On June 22, 2009, Christopher Monfette posted a very nice set report from location filming of “The Expendables”. Here, Sly describes how “The Expendables” script took shape:
“This started out as a dark comedy, as a satire,” admits Stallone. “Then it became a really hard-R, then it went back. It wasn’t until, literally, a week before filming that we just said, ‘OK, let’s make it this kind of movie.’ It has poignancy, but it’s not preachy. It’s a dark comedy, but it takes the stereotypes of guys like Jason Statham and shows that for as tough as he is, he has problems with women, or that the only thing I’ve acquired in my life is a truck. That I can’t even relate to human beings anymore. They’re very, very tough in their own world and extremely weak in the real world.”
You can read the full piece here.
Harry at AICN also provides a set report and breaks down a particular scene that was giving Dolph problems. It’s cool to hear Harry explain the process that Dolph, Sly and the others went through to get it right, as well as a potential back-up plan should it not be able to be worked out.
