The Expendables 3

The Expendables 3 is a 2014 American action film directed by Patrick Hughes and written by Creighton Rothenberger, Katrin Benedikt and Sylvester Stallone. It is the third installment in The Expendables franchise and the sequel to The Expendables (2010) and The Expendables 2 (2012). The film features an ensemble cast of stars including Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Antonio Banderas, Jet Li, Wesley Snipes, Dolph Lundgren, Kelsey Grammer, Randy Couture, Terry Crews, Kellan Lutz, Ronda Rousey, Glen Powell, Victor Ortiz, Mel Gibson, Harrison Ford, and Arnold Schwarzenegger.

The Expendables 3
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPatrick Hughes
Produced by
  • Avi Lerner
  • Kevin King-Templeton
  • Danny Lerner
  • Les Weldon
  • John Thompson[1]
Screenplay by
Story bySylvester Stallone
Based onCharacters
by David Callaham
Starring
Music byBrian Tyler
CinematographyPeter Menzies, Jr.
Edited by
  • Sean Albertson
  • Paul Harb
Production
companies
Distributed byLionsgate
Release date
  • August 4, 2014 (2014-08-04) (London)
  • August 15, 2014 (2014-08-15) (United States)
Running time
126 minutes[2]
CountryUnited States[3]
LanguageEnglish
Budget$90–100 million[4][5]
Box office$214.7 million[6]

The story follows the mercenary group known as The Expendables as they come into conflict with ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks, the Expendables' co-founder, who is determined to destroy the team. The film premiered in London on August 4, 2014[7] and was released theatrically on August 15, 2014 by Lionsgate. Unlike the first two films in the franchise, The Expendables 3 received a PG-13 rating instead of an R rating, which upset many fans of the franchise.[8] Partly due to being leaked three weeks before its scheduled release, the film grossed $214 million worldwide on estimated $90–100 million budget, becoming the least profitable film of the trilogy.

Plot

The Expendables—led by Barney Ross and formed by Lee Christmas, Gunner Jensen, and Toll Road—extract former member Doctor Death, a knives specialist, and team medic, from a military prison during his transfer on a train. They recruit Doctor Death to assist them in intercepting a shipment of bombs meant to be delivered to a warlord in Somalia. Arriving there, they reunite with Hale Caesar, who directs them to the drop point, where Ross is surprised to find out that the arms trader providing the bombs is Conrad Stonebanks, a former co-founder of the Expendables who went rogue and was presumed dead. In the ensuing firefight, The Expendables kill all but Stonebanks, who shoots Caesar. They are forced to retreat when Stonebanks drops a glide bomb on them from his helicopter, and Caesar is severely injured.

Back in the United States, CIA operative Max Drummer, the Expendables' new missions manager, gives Ross a mission to capture Stonebanks to bring him to the International Criminal Court to be tried for war crimes. Blaming himself for Caesar's injuries, Ross disbands the Expendables and leaves for Las Vegas, where he enlists retired mercenary-turned-recruiter Bonaparte to help him find a new team of younger mercenaries. The recruits include former U.S. Marine John Smilee, nightclub bouncer Luna, computer expert Thorn, and weapons expert Mars. Skilled sharpshooter Galgo asks to be included in the team, but Ross turns him down.

The four new team members rendezvous with Ross's rival Trench Mauser, returning a favor for Ross. Drummer has traced Stonebanks to Bucharest, where he is set to make an arms deal. Ross and the new recruits infiltrate an office building Stonebanks is using and, having to kill a few men in the process including arms buyer Goran Vata, capture Stonebanks. In transit, Stonebanks taunts Ross and explains why he betrayed The Expendables. Ross nearly kills him to shut him up but, despite Stonebanks egging him on, he stands down. Stonebanks' men catch up to them, with the aid of his GPS Tracker, and fire a missile at the team's van. Ross is thrown into a river, while Smilee, Luna, Thorn, and Mars are captured by Stonebanks' crew. Ross kills Stonebanks' retrieval team and escapes.

Stonebanks sends Ross a video, challenging Ross to come after him and giving him his location in Azmenistan. While preparing to leave and mount a rescue alone, Ross is found by Galgo, who offers his services again. Ross accepts, later accompanied by the veteran Expendables. They rescue the young mercenaries, only to learn from Stonebanks that he has rigged the place with explosives with only 45 seconds left for them to explode. As both the young and veteran Expendables fight one another, Ross convinces them to work together to take down Stonebanks. As the final battle begins, Thorn uses a jammer device to delay the countdown, giving them just under half an hour before detonation. Stonebanks orders the Azmenistan army to attack the building with full force, including tanks and attack helicopters. Drummer and Trench arrive in a helicopter to help, alongside returning Expendables member Yin Yang.

The new and veteran members of the Expendables work together to kill Stonebanks' men. When a second wave moves in, Drummer lands on the building to evacuate the team. As everyone makes it to Drummer's chopper, Stonebanks personally attacks Ross after shooting him down. Having been forced to remove the armor and his weapon, Ross and Stonebanks engage in hand-to-hand combat. Both are evenly matched, but Ross knocks down Stonebanks before they both reach for their guns. Stonebanks shoots, but Ross gets the better of him. At his mercy, Stonebanks questions Ross about delivering him to the International Criminal Court. Ross coldly shoots Stonebanks in response. Seconds after Stonebanks' death, the batteries of Thorn's device run out, causing the building to explode and collapse. The team makes it to Drummer's helicopter and flies away to safety, as Ross clings to it from the outside. In the aftermath, Caesar recovers from his wounds, and Ross officially accepts Galgo, Smilee, Luna, Thorn, and Mars into the team. They all celebrate at a bar together.

Cast
See also: List of The Expendables characters

Production

Development and writing

In March 2012, cast member Randy Couture said a third installment of The Expendables might begin production in late 2012 after the release of The Expendables 2.[24] In April 2012, Steven Seagal said he was offered a role in a third film.[25] In August 2012, producer Avi Lerner confirmed that Nicolas Cage had been signed for the then-potential sequel. He also said that the producers intended to bring back the series' stars, attempting to have Mickey Rourke reprise his role, and had approached Clint Eastwood, Harrison Ford, and Wesley Snipes to play new roles.[26] Sylvester Stallone said "We are thinking about different concepts—the third one is the hardest. The second is the natural progression. The third, that's when the air gets rare. We're thinking ambitiously about it, you now have to give audiences something they don't expect at all, Maybe, even going into a different genre".[27] Also in August, Chuck Norris said he would not return for a sequel.[28] On August 13, 2012, Jean-Claude Van Damme indicated that Stallone might include him in The Expendables 3 as Claude Vilain, brother of Jean Vilain.[29] On October 31, 2012, it was confirmed that Nu Image and Millennium Films were in the process of pre-selling international distribution rights for The Expendables 3.[30] On December 19, 2012, it was reported that Jackie Chan had agreed to join the sequel on the condition that he would have more than a minor role.[31] Chan later dropped out of the project due to scheduling conflicts.[32]

In March 2013, Stallone confirmed he was writing a script for the sequel and that he intended for the film to be more humorous with moments of drama. Stallone also said that Seagal would not be in the film and that he wanted to cast more young actors in their mid-20s.[33] In April 2013, Stallone announced that Patrick Hughes would direct the sequel.[34] In May 2013, Chan, Snipes, Cage and Milla Jovovich were announced to be in advanced negotiations to join the film.[35] In June 2013, Lionsgate announced that the film would be released on August 15, 2014.[36] In July 2013, it was reported that actor Mel Gibson would portray the film's villain and later that month Stallone confirmed Gibson's involvement.[37][38] Also in July, actor Kellan Lutz and professional fighters Victor Ortiz and Ronda Rousey were added to the cast. It was revealed that the film would feature several younger and technology-oriented action heroes who clash with the veteran Expendables.[39] In August 2013, it was confirmed that Ford, Antonio Banderas and Glen Powell would join the cast and that Bruce Willis would not be reprising his role as Mr. Church.[40] Willis's lack of involvement was cited as a disagreement over money with production sources indicating that Willis was offered $3 million for four days of shooting in Bulgaria but wanted $4 million.[41] On September 17, 2013, Kelsey Grammer was announced to be in negotiations to join the film.[16]

Filming

Principal photography began on August 19, 2013 in Bulgaria and at the Nu Boyana Film studio in Sofia[1] and ended on October 22.[42] In September 2013, Terry Crews revealed in an interview that Jason Statham survived an on-set mishap when the truck he was driving plunged into the Black Sea after its brakes had failed.[43] In a November 2013 interview, Randy Couture confirmed that filming had finished and that discussions for a fourth Expendables film were taking place. Much of the film was shot on set in Wombwell Woods, Barnsley, South Yorkshire. [44]

Rating

Unlike the first two films in the Expendables franchise, this film received a PG-13 rating instead of an R rating that received backlash from the fans. At the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, Sylvester Stallone announced that he was aiming for a PG-13 rating for the film. Stating that albeit it was close to being rated R, he wanted to reach a younger and broader audience with the new film.[45] However, when Stallone first submitted the film to the MPAA, they assigned it with the usual R rating and had to be trimmed down to be rated PG-13. On July 1, the MPAA granted The Expendables 3 a PG-13 rating; the given description being "violence including intense sustained gun battles and fight scenes and for language."

Since its release, Stallone regrets the PG-13 rating, saying that it was "a horrible miscalculation on everyone's part in trying to reach a wider audience but in doing such, diminish the violence that the audience expects. I'm quite certain it won't happen again."[46]

Music

Soundtrack
The Expendables 3: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Film score by
Brian Tyler
ReleasedAugust 12, 2014
GenreFilm score
Length60:09
LabelLa-La Land Records
Brian Tyler film scores chronology
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
(2014)		 The Expendables 3: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
(2014)		 Into the Storm
(2014)

The film's score was composed by Brian Tyler. The soundtrack was released by La-La Land Records on August 12, 2014.

  • The Drop (2:28)
  • Lament (2:00)
  • Right on Time (3:14)
  • The Art of War (0:57)
  • Stonebanks Lives (5:27)
  • Too Much Faith (2:36)
  • Late for War (3:17)
  • Descent into War (3:57)
  • Bring You Luck (1:54)
  • Infiltrating the Block (5:25)
  • Threat Doubled (2:28)
  • Galgo's Grand Entrance (0:29)
  • Look Alive (5:33)
  • Package Secured (2:55)
  • We Were Brothers (3:56)
  • The Last Window (2:03)
  • Valet Parking Done Right (3:26)
  • Moral Chess Games (2:02)
  • Armored Freaking Transport (6:02)

Release

Marketing
The cast of The Expendables 3 at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival

On December 19, 2013, the first teaser trailer got released with the intent of showcasing the large cast of the movie.[47] At 2014 CinemaCon, the official poster of the film was shown for the first time, although it only slightly differs from material shown before, featuring a white background instead of a black one.[48] The marketing scheme of putting a huge emphasis on the film's ensemble cast of famous action actors was continued in early April when 16 character posters of the film's cast were released and divided over four websites for maximum exposure.[49] One day later, the first trailer with actual footage from the film premiered, again highlighting the film's huge cast, being referred to as a "roll call trailer" by Lionsgate.[50] At the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, Millennium Films hosted a special event promoting the film at the Carlton Hotel with Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mel Gibson, Harrison Ford, Wesley Snipes, Antonio Banderas, Dolph Lundgren, Kelsey Grammer, Randy Couture, Kellan Lutz, Victor Ortiz, Glen Powell and director Patrick Hughes attending. The event lasted the entire day and featured the cast driving down the Croisette in tanks.[51]

On June 5, a new TV promo with new footage was released. Instead of highlighting the all-star cast as the previous ones, this trailer focused on the new additions to the cast, prominently Lutz, Ronda Rousey and Ortiz, contrasting their young characters with the more experienced ones of Stallone and Grammer.[52] The same day, Stallone also released a behind the scenes video via his Twitter.[53] On June 17, a long cinematic trailer was released, giving a first look at Gibson as Conrad Stonebanks as well as showcasing the film's story for the first time.[54] A week later on June 23, the new banner was released, featuring all 17 cast members except Robert Davi.[55] On June 4, a new TV trailer was released, containing new footage, although mostly consisting of footage already released.[56] A longer version of the trailer was released a week later[57] and one day after that, another TV trailer, themed to coincide with the 2014 FIFA World Cup, was released.[58] At 2014 ComicCon, 16 new character posters in pop art style were released.[59]

Unauthorized duplication and distribution

On July 25, 2014, three weeks ahead of the film's premiere, a DVD-quality illegal leak was downloaded, via file sharing sites, more than 189,000 times over a 24-hour period.[60] After one week, it was estimated that the leak had been downloaded over 2 million times.[61]

On July 31, 2014, the film's studio, Lionsgate, filed a lawsuit in California federal court against ten anonymous individuals for copyright infringement.[62] The studio reported that one digital copy of the film was stolen and uploaded to the Internet. Lionsgate stated they sent demand letters to operators of the sites (Limetorrents.com, Billionuploads.com, Hulkfile.eu, Played.to, Swankshare.com and Dotsemper.com) but received no reply.[63] In August 2014, cloud hosting provider Hulkfile.eu ceased its operations worldwide because the company said it had no other option after it was damaged by the Lionsgate lawsuit.[64] In June 2015, Lionsgate settled out of court with the operators of Played.to, a video hosting site for streaming a leaked copy of the movie.[65] The details of the settlement were not released and the site remains operational.

In March 2016, the California court issued a default judgment to the operators of three of the infringing sites (Limetorrents.com, Swankshare.com and Dotsemper.com) to be fined $150,000 each; however, only Limetorrents is still operating and all of those sites are located outside the United States; therefore, it is unlikely Lionsgate will collect the fines.[66]

Home media

The Expendables 3 was released on DVD and Blu-ray on November 25, 2014 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment. The Blu-ray Combo-Pack contains an extended version of the film accompanying the theatrical version as well as behind-the-scenes featurettes, a blooper reel and a Dolby Atmos multi-channel track. The regular DVD release includes only the theatrical cut.[67]

Reception

Box office

The Expendables 3 grossed $39.3 million in North America and $175.3 million in other territories for a total gross of $214.6 million.[68]

The film was released on August 15, 2014 in the United States and earned $875,000 during its late night Thursday screenings from 2,200 locations. It did better than its predecessors The Expendables ($870,000) and The Expendables 2 ($685,000). However, its first showing was at 7 P.M., whereas the previous films had their first showings at midnight.[69] It earned $5.9 million on its first day below the $13 million opening day of The Expendables and $10 million opening day of The Expendables 2.[70] The film grossed $5.7 million on its second day and $4.2 million on its third day for a three-day total of $15.8 million.

One possible reason for this loss in ticket sales is because the film leaked three weeks ahead of its release; however, since most downloads were outside the United States, if every downloading American paid to see the movie, it would have made only $4 million more.[71] Another possible reason was the PG-13 cut which was meant to attract younger audiences. Only 34% of viewers were under 25 years old while the less violent cut may have reduced interest from older audiences.[70] Sylvester Stallone later admitted that toning the film down for a PG-13 rating was a mistake.[72]

The film was released in China on September 5, 2014 and topped the box office in its first week's release earning $33.68 million from 231,836 screenings and 6.92 million admissions.[73]

Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 32% based on 171 reviews, with an average rating of 4.8/10. The site's critics consensus reads, "Like its predecessors, The 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."[74] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 35 out of 100, based on 36 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[75] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A–" on an A+ to F scale.[76]

Accolades

Kelsey Grammer won the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor for his work in the film (along with Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return, Think Like a Man Too and Transformers: Age of Extinction) while Mel Gibson and Arnold Schwarzenegger were also nominated in that category at the 35th Golden Raspberry Awards.

List of accolades
Award Category Recipient(s) Result
Golden Trailer Awards[77] Best Summer 2014 Blockbuster Poster The Expendables 3 "Stallone Teaser"
Lionsgate, Ignition
Nominated
Golden Raspberry Awards[78] Worst Supporting Actor Mel Gibson Nominated
Kelsey Grammer Won
Arnold Schwarzenegger Nominated

Future

Possible sequel

In March 2014, Pierce Brosnan stated that he had agreed with Avi Lerner to star in The Expendables 4 film, but added that he was not sure if he would join that film saying, "I have no idea which one it would be, I just said yes."[79] Stallone revealed his first choice for the villain was Jack Nicholson.[80] The Expendables 4 will retain the R-rating.[81] In August 2014, Stallone stated that there is the potential for least two more Expendables movies, before the franchise expands into spin-offs.[82] In December 2016, Stallone announced in an interview that the fourth installment will be the last in the series, while it originally had scheduled a release for a 2018 date.[83] In March 2017, it was announced Stallone would be leaving the franchise due to disagreements over the script and direction of the franchise.[84] In April 2017, supporting star Arnold Schwarzenegger said he will not be returning for the fourth film without Stallone.

After Avi Lerner threatened Terry Crews over his sexual assault lawsuit against Adam Venit, Terry Crews chose not to star in the film.

By January 2018, Stallone announced the development of another Expendables movie on his social media page, confirming his return to the film series.[85] Randy Couture confirmed his involvement, later in 2018.[86] The film was originally scheduled to begin production by April 2019, though in July of the same year Stallone announced he was beginning to work on the project.[87] In March 2020, Randy Couture announced that the script was finished in 2019, but that negotiations are ongoing with producers.[88]

In the end of May 2020, Jean-Claude Van Damme suggested Stallone and Avi Lerner an idea that in The Expendables 4 he could play the antagonist again and portray a brother of Jean Vilain, Claude Vilain. According to his idea, Claude Vilain will train his own team (including Van Damme's son and daughter, actors Kris and Bianca Van Damme), to fight the old squad of The Expendables, lead by Barney Ross.[89]

In August 2020, a Spanish distribution company Vértice Cine working with Lionsgate and Millennium Films, announced The Expendables 4 as one of their upcoming projects. Patrick Hughes back to directing with Statham, Stallone, Banderas and Lundgren in the main cast.[90][91][92]

Possible spin-offs

In October 2012, plans for an all-female centered film were announced titled, The ExpendaBelles. Karen McCullah and Kirsten Smith were hired to co-write the script, while Avi Lerner, Mark Gill, Julie Kroll, Boaz Davidson, and Kevin King will serve as producers.[93] The film will be a joint production between Millennium Films, Eclectic Pictures, and Summertime Entertainment.[94] Stallone is not involved with the project.[95]

By the following year, Lerner had entered early negotiations with actresses Meryl Streep, Cameron Diaz and Milla Jovovich to star in the film.[96] The producer stated that they were looking for a female director for the project, while also stating that principal photography was scheduled to take place in Bulgaria, where previous installments had been filmed.[97]

By February 2014, it was announced that Robert Luketic had been hired as director. Stallone stated that he is not involved with the spin-off, but that he would like to see Sigourney Weaver appear in the movie.[98][99] By August, Lerner stated that the script was nearing its final draft.[100] Later that month, the studio released an updated official synopsis for the film as: "The Expendables universe has a new team. An elite group of highly trained female mercenaries are brought together for a covert hostage rescue mission. Once they are behind enemy lines, the women discover that they will also need to topple an evil dictator bent on world domination. It becomes clear there is no such thing as the right man for the job. The ExpendaBelles is the ultimate story of female empowerment and kick-ass teamwork."[101]

All studios involved had intended to begin production early-2015.[102]

In January 2020 a spin-off film titled The Expendables: A Christmas Story was confirmed to be in active development. D.J. Caruso will serve as director, with a script written by Max Adams. Principal photography will begin later that year, with a release date scheduled for December 2021. Jason Statham, Sylvester Stallone, and Arnold Schwarzenegger will reprise their roles, while Tony Jaa is cast in an undisclosed role. The plot will primarily revolve around Statham's character, Lee Christmas.[103][104]

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