Yet being produced, Nu Image / Millennium Films and Lionsgate have released a teaser poster sequel The Expendables 2 in the Cannes Film Festival 2011. In a poster featuring a metallic skull head that there is a hole in the head of the former fire with a 2. Skull head design is similar to the promo poster in his first film managed to earn 275 million U.S. dollars.
In the sequel this time Sylvester Stallone will not be directing again because he wanted to focus on his role as Barney Ross. Interestingly, action star Jean Claude Van Damme will act as the main enemy in this film. Ranks of other players who will reappear Bruce Willis, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Steve Austin, Terry Crews and Randy Couture. Currently Sly still seeking director for The Expendables 2 and will be expected to play in theaters in August 2012.
This is good news for those waiting for the sequel to the action movie The Expendables 2. Because, Slyvester Stallone managed to hold Jean Claude Van Damme in The Expendables 2. In the sequel, Van Damme will play the role of villain. As reported previously, has long been eyeing Sylvester Stallone Jean-Claude Van Damme to play together in the film bertabung action stars. Various issued Sly deadly seduction to persuade Van Damme, but the effort never mollify this 50-year-old actor.
In August 2010 ago, Van Damme finally opens his mouth reason refused to play in The Expendables because he was only getting a small role in the movie. January, Van Damme was offered Sly returned to join in the sequel following the success of his first film at the box office. At that time, through the director Sheldon Lettich, Van Damme said he would join in The Expendables 2, provided one condition, no Steven Seagal. Not just Van Damme who do not like Seagal, as well as producer Avi Lerner who choose not to invite Seagal played in the first film because it has a bad experience with a Seagal.
News of the merger of Van Damme in The Expendables 2 is derived from his good friend, Sheldon Lettich, writer and director of Double Impact and Lionheart. Lettich who always gives input on Van Damme if he wants to play the villain, especially against Bruce Willis, of course, can not pass this opportunity. In the first film, Bruce Willis plays a Mr. Church, a man who offered Expendables team on a mission to overthrow a ruthless dictator in Vilena.
Many fans are hoping this time the sequel will feature many other action stars who have not appeared in his first film as Chuck Norris, Steven Seagal, Fred Ward, Michael Ironside, Michael Dudikoff, Bolo Yeung, Mark Dacascos, The Rock, Carl Weathers, Wesley Snipes, Tony Jaa, Vin Diesel, Jackie Chan, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Sho Kosugi, and Kurt Russell. Including female action stars like Cynthia Rothrock and Michelle Yeoh. All the names above are the top action stars from different generations be reckoned with in the ranks of the players of The Expendables 2