Category: Expendables 2
Expendables 2 By the Numbers
Reel Ripped: Top 10 Movie Biceps.
On August 21, 2012, “in honor of the beefed-up cast of The Expendables 2” Time magazine posted Reel Ripped: Top 10 Movie Biceps.
Not Just Sly’s Bro & Don’t Want to Fight Me
On August 23, 2012, FM News 101 posted Frank Stallone: He’s Not Just Sly’s Brother.
Speaking of Frank, check out his new single from The Expendables 2: Don’t Want to Fight Me. – Craig
Sylvester Stallone Talks ‘Expendables 2’
On August 19, 2012, OTRC posted an article and video of Sly talking about The Expendables 2 with a focus on his fight with Jean-Claude Van Damme.
Expendables 2 Opens @ #1
The Expendables 2 opened in the number one spot at the box office in it’s first week…
- The Playlist: …Cinemascore folks rated “The Expendables 2” an A-, which makes sense given that the film is likely perfectly tailored to itscore audience…
- Businessweek: The Expendables 2 is Top Film…
- The Wrap: Expendables 2 Toughs Out a Win…
- The Inquisitr: Expendables 2…
- Entertainment Weekly: Expendables 2…
- Examiner: Expendables 2 Blows Away the Competition…
- Hollywood Outbreak: Expendables 2 Blasts Box-Office…
- Flickering Myth: Expendables 2 Runs and Guns…
- CBS St. Louis: Stallone Back on Top…
- Bloomberg: Expendables 2 Is Top Film…
- AceShowBiz: Expendables 2 Knocks Off Bourne…
- Hollywood Reporter: Expendables 2 No. 1…
- DigitalSpy: Expendables 2 Debuts…
And many other sites…
Sly Arrives
Sylvester Stallone arrives at Lionsgate Films’ “The Expendables 2” premiere on August 15, in Hollywood, California. All-star action romp “The Expendables 2” opened on top at the North American box office this week, pushing another sequel, “The Bourne Legacy,” off the summit, industry estimates showed Sunday. (AFP Photo/Frazer Harrison)
Sly Attends
Sylvester Stallone attends the premiere for “The Expendables 2” at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre on Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
New Expendables Statue from HCG
Sylvester Stallone fans are going to love this new Barney Ross statue sculpted by SZoner, Edinho Maga! From the HCG website:
- This highly detailed 1:4 scale statue stands an impressive 20″ tall, and features an authentic likeness of Sylvester Stallone as Barney Ross in classic pose – pistol in one hand and cigar in the other! This Museum Quality statue is constructed from heavyweight polystone and then hand painted to the finest detail.The HCG Exclusive version also includes an additional interchangeable portrait complete with beret, and a Skull and Raven Expendables nameplate based on the movies’ signature tattoo.
- Ultra limited edition of just 150 individually numbered pieces worldwide! This piece retails for $299.95 and payment plans are available. [By the way, you read that right. The limited edition is the same price as the regular edition. However, the limited edition is ONLY available through HCG.]
- A regular edition [limited to 500 individually numbered pieces worldwide is also available. It retails for $299.95 and payment plans are available.
- As an added bonus for SZoners, if you use the coupon code “Expendables” at checkout you will receive a 10% discount thanks to Mark and the fine folks at HCG!
- This new Barney Ross statue may be my favorite yet. – Craig
Sly Stallone is Having a Bang-Up Time
On August 15, 2012, the Boston Herald posted At 66, Expendables Creator Sylvester Stallone is Still Having a Bang-Up Time. Here are a few quotes from the piece that fans have to love…
- Retirement doesn’t seem to be in Sylvester Stallone’s vocabulary…
- Sly: “To do a sequel at this time of my life? Amazing…The beauty in getting this second wind is you can now apply all the knowledge and capitalize on all the mistakes that were learned the hard way and get it done.”