The Expendables 3 Cast List: Harrison Ford Starts Filming! Mel Gibson Aims To Destroy The Team?
The Expendables 3 cast list is certainly big. Imagine getting "Blade," "Zorro," and "Braveheart" in one film, along with "Rambo," "The Terminator," and "The Transporter". And yes, "Indiana Jones" is in, too, and no less than Sylvester Stallone confirmed this in his Twitter account. He said, "WILLIS OUT... HARRISON FORD IN !!!! GREAT NEWS !!!!! Been waiting years for this!!!!"
WILLIS OUT... HARRISON FORD IN !!!! GREAT NEWS !!!!! Been waiting years for this!!!!
— Sylvester Stallone (@TheSlyStallone) August 6, 2013
Ford was last spotted arriving in Bulgaria for the filming of the movie. Already caught on camera in the set in a shipyard in Varna were Wesley Snipes, Terry Crews, Jason Statham, and Sylvester Stallone.
There is no confirmation yet of the 71-year old actor's role in the film, but he has shown excitement about being part of EX3. He told Access Hollywood, "Yeah, [it's] great!"
The plot summary does reveal what Mel Gibson would play - someone who is out to destroy The Expendables!
In "The Expendables 3," Barney (Stallone), Christmas (Statham) and the rest of the team comes face-to-face with Conrad Stonebanks (Gibson), who years ago co-founded The Expendables with Barney. Stonebanks subsequently became a ruthless arms trader and someone who Barney was forced to kill... or so he thought. Stonebanks, who eluded death once before, now is making it his mission to end The Expendables -- but Barney has other plans. Barney decides that he has to fight old blood with new blood, and brings in a new era of Expendables team members, recruiting individuals who are younger, faster and more tech-savvy. The latest mission becomes a clash of classic old-school style versus high-tech expertise in the Expendables' most personal battle yet.
Stallone was just as excited announcing the other names joining The Expendables 3 cast list, saying, "Ronda Rousey will show championship form in Expendables 3! So will multi hampion Victor Ortiz!"
Ronda Rousey will show championship form in Expendables 3! So will multi hampion Victor Ortiz!
— Sylvester Stallone (@TheSlyStallone) July 24, 2013
Expendables 3 is scheduled to be released on August 15, 2014.
Incidentally, it has been rumoured that Ford will reprise his role as Han Solo in the upcoming movie "Star Wars VII," along with Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill who played Princess Leia and Luke Skywalker in the original Stars Wars movies (Episode IV in 1977, Episode V in 1980, and Episode VI in 1983). This has yet to be confirmed, however.