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The Expendables 3 (2014)
In The Expendables 3, Sylvester Stallone's Barney Ross once again assembles his team of mercenaries to fight their co-founder, Conrad Stonebanks (Mel Gibson). This time, Jason Statham's Lee Christmas, Dolph Lundgren's Gunner Jensen, and Terry Crews' Hale Caesar recruit new members such as Doctor Death (Wesley Snipes), Galgo (Antonio Banderas), Luna (Ronda Rousey), Yin Yang (Jet Li), and two old friends, Drummer (Harrison Ford) and Bonaparte (Kelsey Grammer).
The Expendables 3
- Director
- Patrick Hughes
- Release Date
- August 15, 2014
- Studio(s)
- Lionsgate
- Distributor(s)
- Lionsgate
- Cast
- Jason Statham , Wesley Snipes , Sylvester Stallone , Mel Gibson , Arnold Schwarzenegger , Jet Li , Harrison Ford , Antonio Banderas
- Writers
- Katrin Benedikt , Creighton Rothenberger , Sylvester Stallone
- Runtime
- 2h 11m
- Franchise(s)
- The Expendables
- Sequel(s)
- Expend4bles
- prequel(s)
- The Expendables 2 , The Expendables
- Budget
- 90–100 million
Summary
In The Expendables 3, Sylvester Stallone's Barney Ross once again assembles his team of mercenaries to fight their co-founder, Conrad Stonebanks (Mel Gibson). This time, Jason Statham's Lee Christmas, Dolph Lundgren's Gunner Jensen, and Terry Crews' Hale Caesar recruit new members such as Doctor Death (Wesley Snipes), Galgo (Antonio Banderas), Luna (Ronda Rousey), Yin Yang (Jet Li), and two old friends, Drummer (Harrison Ford) and Bonaparte (Kelsey Grammer).
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