The Expendables

News broke today that Arnold Schwarzenegger has joined Sylvester Stallone’s latest project, adding even more star power to a cast that’s shaping up to be insane... both literally and figuratively. I’ll let /Film explain:

The cast now includes Mickey Rourke, Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Randy Couture, Dolph Lundgren, Forest Whitaker, Eric Roberts and Arnold Schwarzenegger. The film tells the story about an “expendable” team, hired to do jobs that no one else can or will. The team is sent to infiltrate a South American country to overthrow the ruthless dictator and liberate the country.

Wow. I’m surprised they didn’t consider re-titling this “Where Egos Dare.” (Thank you, I’ll be here all week.) I wonder who gets the biggest trailer on that set? If Jean-Claude Van Damme hadn’t turned Stallone down, this could have been an 80’s action movie fan’s wet dream. As it stands, it’s still pretty close. Obviously, we’re very likely talking massive train wreck, but there’s no way the inevitable bad reviews will stop me from seeing this movie.