Comments on: Why Van Damme Turned Down Stallone’s ‘Expendables’

By: Adam

Adam — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 22:01:33 +0000

i think van damme did the right thing by saying no to sylvester stallone.

cmon people its 2011 and they are in hollywood

i know its just a film after all but would you want to lose against a little guy in a movie that is all about money?

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By: Eric Schille

Eric Schille — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:10:43 +0000

Yes, I think van damme should have excepted the role because the film without him being one of the best and biggest action stars of the century was missing a little something with him not in it.

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By: James

James — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 19:34:23 +0000

Well, having seen the movie it seems that Van Damme was right after all

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By: Van Dammne

Van Dammne — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 08:51:34 +0000

Well, that’s one side of the story to why he didn’t do it.

Another side is that on Australian radio last year to promote the movie Sylvester said that the reason Van Damme turned down a role was because he didn’t see why a character played by him should be getting his a@# kicked by a little guy, presumably Sylvester pitched him getting beat up by Jet Li, in a movie, especially when said movie is a collection of historic action actors doing their thing.

Sylvester also went on to say that Van Damme wanted a love interest and a developing story in that vein as a side story.

Who’s to say which one of them is the truth?

I don’t see someone like Sylvester getting around Hollywood pitching movies to actors based solely on “you’ll get paid a bunch” and without a plan.

By: Tony

Tony — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 21:30:18 +0000

He should have just done the movie, I knew when I saw the trailer that it was not gonna be a cinematic masterpiece. But that it was gonna be that 80′s action movie. Had he done it it would have been great, but if he wants to be picky let him.

By: Artus

Artus — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 18:14:42 +0000

It his hysterical that Van Damme turned down a presumably a one-dimensional role that was only about making money. The guy can’t act a bit, and his entire career has been action films with dull, tired plots playing absurd characters completely free of depth or range. Everything he’s done has been simply for the money and we’re now to believe that he’s demanding to play interesting rolls, as memorable characters in films with actual plots? When has he ever shown the slightest range or made any attempt to avoid being typecast as the same guy in the same situation he has to fight his way out of? The single contribution Van Damme has made to cinema is the ridiculously over-reaching facial expressions that are accidentally hysterical. Van Darn should be groveling at the feet of anyone even considering bringing him onto any project. He is absolutely awful, and his sudden concern for character and plot is itself a mystery far deeper than any role he’s ever attempted.

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By: IAmDisappoint

IAmDisappoint — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:18:07 +0000

What a shame, the only thing that would have made this movie even MORE awesome would have been Van Damme.

However, the success of the film and all that will probably make it more likely that Van Damme does the sequel. Unless Stallone is offended from these comments. Hopefully not.

Best. Movie. EVER.

By: Bloodsling

Bloodsling — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:34:02 +0000

“No thanks I don’t want to be part of the current #1 movie in north america,I’ll let Street Fighter be what some people remember me for”…gg VD

By: Dolph-ultimate

Dolph-ultimate — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:08:27 +0000

Sly’s version of the story is much different, he said JCVD didn’t want to lose against Jet Li (“impossible” and “unrealistic”) and also suggested Sly he made movie about a priest helping people in South Central… JC is still brain damaged from the stuff he used and is known for being manic depressive (think his acting was great in UNISOL 3? that was just being himself).

By: kap

kap — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 20:26:22 +0000

I guess JCVD had better things to do…

By: lolwut

lolwut — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:44:58 +0000

Van Damme (Van Varenberg back then) has an actual fight record of 18-2. Google.