The Expendables is a 2010 American ensemble action film written by David Callaham and Sylvester Stallone, and directed by Stallone. Filming began on March 28, 2009, in Rio de Janeiro, New Orleans, and Los Angeles, and the film was released in theaters on August 13, 2010 in North America. The film is about a group of elite mercenaries, tasked with a mission to overthrow a Latin American dictator. It pays tribute to the blockbuster action films of the 1980s and early 1990s, and stars an array of action veterans from those decades, including Stallone, Dolph Lundgren, Mickey Rourke, Jet Li, Gary... Daniels, Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger , as well as more recent stars such as Randy Couture, Jason Statham, Terry Crews, and Steve Austin. This action movie also starred Eric Roberts, the brother of Julia Roberts. The Expendables received mixed critical consensus but was successful commercially, opening at number one at the box office in the United States, the United Kingdom, China and India. A sequel is currently filming for a release date of August 17, 2012.
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| Release date: | August 3, 2010 |
| Directed by: | Sylvester Stallone |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 103 Minutes |
| Producer: | Avi Lerner, Kevin King, John Thompson, Kevin King Templeton |
| Editor: | Ken Blackwell, Paul Harb |
| Music by: | Brian Tyler |
| Cinematography: | Jeffrey L. Kimball |
| Screenplay by: | Dave Callaham, Sylvester Stallone |
| Estimated budget: | $80,000,000 |
| Genre: | Action, Thriller |