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THE EXPENDABLES 3 Casting: Ford Is In + Final Trailer For ENDER’S GAME

Lee B. Golden III

Sylvester Stallone has announced that the role of “Mr. Church” has seen its run in the Expendables storyline with Red 2 actor Bruce Wills now out of the film, with Harrison Ford now appearing in The Expendables 3. Directed by Australian filmmaker Patrick Hughes, the news comes just as a few new casting announcents were made, including actor Kellan Lutz and MMA pro Victor Ortiz. Professional fighter Ronda Rousey was also confirmed for a role in the upcoming film, with her character now being described as named Luna, 20-something “athletic bartender” who  teams up with the “Old Expendables” to help take out one of their own.

The news also comes as Ford recently was quoted by SuperheroHype.net in an interview with The Telegraph, about his thoughts on a fifth theatrical installation of the Indiana Jones film franchise. “We’ve seen the character develop and grow over a period of time and it’s perfectly appropriate and okay for him to come back again with a great movie around him where he doesn’t necessarily have to kick as much ass,” he says. “To me, what was interesting about the character was that he prevailed, that he had courage, that he had wit, that he had intelligence, that he was frightened and that he still managed to survive. That I can do.”

The Expendables 3 script is being penned by Olympus Has Fallen scribes Creighton Rothenberger and Katrin Benedikt, with the film shooting in Bulgaria this month. Actors Jason Statham, Mickey Rourke, Dolph Lundgren, Steven Seagal, Wesley Snipes, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jackie Chan and Mel Gibson are expected to return. The film is slated for a summer 2014 release.
Stallone will also be starring in the upcoming boxing dramedy, Grudge Match later this year, in addition to the next Rocky spin-off, Creed starring Michael B. Jordan.
Ford is also starring in the director Gavin Hood‘s upcoming November 1, 2013 release of the sci-fi war epic, Ender’s Game, which also stars Asa Butterfield, Hailed Steinfeld, Abigail Breslin and Ben Kingsley. You can view the final trailer below.

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Lee B. Golden III
Native New Yorker. Been writing for a long time now, and I enjoy what I do. Be nice to me!
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