The Expendables 4 lands a 2023 launch

The discharge of The Expendables 4 is lower than a yr away. Lionsgate introduced at the moment that the subsequent installment of the Expendables franchise will hit theaters on September 22, 2023.

The Expendables 4 will characteristic the return of Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Dolph Lundgren, and Randy Couture, however they’ll be joined by some recent blood within the type of Megan Fox, Tony Jaa, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Iko Uwais, Jacob Scipio, Levy Tran, and Andy Garcia. The movie was directed by Scott Waugh from a screenplay by Spenser Cohen, with revisions by Max Adams and John Joseph Connolly. Whereas manufacturing on The Expendables 4 was nonetheless ongoing, Stallone introduced that he had accomplished work on the movie and was “able to go the baton on to Jason [Statham] and his succesful arms.”

Plot particulars are largely being saved underneath wraps, however I’m certain we are able to count on loads of high-octane, ’80s-style motion. The brand new forged members are additionally reasonably fascinating, significantly Tony Jaa (Ong-Bak) and Iko Uwais (The Raid). We do know that Uwais might be enjoying the villain of The Expendables 4, who is alleged to be a “former navy officer turned arms seller along with his personal personal military.” Our personal Chris Bumbray caught the primary teaser for the Expendables sequel at CinemaCon in Las Vegas earlier this yr. Though Sylvester Stallone was clearly featured, plainly he’ll have a smaller position this time round, as Jason Statham and 50 Cent acquired high billing. With Stallone seemingly calling it quits, there have been rumours that his character might be killed off within the sequel. Fast snippets of motion had been seen, with the teaser stating that the previous three installments had simply been a “warmup” for this one.

Lionsgate will launch The Expendables 4 on September 22, 2023.