‘Expend4bles’ Cleans Up the Mess with Jaw-Dropping New Red Band Trailer

THE BIG PICTURE

The Expendables saga’s newest addition, Expend4bles, blasts onto the screen with action scenes bursting with excitement and a star-studded cast that includes both seasoned veterans and rising talents of Hollywood. Sylvester Stallone, the very pulse of this franchise, has announced that he will make his final bow as Barney Ross, the team’s fearless leader. The torch is now passed to Jason Statham, who is expected to guide the franchise into the future.

Originally conceptualized by Stallone himself, The Expendables series sought to reunite action heroes past their prime, allowing them to relive their glory days on the silver screen. And boy, did it work!

Jason Statham and Sylvester Stallone, those old-school bruisers, are at it again with Expend4bles, the freshest installment in this wrinkle-worshipping series of blockbusters. The action promises to be as spine-tingling as ever in the newly released red band trailer, which made its debut with 11 new character posters today, a mere month before the film hits theaters. Stallone’s swan song as Barney Ross leaves us with mixed emotions, but fear not, for Statham is poised to grab the reins.

Stallone’s original idea, a contemplative one that marinated in his mind for quite some time, was to give yesteryear’s action icons another shot at the limelight. The unexpected success of The Expendables did just that, sparking a firestorm of sequels and an entire franchise. However, everything that goes up must come down, as The Expendables 3 discovered the hard way in 2014, faltering at the box office. The resulting creative discord caused Stallone to step back, leaving the franchise in limbo.

Who’s In and Who’s Out?

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A turnaround occurred in August 2021, with Stallone’s shocker that a fourth movie was on the cards. However, faces like Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger will be conspicuously absent—Willis due to health-induced retirement, and Schwarzenegger following a heart-to-heart with Stallone, although they vowed to collaborate elsewhere.

Directed by Scott Waugh and penned by a cadre of talented writers like Kurt Wimmer, Tad Daggerhart, Max Adams, Spenser Cohen, and Dave Callaham, Expend4bles is set to explode onto screens on September 22. Don’t miss the sizzling red band trailer below:

The official synopsis released by Lionsgate is as explosive as the trailer itself:

Enter a new era of action-packed adventure in Expend4bles. Teaming up as an elite squad of mercenaries, Jason Statham, Dolph Lundgren, Randy Couture, Sylvester Stallone, and newcomers like Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Megan Fox, Tony Jaa, Iko Uwais, Jacob Scipio, Levy Tran, and Andy Garcia arm themselves to the teeth. The Expendables stand as Earth’s last line of defense, the squad you call when every other plan has gone belly-up. Get ready for a fresh infusion of energy, as these new faces inject a whole new flavor into the mix.

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