The Expendables 4 cast now includes Megan Fox and everything else we know

The Expendables 4 bandage now includes Megan Fox and everything else we know

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Certain, The Expendables 4 doesn't seem to be a "necessary" film, what with The Expendables three ending without whatever kind of cliff-hanger or story that needs to progress. That'south not stopping Sylvester Stallone and company, as the pic is definitely happening.

In fact, via CinemaBlend we just got word of two new cast members who exercise non fit the normal bill for what we await when nosotros think "The Expendables" joining up with the crew. The film, which has been in development limbo since Expendables 3 came out in 2014, has hit some route bumps that made fans seriously question the serial' direction.

That was back in 2017, when Stallone was reportedly exiting the project, over bug regarding directors, scripts and the quality of the moving picture. Simply he came dorsum in 2018, and a tedious burn to the sequel coming out began.

The Expendables 4 cast

The Expendables 4: Megan Fox and 50 Cent — (Paradigm credit: Scott Dudelson and Theo Wargo/Getty)

So, yes, every bit you may accept heard, Megan Fox (Jennifer'due south Body) and Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson (Power) are the latest announced members of The Expendables 4. No give-and-take as to their characters, even so.

Lionsgate broke the news in a press release that noted returning Expendables actors so far include Jason Statham, Dolph Lundgren, Randy Couture and Sylvester Stallone.

All 4 are part of the core Expendables cast, having been there since the jump. Also joining the cast is Tony Jaa (Ong-Bak).

So, the current bandage as we know information technology so far:

Sylvester Stallone equally Barney Ross, the leader
Jason Statham as Lee Christmas, the 2nd-in-command
Dolph Lundgren as Gunner Jensen
Randy Couture as Toll Road, the explosives proficient
Tony Jaa in a TBA office
Megan Fox in a TBA role
Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson in a TBA role

The Expendables 4 pre-production

In an interview on The Jenna Ben Show, co-star Randy Couture explained that the projection has been in the works for "a couple of years," and seemed to say he's seen a new version of the script that doesn't exactly lucifer the original script.

That's because he notes "So I haven't seen the script yet. They had one a couple of years ago that they were talking about making Expendables 4 out of," which is a piddling vague.

The Expendables 4 release date speculation

Couture besides noted that The Expendables 4 filming is ready for "this next fall," in that same March 2021 interview. We're assuming he meant Fall 2021, and that he didn't mean this fall or next fall, every bit if some phantom punctuation was in there.

This would make for a possible fall 2022 release, if everything goes right. Covid-xix variants could very possibly shut down production, so we're non betting on anything for sure.

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