{"id":4199,"date":"2012-01-22T09:31:02","date_gmt":"2012-01-22T13:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stallonezone.com\/wordpress\/?p=4199"},"modified":"2012-01-22T10:43:17","modified_gmt":"2012-01-22T14:43:17","slug":"the-expendables-2-pg13-rating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stallonezone.com\/wordpress\/2012\/01\/22\/the-expendables-2-pg13-rating\/","title":{"rendered":"The Expendables 2: PG13 Rating"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stallonezone.com\/imgs\/news\/2012\/jan\/012212exp2_pg13.png?resize=475%2C279\" alt=\"\" width=\"475\" height=\"279\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">The <strong>big news this week<\/strong>, and boy, did it create a <strong>firestorm of controversy<\/strong>, is that <em><strong>The Expendables 2<\/strong><\/em> is going to be rated <strong>PG-13<\/strong>.\u00a0 The news broke when <strong>Chuck Norris<\/strong> was quoted as saying&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">&#8220;In Expendables 2, there was a lot of vulgar dialogue in the screenplay. Fot this reason, many young people wouldn&#8217;t be able to watch this. But i don&#8217;t play in movies like this. Due to that i said i won&#8217;t be a part of that if the hardcore language is not ereased. Producers accepted my conditions and the movie will be classified in the category of PG-13.&#8221;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">Many fans were outraged, feeling that <em><strong>The Expendables 2<\/strong><\/em> needed the <strong>&#8220;R&#8221; rating<\/strong>.\u00a0 Others were confident that sequel wouldn&#8217;t suffer with a <strong>PG13<\/strong> classification, and in fact might even do better at the box office.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aintitcool.com\/node\/52774\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Harry, at AICN, got this response from Sly<\/strong><\/span><\/a> in regard to the <strong>PG13 rating<\/strong>&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Harry, the film is fantastic with Van Damme turning in an inspired performance&#8230; Our final battle is one for the ages. The PG13<\/span>\u00a0rumor is true, but before your readers pass judgement,\u00a0 trust me when I say this film is LARGE in every way and\u00a0 delivers on every level. This movie touches on many emotions which we want to share with the broadest audience possible, BUT, fear not, this Barbeque of Grand scale Ass Bashing will not leave anyone hungry&#8230;Sly<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">After getting that response from <strong>Sly, Harry<\/strong>\u00a0 posted <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">You know &#8211; if the film is PG13 &#8211; and a better film that the last one, I&#8217;m alright with it. \u00a0 It isn&#8217;t like the last film was pushing the R-rating. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">As for me, the <strong>PG13 rating<\/strong> doesn&#8217;t concern me in the least.\u00a0 I want a great action-packed movie and I&#8217;m sure that&#8217;s what we&#8217;re going to get.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><strong>Expendables Premiere: <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.expendablespremiere.com\/1\/post\/2012\/01\/new-photos-from-hong-kong-chuck-norris-interview.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Chuck Norris\u00a0 Interview<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><strong>Ain&#8217;t It Cool News: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aintitcool.com\/node\/52774\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Sly Responds<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial; color: #000000;\">Worst Previews: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.worstpreviews.com\/headline.php?id=23832&amp;count=0\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">The Expendables 2 is PG-13<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial; color: #000000;\">NBC New York: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcnewyork.com\/blogs\/popcornbiz\/Chuck-Norris--137566298.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Is Chuck Norris Forcing&#8230;<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial; color: #000000;\">Collider: <a href=\"http:\/\/collider.com\/expendables-2-pg-13-rating-chuck-norris\/138775\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">The Expendables 2 May Be PG-13&#8230;<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial; color: #000000;\">\/Film: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.slashfilm.com\/rumor-the-expendables-2-rated-pg13-chuck-norris\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">The Expendables 2 Rated PG13&#8230;<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial; color: #000000;\">First Showing: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.firstshowing.net\/2012\/the-expendables-2-might-be-rated-pg-13-thanks-to-chuck-norris\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">The Expendables 2 Might be Rated&#8230;<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial; color: #000000;\">Huffington Post: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2012\/01\/18\/chuck-norris-expendables-2_n_1213452.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Chuck Norris Declares&#8230;<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial; color: #000000;\">Screen Rant: <a href=\"http:\/\/screenrant.com\/expendables-2-rating-chuck-norris-sandy-147505\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">The Expendables 2 To Be Rated&#8230;<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial; color: #000000;\">MovieWeb: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.movieweb.com\/news\/the-expendables-2-gets-pg-13-rating-because-of-chuck-norris\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">The Expendables 2 Gets&#8230;<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial; color: #000000;\">I<strong>FC: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ifc.com\/fix\/2012\/01\/chuck-norris-expendables-2-pg-13\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Chuck Norris Cleaning Up&#8230;<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial; color: #000000;\">CinemaBlend: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cinemablend.com\/new\/Expendables-2-Rated-PG-13-28921.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">The Expendables 2 Will Be Rated&#8230;<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial; color: #000000;\">Empire: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.empireonline.com\/news\/story.asp?NID=32917\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Expendables 2 Will Be PG13&#8230;<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial; color: #000000;\">Den of Geek: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.denofgeek.com\/movies\/1209519\/the_expendables_2_to_be_rated_pg13.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">The Expendables 2 to be Rated&#8230;<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial; color: #000000;\">Worst Previews: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.worstpreviews.com\/headline.php?id=23843&amp;count=0\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Sylvester Stallone Confirms&#8230;<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial; color: #000000;\">Total Film: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.totalfilm.com\/news\/the-expendables-2-will-be-a-pg-13\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">The Expendables 2 Will Be&#8230;<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial; color: #000000;\">Film School Rejects: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.filmschoolrejects.com\/news\/expendables-2-neutered-by-pg-13-rating.php\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Expendables 2 Neutered&#8230;<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial; color: #000000;\">Moviehole: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.moviehole.net\/201251908-did-chuck-norris-just-turn-expendables-2-into-live-free-or-die-hard\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Confirmed &#8211; Chuck Norris Demanded&#8230;<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial; color: #000000;\">WhatCulture!: <a href=\"http:\/\/whatculture.com\/film\/chuck-norris-forces-sylvester-stallone-to-make-the-expendables-2-pg-13.php\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Chuck Norris Forces&#8230;<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial; color: #000000;\">JoBlo: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.joblo.com\/movie-news\/sylvester-stallone-responds-to-those-sneaky-rumors-about-a-pg-13-expendables-2\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Sylvester Stallone Responds&#8230;<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial; color: #000000;\">Screen Junkies: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.screenjunkies.com\/movies\/movie-news\/the-expendables-2-will-be-pg-13-because-chuck-norris-demanded-it\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">The Expendables 2&#8230;<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial; color: #000000;\">MTV Movies: <a href=\"http:\/\/moviesblog.mtv.com\/2012\/01\/19\/the-expendables-2-pg-13\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">The Expendables 2&#8230;<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial; color: #000000;\">Geeks of Doom: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.geeksofdoom.com\/2012\/01\/19\/chuck-norris-reveals-the-expendables-2-will-be-rated-pg-13-sylvester-stallone-confirms-it\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Chuck Norris Reveals&#8230;<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The big news this week, and boy, did it create a firestorm of controversy, is that The Expendables 2 is going to be rated PG-13.\u00a0 The news broke when Chuck Norris was quoted as saying&#8230; &#8220;In Expendables 2, there was a lot of vulgar dialogue in the screenplay. 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