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Almost a decade after Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Arnold Schwarzenegger and pretty much every Hollywood action star over 50 joined forces for Expendables 3 in 2014, we’re now set to get another on screen reunion of the veteran actors, with the trailer for the fourth instalment in the Expendables-verse being released just this morning.
Opening with the Transporter himself, Jason Statham, the trailer follows the British actor as he’s living in suburbia with his girlfriend Megan Fox. Except, we’re not exactly sure if she’s his girlfriend so to say, with the pair alternating between flirty banter and steamy fight scenes that are just a tad over the top. However, this is the Expendables, after all, and thankfully, Sylvester Stallone quickly shows up to pull Statham back into a life of explosions, stunt sequences and cheesy one liners referencing the cast’s respective cinematic triumphs.
In a hilarious twist, 50 Cent joins the cast in the trailer, playing a yet-to-be announced hero who has an aversion to being shot in the face (we doubt 50 had to dig deep to get into character for that one). Add a seasoned Dolph Lundgren, Andy Garcia and Randy Couture, Tony Ja and more, and naturally, an ensemble cast is formed. Sadly, old mate Arnie won’t be returning for the film, along with Bruce Willis, Harrison Ford, Jet Li, and Terry Crews.
It’s unclear what exactly the crew are up against in the upcoming sequel, but it seems that much like its predecessors, the plot seems to come second to the cast and their inevitable share of on-screen laughs. Check out the full trailer below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IOjkmPi5uM