Stallone To Write, Direct, And Star In The Expendables

Sylvester Stallone is joining up with Nu Image/Millennium Films (Rambo) for another action pic titled The Expendables. Stallone has written the script and is set to direct and star in the movie. Click on more for the details.

Pic follows a team of mercenaries on a mission to overthrow a South American dictator. Lensing starts in February in Costa Rica and Louisiana.

Jason Statham (The Transporter, Snatch, Crank) has already signed on to co-star and Jet Li (Unleashed, Fist Of Legend) is in negotiations.

The last two time Stallone wrote, directed, and starred in his own movie we got Rocky Balboa and Rambo. Those signs point to this being great.