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Well, well, well, The Expendables finally get somebody under
30 into the fray, as Hunger Games star Liam Hemsworth (Younger Brother of Mighty
Thor, Chris Hemsworth) has signed on today, according to a Variety exclusive.
See the 1st trailer here...
Liam, perhaps still best known for his starring role
opposite Miley Cyrus in ‘the Last Song’, will almost certainly be a much bigger
presence in the movie world following next Spring's, highly anticipated, release
of the first (they hope) of four Hunger Games movies.
Hemsworth joins Sylvester Stallone. Jason Statham, Bruce
Willis, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mickey Rourke, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Terry
Crews, Randy Couture, and recently confirmed 80s action stars Jean-Claude Van
Damme and Chuck Norris.
As much as the films are about bringing together old school
action stars in a retro muscle-bound action, the inclusion of Statham & Li
was already a concession to slightly more ‘modern’ action trends. However neither
Statham nor Li are spring chickens either. So the inclusion of rising Star
Hemsworth is a significant development.
The potentially explosive 1 – 2 punch of The hunger Games
and The Expendables will aid Liam in his battle with brother Chris Hemsworth
for world domination! (They actually get along very well). Whilst Chris was
catapulted onto the A-List with his well received performance as Thor, Liam got
himself the plum role of Gale in the planned four film adaptation of, monster best-selling,
book series, ‘The Hunger Games’.
Hemsworth has the long delayed Cabin in the Woods due for release as
well as a part in the remake of Red Dawn. However his real big time shot comes
next summer when he takes centre stage as one of The Avengers; in the culmination
of stage one of Marvel Studios’ ambitious movieverse building plan. (The MCU).
That will be followed only weeks later in another ambitious film, also intended
to be the first of many; Snow White & The Huntsman, where he takes the
titular role of The huntsman. It's a proud time to be Mum & Dad Hemsworth, that much is certain.
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| Chris & Liam Hemsworth |
As for The Expendables 2, now that they have added a little
youth, iis it too much to ask for a little female involvement? And I don't mean pretty love interests either. Michelle Yeoh, Milla Jovovich,
Gina Carano! You’re up!
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| Gina Carano, |
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| Michelle Yeoh |
The film opens next August.
As much as the films are about bringing together old school
action stars in a retro muscle-bound action, the inclusion of Statham & Li
was already a concession to slightly more ‘modern’ action trends. However neither
Statham nor Li are spring chickens either. So the inclusion of rising Star
Hemsworth is a significant development.
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