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Why isn t Mickey Rourke in Expendables 2? ›

Rourke Backed Out Of Expendables 2 To Star In Seven Psychopaths. Mickey Rourke played a small, but critical, role in The Expendables cast as Tool, who finds jobs for the titular team.

Turns out, Barney secretly stowed the gagged Jumbo Shrimp on his plane for the mission. As the plane went down, Barney pulled Jumbo out of hiding, placed the ring on Jumbo's hand, and put the wide-eyed foe in the fiery pilot's seat. Then Barney bailed secretly and safely by parachute, keeping his death secret.

However, in one of his interviews in 2014, Chan shared the reason why he declined the franchise, saying, “This morning I did hear the office called Sly [Stallone] wants me for Expendables 4. I said, 'Okay. '” The action star added, “Because they already asked me to be in two and three, but I refused.”

Who is not returning for Expendables 4? Kellan Lutz, Ronda Rousey, and Glenn Powell are notably absent as members of the Expendables team in the latest installment, despite hints in the previous movie that they might return.

Jean-Claude Van Damme was one of the actors personally offered a role by Sylvester Stallone in 'The Expendables,' the first installment of the action movie saga released in 2010. Unfortunately, Van Damme turned down the offer because he felt his character was flat and lacked development.

His reasoning for not wanting to come back is tied to the growing workload that the franchise asked of him. He stated that he only did the first Expendables as "a favor to Sly" and shot his scene in one day. With the sequels adding him in even more, Arnie wanted to avoid the same happening in Expendables 4.

During the Season 2 premiere of his Paramount+ reality show The Family Stallone, the action movie legend revealed that an accident on the set of 2010's The Expendables caused lasting damage to his back that required multiple operations over the next 14 years.

It's all about Stallone. It's no secret that The Expendables 4 flopped at the box office.

There is too much "shaky camera" that makes every movie look worse than it really is. Such scenes simply look cheap. The CGI looks pretty bad, which is odd considering this isn't a cheap movie, but a bad director made it look cheap.

Terry Crews reveals he won't do 'Expendables 4' because of fallout from sexual harassment case. Terry Crews has said that will not be involved in a future Expendables movie because of the incident of sexual abuse he suffered.

Why did Jackie Chan refuse to work with Sylvester Stallone? ›

Although starring in 'Demolition Man' alongside a world-famous actor like Stallone would also have made him a global star, Chan refused for a very specific reason: his insistence on not playing villains throughout his filmography, and his reluctance to be typecast in such roles as an actor of Asian origin, which could ...

Director Simon West confirms that Jet Li's lessened role in The Expendables 2 was due to scheduling conflicts; as such, Li only appears in the film's opening and in one fight scene.

Norris's absence from "Expendables 3" and "Expendables 4" could be attributed to his slowed acting career and his focus on other pursuits. It is likely that he chose not to commit to a big franchise at that stage of his career.

Rourke's Tool was set to return for Expendables 2 and he was the one who was supposed to die, presumably in much the same manner as Hemsworth's Billy. However, Rourke departed to play a role in Seven Psychopaths alongside Colin Farrell.

Billy "The Kid"

Billy tells Barney that he intends to leave the team to start a new life with his girlfriend Sophia. However, Billy is taken hostage by Jean Vilain during the Expendables' mission in Albania and killed. His death motivates Barney to hunt down Vilain and exact vengeance.

Turned down Bruce Willis' role in Pulp Fiction (1994) to write and star in F.T.W. (1994). Other movies he is alleged to have turned down include 48 Hrs. (1982), Platoon (1986), Top Gun (1986) and Tombstone (1993).

"A lot of those who let you down are those who seemed the closest to you. They're the ones running out of your house with the silver when it all goes wrong, and when they jump ship that hurts. There are some people who stuck with me: Sly Stallone has always been a good friend to me...," said Rourke.