Expend4bles (2023) on Netflix
R20231h 43mActionAdventureThriller
Barney Ross leads the Expendables to Libya to stop Suarto Rahmat, a mercenary stealing nuclear warheads for a terrorist called Ocelot. Lee Christmas, Toll Road and Gunner Jensen go with him.
- Netflix1.6/5
- IMDb4.8/1057,526 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes14%
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Plot summary
The Expendables are the outfit called in when no other option is left. They fly to Libya to stop Suarto Rahmat, a mercenary taking nuclear warheads for a terrorist known as Ocelot. Barney Ross leads the team, with Lee Christmas as second in command and knife expert, and Toll Road as demolitions expert. Gunner Jensen is also on the mission, alongside two recruits, Easy Day and Galan. Easy Day is a former Army Special Forces operator, and Galan is the son of a former member of the group. In the fight that follows, Rahmat's forces destroy the team's vehicles and leave the Expendables incapacitated.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Expend4bles (2023)
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- Terry Crews, who appeared in all three previous Expendables films, refused to appear in any further entries after claiming he was sexually assaulted by Stallone's agent Adam Venit, and alleged that producer Avi Lerner pressured him to drop the case to stay in the series.
- Sylvester Stallone quit the project and the franchise in March 2017 over creative differences about the script and its direction, then announced in January 2018 that he was returning after vocal support from cast members including Arnold Schwarzenegger.
- Antonio Banderas was set to reprise his role as Galgo, but when he turned out to be unavailable, his dialogue and the character were rewritten into that of Galan.
- Jackie Chan said he was approached to star by Stallone but turned it down, unsure about having limited screen time in an ensemble film, the same reason he had turned down roles in the previous two entries.
- Stallone said his first choice for the villain was Jack Nicholson, and he also mentioned his interest in convincing Clint Eastwood to join the production.
- During the November 2021 shoot in Greece, including Thessaloniki, members of the Greek Armed Forces were used as extras and said they were not compensated for their month-long official deployment, despite working overtime.
- Jean-Claude Van Damme publicly pitched his idea of returning in June 2020 as Claude Vilain, the brother of his Expendables 2 villain Jean Vilain.
