of toxically masculine clichés and blind, violent impulses wrapped in skull-emblazoned kevlar. They lurch about on-screen like Frankensteinian monsters, living piles of jock straps and congealed taurine drinks, belching out monosyllabic action flick catchphrases in between Don Julio-instigated brawls and violent, bullet-riddled missions in other countries. These characters have no thoughts, no humanity, no sense of morals or righteousness. They have no desires other than a distant lizard-brain perception that soldiers in other countries probably need to blow up. "G.I. Joe" is more sophisticated.
With Scott Waugh's "Expend4bles" we are now four films deep into this series, and the franchise's original saleable gimmick has been abandoned. One might recall that Sylvester Stallone's "The Expendables" and Simon West's "The Expendables 2" existed merely to unite a cadre of ultra-macho, well-worn badass...
With Scott Waugh's "Expend4bles" we are now four films deep into this series, and the franchise's original saleable gimmick has been abandoned. One might recall that Sylvester Stallone's "The Expendables" and Simon West's "The Expendables 2" existed merely to unite a cadre of ultra-macho, well-worn badass...
- 9/21/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
While critics may not love them, audiences love the adventures of Sylvester Stallone’s Barney Ross, Jason Statham’s Lee Christmas, and the rest of the gang.The Expendables 4 (which is actually called Expend4bles) recently got it’s first full, official trailer (embedded above), which is pretty last minute considering the movie is set for a September 22, 2023 release date. Given how soon it’s coming out, we figured it’s time to try to assemble everything we know about the fourth movie in the Expendables series.
The Release Date
The fourth film, created and produced by Millennium Media and Campbell Grobman Films, as well as being distributed by Lionsgate, has been through quite a bit of development hell over the past decade. As previously stated, the last movie was released in 2014 with the sequel being released in 2012 and the original premiering back in 2010. Following this pattern, the fourth movie...
The Release Date
The fourth film, created and produced by Millennium Media and Campbell Grobman Films, as well as being distributed by Lionsgate, has been through quite a bit of development hell over the past decade. As previously stated, the last movie was released in 2014 with the sequel being released in 2012 and the original premiering back in 2010. Following this pattern, the fourth movie...
- 8/4/2023
- by Jon Meschutt
- JoBlo.com
Swedish actor Dolph Lundgren has revealed his eight-year-long cancer battle, after first discovering and removing a tumor from his kidney in 2015.
During an interview on In Depth With Graham Besinger, Lundgren explained that following his initial procedure, he “did scans every six months, then you do it every year and it was fine, you know, for five years.”
In 2020, however, the 65-year-old martial artist recalled Swedish doctors finding “a few more tumors around the area” after he had experienced “some kind of acid reflux” and did an Mri. After having discovered six tumors in 2020, Lundgren had a procedure to have all but one that was too large removed. He began systemic therapy to treat the remaining tumor but by fall 2021, doctors discovered several more tumors when Lundgren arrived in London to film movie sequels for the Aquaman and The Expendables franchises.
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During an interview on In Depth With Graham Besinger, Lundgren explained that following his initial procedure, he “did scans every six months, then you do it every year and it was fine, you know, for five years.”
In 2020, however, the 65-year-old martial artist recalled Swedish doctors finding “a few more tumors around the area” after he had experienced “some kind of acid reflux” and did an Mri. After having discovered six tumors in 2020, Lundgren had a procedure to have all but one that was too large removed. He began systemic therapy to treat the remaining tumor but by fall 2021, doctors discovered several more tumors when Lundgren arrived in London to film movie sequels for the Aquaman and The Expendables franchises.
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- 5/20/2023
- by Nicky Kashani
- Uinterview
Dolph Lundgren revealed for the first time during an interview on “In Depth With Graham Bensinger” that he’s been privately battling cancer on and off for the last eight years. Doctors first discovered and removed a cancerous tumor on the actor’s kidney in 2015.
“Then I did scans every six months, then you do it every year and it was fine, you know, for five years,” Lundgren said. “In 2020, I was back in Sweden and had some kind of acid reflux or… I didn’t know what it was. So I did an Mri and they found there were a few more tumors around the area.”
Lundgren said six more tumors were discovered at the time, one of which had grown too large to remove so he had to start systemic therapy. More tumors were discovered in the fall of 2021, when Lundgren arrived in London to film movie sequels...
“Then I did scans every six months, then you do it every year and it was fine, you know, for five years,” Lundgren said. “In 2020, I was back in Sweden and had some kind of acid reflux or… I didn’t know what it was. So I did an Mri and they found there were a few more tumors around the area.”
Lundgren said six more tumors were discovered at the time, one of which had grown too large to remove so he had to start systemic therapy. More tumors were discovered in the fall of 2021, when Lundgren arrived in London to film movie sequels...
- 5/10/2023
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety Film + TV
Two of Hollywood’s most formidable men, Dolph Lundgren and Stephen Lang, will bring the heat when Isaac Florentine’s Hellfire unleashes itself upon the world. According to Deadline‘s exclusive report, production on the upcoming thriller is complete, bringing us one step closer to a hot-blooded tale of the right person being in the wrong place at the right time.
Florentine directs Hellfire from a script by Richard Lowry. With Lundgren and Lang taking center stage, Scottie Thompson, Johnny Bosch, Michael Sirow, Chris Mullinax, Maurice Compte, Levon Panek, and Natalie Canerday also star.
Hellfire revolves around an enigmatic drifter (Lang) who visits a small town and finds the residents caught in the vice grip of a merciless crime lord. After surveying the situation, the drifter decides to step in and help those too weak to defend themselves.
Sasha Yelaun, Robert Paschall Jr, Daniel Lief, and Johnny Remo produce, with Rob Simmons,...
Florentine directs Hellfire from a script by Richard Lowry. With Lundgren and Lang taking center stage, Scottie Thompson, Johnny Bosch, Michael Sirow, Chris Mullinax, Maurice Compte, Levon Panek, and Natalie Canerday also star.
Hellfire revolves around an enigmatic drifter (Lang) who visits a small town and finds the residents caught in the vice grip of a merciless crime lord. After surveying the situation, the drifter decides to step in and help those too weak to defend themselves.
Sasha Yelaun, Robert Paschall Jr, Daniel Lief, and Johnny Remo produce, with Rob Simmons,...
- 9/26/2022
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
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