On May 28th, Dolph Lundgren sat down with IGN.com for an exclusive interview. Dolph talked about directing, “Direct Contact”, the “Universal Soldier” sequel and more. Here’s some of what he had to say about “The Expendables”:
“It’s the biggest movie I’ve worked on. And I realized the other day that I think it’s the biggest movie that Sly’s worked on, too. I don’t think there’s anybody who’s made more big action movies than he has. He has a lot of experience and he’s great to work with as a director because he knows.”
“There’s one scene toward the end of the film where everybody’s there – Mickey Rourke and Stallone and Jet Li and Jason Statham and Randy Couture and Eric Roberts. You see all those chairs lined up, like in those old pictures at MGM where they’d line up all the stars, and I’m just pleased and honored to be one of the group.”
You can read the whole piece here.
Dolph also spoke with MovieWeb.com and when the talk turned to “The Expendables”, he had this to say:
“…it’s a pleasure working with Stallone again. He’s a very experienced guy. You know, I direct myself, so I appreciate his advice because I can pass it on. Few people have more experience than him, a lead in a big action movie. I mean, how many big movies has he done in his career? Maybe 30? Big studio pictures? That was fun, so now that I get to suck up his advice and it’s really fun for me. It’s a pleasure.”
“It’s a really good character for me too. I’m the outcast-of-the-family sort of thing. I go back and forth between the good family and the bad guys, so there’s a lot of great stuff and certainly a lot of action… I get to play both good and bad. It’s a little crazy. He’s a guy with a heart, and Stallone is no friend of his in the movie. He was my old buddy and we end up parting ways, it gets ugly and there’s sort of a surprise. You’ll see.”
To read the full MovieWeb.com interview, click here.
Dolph also spoke about “The Expendables” to JoBlo.com. Here’s a taste:
“Stallone wanted to do a kind of DIRTY DOZEN type of picture with a bunch of action guys. So he came up with the idea about this group of mercenaries, they all have problems of various sorts. And Stallone is the leader who put it together… I loved the script…”
“You know what I like about it is there was a real feeling of real people and it’s not superheroes and there is nobody flying though buildings. Nobody is out to save the world. You know, it’s quite down to earth.”
“Stallone writes those things very, very well… I think THE EXPENDABLES is one of his better scripts. It’s funny and it’s touching and it’s going to be cool.”
You can read the full JoBlo interview right here.