Sylvester Stallone Leaves The Expendables Behind
The Expendables may never back down when a mission is on the line, but apparently superstar actor/producer Sylverster Stallone knows a lost cause when he sees one. Deadline reports that Stallone, who served as star, writer, and producers on the first three Expendables movies, has left the Lionsgate franchise over "creative concerns." The report indicates that Stallone couldn't come to terms with Nu Image/Millennium studio head Avi Lerner on almost anything, from script elements to a new director to even a visual effects house to handle the fourth movie, which is planned as the franchise's last. There isn't much information yet about The Expendables 4 , other than the fact that it's expected to start filming soon and that it has a budget of around $100 million. Reports in late 2015 were that it would have started production by now, but Stallone's attachment to numerous awards-season events for the Rocky follow-up Creed may have delayed ...