The Expendables 2
Back for War.
Country
Production
Budget
$100 000 000
Box office
$314 975 955
Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Kevin King Templeton, Les Weldon, Danny Lerner, Avi Lerner, John Thompson, Jason Constantine, Boaz Davidson, Trevor Short, Danny Dimbort, Guymon Casady
Camera operator
Composer
Artist
Paul Cross
Audition
Marianne Stanicheva
Editing
Todd E. Miller
Whole Team (174)
Whole Team (174)
Short description
Mr. Church reunites the Expendables for what should be an easy paycheck, but when one of their men is murdered on the job, their quest for revenge puts them deep in enemy territory and up against an unexpected threat.
What's left behind the scenes
- A sequel was conceived several months before 'The Expendables' (2010) was completed and released. The return of Dolph Lundgren's character in the final scene was likely added to the script (despite his death in the original version) to allow for the development of a sequel.
- During filming in Bulgaria, Arnold Schwarzenegger got into the role of a politician and met with the Bulgarian Prime Minister, presenting him with Conan the Barbarian's sword. The latest version of this film, starring Jason Momoa, was also filmed in Bulgaria.
- In the final scene, Arnold Schwarzenegger wears a vintage “Planet Hollywood Jam” Hawaiian shirt under his jacket.
- Sylvester Stallone wrote the screenplay and starred in this film; in the previous one, he was an actor, co-writer, producer, and director.
- Jackie Chan was planned to appear in the film, but he had to decline due to his commitment to his directorial project, 'Armour of God II: Operation Zodiac'.
- Chuck Norris is the subject of an entire pop culture phenomenon of countless “Chuck Norris facts” created by fans. Over half a million such facts—like “Chuck Norris counted to infinity twice”—populate the internet. A multinational team of actors and crew joined the movement almost as soon as Norris stepped off the plane in the film’s main location of Bulgaria. They came up with the phrase: “Chuck Norris didn’t visit Bulgaria, Bulgaria visited Chuck Norris.”
- Sylvester Stallone asked Chuck Norris to include one of the Chuck Norris facts (a popular internet meme) in the script. Norris's wife, Gena, suggested a fact about a cobra. ('Chuck Norris was bitten by a cobra, and after five days of excruciating pain… the cobra died.')
- This is the fourth time Jean-Claude Van Damme has worked together with Dolph Lundgren and Scott Adkins.
- Donnie Yen was offered a role in the film, but he declined.
- A real railway bridge was specially built across the Osym River in Bulgaria for the film. It will function as part of the railway network.
- Gina Carano was considered for the role of Maggie.
- Taylor Lautner was considered for the role of Billy Timmons, which ultimately went to Liam Hemsworth.
- Sylvester Stallone cancelled his promotional tour for the film after his son passed away on July 13, 2012.
- The film mentions that Gunnar Jensen (Dolph Lundgren) has a degree in chemical engineering. This is a reference to Lundgren himself, who holds a Master's degree in chemical engineering. His character gave up a career in science to work as a bouncer, all to impress a girl. In real life, Lundgren abandoned that path to work as a bodyguard for his then-girlfriend Grace Jones.
- While filming in Bulgaria, Arnold Schwarzenegger stepped into the role of a politician and met with the Bulgarian Prime Minister, presenting him with Conan the Barbarian's sword. The latest version of this film, starring Jason Momoa, was also filmed in Bulgaria.
- After Barney first meets Maggie under the bridge, he starts his motorcycle, and the sound of the revving engine is heard before Barney even has time to start it.
- Liam Hemsworth was supposed to star in the first film, but after the script was rewritten, his role was cut. Later, Stallone called him and invited him to star in the sequel.
- The sequel was conceived several months before 'The Expendables' (2010) was completed and released. The return of Dolph Lundgren's character in the final scene was likely added to the script (despite him being killed in the original version) to leave the door open for a sequel.
- Jean-Claude Van Damme plays a villain named Vilen. In English, this name (Vilain) differs by only one letter from the word "villain."
- All the positive characters in the film wear the same Panerai Luminor Submersible 1950 watch with a bronze case (PAM 382) from a limited edition of 1,000 pieces.
- This is the fourth time Jean-Claude Van Damme has worked with Dolph Lundgren and Scott Adkins.
- After the battle scene at Booker Airport, Church, Maggie, and Trench get into a helicopter with large '711' markings on the hood. However, when we see the helicopter taking off with them, the hood now displays '712'.
- Tennis player Novak Djokovic filmed a cameo role in an airport shootout scene for free. However, the scene featuring him was cut; it showed him attacking terrorists with his racket.
- In the final scene, Arnold Schwarzenegger wears a vintage Hawaiian-style 'Planet Hollywood Jam' shirt under his jacket.
- The film mentions that Gunnar Jensen (Dolph Lundgren) has a degree in chemical engineering. This is a nod to Lundgren himself, who holds a Master's degree in chemical engineering. His character gave up a career as a scientist to work as a bouncer just to impress a girl. In real life, Lundgren stepped away from it to work as a bodyguard for his girlfriend at the time, Grace Jones.
- Filming began on October 3, 2011, and ended on January 21, 2012. Three months later, on April 18, additional filming involving Scott Adkins began in Bulgaria; these lasted for three days without the participation of other main cast members.
- Stallone invited Chuck Dixon to rewrite the script, but he refused.
- Chuck Norris's character's name (Booker) is a nod to the film 'Black Tigers' (1978), where Norris's character is named John T. Booker. In both films, Norris plays a retired military man who participates in a rescue operation to help his old comrades.
- In November 2010, Charlie Sheen was considered for the role of a CIA agent hunting Church. Ultimately, however, the role was cut from the script.
- The name of Chuck Norris's character (Booker) is a nod to the film 'The Octagon' (1978), where Norris's character is named John T. Booker. In both films, Norris plays a retired military man who takes part in a rescue operation to help his old comrades.
- When the Expendables come across a destroyed plane, it is obvious that it is there because it crashed. The engine is missing, which would be typical for a real crash; however, it is noticeable that the engine was simply removed (the bolts were unscrewed). This is evident from the undamaged bolts and hoses on the engine's heat shield.
- When 'The Expendables' stumble upon the wrecked plane, it's obvious it's there because it crashed. The engine is missing, which would be typical for a real crash, however, it's evident that the engine was simply removed (bolts are unscrewed). This is visible from the undamaged bolts and hoses on the engine heat shield.
- When the Grumman Albatross airplane takes off from the water through the smoke, after rescuing the hostages, it either has no wing, or the smoke swirls behind it are done incorrectly.
- Jackie Chan was planned to appear in the film, but he was forced to decline due to his commitments to his directorial project, 'Chinese Zodiac'.
- All scenes with Arnold Schwarzenegger were filmed in five days, a week before the start of filming for 'The Last Stand' (2013).
- During one of the scenes, Terry Crews racks the slide on his shotgun to chamber another round. However, his shotgun model, the Benelli M1014 (or M4/Super 90), is a semi-automatic shotgun, which cannot be reloaded in this manner.
- Jean-Claude Van Damme plays the villain named Vilain. This name differs from the word “villain” by only one letter in English.
- Sylvester Stallone wrote the screenplay and starred in this film, while in the previous one he was an actor, co-writer, producer, and director.
- Liam Hemsworth was supposed to appear in the first film, but after the script was rewritten, his role was cut. Stallone later called him and invited him to star in the sequel.
- A U.S. mailbox has the Post Office logo adopted in 1993, and consequently after the end of the Cold War.
- Sylvester Stallone canceled his promotional tour for the film after the death of his son on July 13, 2012.
- Sylvester Stallone asked Chuck Norris to include one of the 'Chuck Norris facts' (a popular internet meme) in the script. Norris's wife, Gena, suggested the one about the cobra: 'Chuck Norris was bitten by a cobra, and after five days of excruciating pain... the cobra died.'
- Chuck Norris is the central theme of an entire pop-culture phenomenon of countless fan-made "Chuck Norris facts." Over half a million such facts—like "Chuck Norris counted to infinity twice"—fill the reaches of the internet. The multinational cast and crew joined this movement almost the moment Norris stepped off the plane in Bulgaria, the film's primary setting. They came up with the phrase: "Chuck Norris didn't visit Bulgaria; Bulgaria visited Chuck Norris."
- Filming for the film began on October 3, 2011, and ended on January 21, 2012. Three months later, on April 18, additional filming took place in Bulgaria with Scott Adkins, lasting three days without the involvement of the other main cast members.
- On October 27th, 15 miles from Sofia, at the Ognyanovo Reservoir, a tragedy occurred – during the filming of a scene involving the explosion of a rubber boat, one of the two stuntmen inside died, and the other was taken to the hospital in serious condition.
- All scenes with Arnold Schwarzenegger were filmed in five days, one week before the start of filming for 'Escape Plan' (2013).
- In November 2010, Charlie Sheen was considered for the role of a CIA agent hunting Church. But ultimately, the role was cut from the script.
- All the positive characters in the film wear the same Panerai Luminor Submersible 1950 watch with a bronze case (PAM 382) from a limited edition of 1000 units.
- Sylvester Stallone explained that during casting, he paid particular attention to finding actors who hadn't been in successful projects recently: “I was interested in gathering people who had bright moments in their careers, and then perhaps experienced hard times, to give them another chance. I like those guys. Someone helped me once, and I’m happy I can do that for them.”
- Tennis player Novak Djokovic appeared for free in a cameo during the airport shootout scene. However, his scene was cut; in it, he attacks the terrorists with his racket.
- Sylvester Stallone explained that during casting, he paid special attention to finding actors who hadn't recently been involved in high-profile successful projects: "I was interested in bringing together people who had bright moments in their careers, but then perhaps hit some hard times, to give them another chance. I like those kinds of guys. Someone helped me back in the day, and it gives me pleasure to be able to do the same for them."
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