‘The Expendables’: The franchise almost won a female-starring spin-off

Jeffrey Greenstein, producer at Millennium Films, responsible for ‘The Expendables’ franchise, in a recent interview with The Holywood Reporter, was asked if doing action movies starring women like ‘Red Sonja’, ‘Silver’ and ‘Double Explosive’ was a “strategic move” by Hollywood.

In her response, Greenstein revealed that the studio was trying to develop a new female version of “The Expendables.”

“I don’t think it’s exactly a change of plans, at least from our perspective. Maybe it’s more what the rest of the world is thinking about now, wanting to see more stories. With ‘Double Explosive’, Salma Hayek’s character was so much fun that it made sense to build the second film around her,” the producer said.

“We love working with the same people, so we did ‘Either I Die’ with Megan Fox, and she’s in the new movie ‘The Expendables’. It’s just about working with talented people. But I will say something thing: we were trying to develop ‘The Expendables’ (in the original) as a female version, but the problem with this project was always trying to find a way to justify why we would have a female team,” he said. declared. Explain.

“Instead of trying to explain it, why not just have women on the regular team; Aren’t they just as badass? Instead of having to explain why a female character got there, you simply do what you would do with a male: show him that he rocks it. »

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‘The Expendables 4’ is scheduled for release on September 22, 2023.

The new movie is expected to mark Sylvester Stallone’s departure from the franchise.

The cast will also include the return of Jason Statham, Dolph Lundgren and Randy Couture, as well as the introduction of 50 Cent, Megan Fox, Tony Jaa, Iko Iwais, Jacob Scipio, Levy Tran and Andy Garcia.

The story will focus on Lee Christmas (Statham), who will experience an adventure alongside Fox’s character.

Scott Waugh (“Power and the Impossible”) will direct from a screenplay written by Spenser Cohen and reviewed by Max Adams and John Joseph Connolly.

Lionsgate and Millennium Media will produce the sequel.

“We are thrilled to team up with our partners at Millennium Media on the new sequel to ‘The Expendables’ franchise,” said Jason Constantine, president of Lionsgate. “It’s so much fun to bring these stars together for an action-packed movie. The new sequel will be our biggest adventure yet.

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