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Jackie Chan Explains Why He Turned Down Expendables 2 And 3 by iahmed(m): 6:43pm On Jul 09, 2015 |
On the list of "shoulda-been-Expendables," Jackie Chan ranks pretty highly. He's one of the more highly-decorated members of the Action Hero Hall Of Fame, and he's done movies with several of the people in The Expendables 3, including Sylvester Stallone (Burn, Hollywood Burn: An Alan Smithee Film), Arnold Schwarzenegger (Around The World In 80 Days) and Jet Li (Forbidden Kingdom). So why hasn't he got the call to show up in any of the movies in the trilogy? Perhaps the better question is, why hasn't he answered the call? In an interview with Den Of Geek, Chan claims that while he's obviously being sought for Expendables 4, he's simply not a fan of the format of these films. "...this morning I did hear - the office called - Sly [Stallone] wants me for Expendables 4. I said, ‘Okay.’ Because they already asked me to be in two and three, but I refused. Well, I didn’t refuse, but I said, ‘Sly, can’t we just do you and me? Not just a bunch of people and me only coming out for five minutes.’ Because then the audience is, ‘Oh!’ And then I’m gone." These movies so far have been overstuffed to the point of parody. The latest film tries to find space for two full Expendables teams, reducing Jet Li to a tiny cameo and four spoken lines, and he doesn't even throw any kicks. And Wesley Snipes seems like a selling point for the new movie, but after a major break-in that frees him, he and the rest of the Expendables are (temporarily!) fired and replaced by the new crew. It's gimmicky because every new actor gets a big introductory scene, and we're supposed to act like its an event because its a certain actor, not because it's an interesting character or because something exciting will happen. Stallone and Chan are reportedly good buddies, to the point where even in the nineties he was trying to get the star to come to America for Demolition Man. Chan has been reluctant, not only because of the quality of the roles and the inadequacy of the American stunt teams, but because it's a very big commitment for him to leave home. He's already talked about how the Rush Hour films were a chore and he's gone on record having difficulty with English. Chan's a fairly reserved, personal guy, and in a foreign land, speaking a foreign tongue, certain personalities can feel alienated. Chan also mentions that he's been talking to people about Shanghai Dawn, the sequel to Shanghai Noon and Shanghai Knights – at least that film would involve him doing some martial arts and having a good time. From what I hear, The Expendables sets are pretty basic, serious, low-key affairs where everyone keeps to themselves, particularly all the supposedly "bigger" personalities. Maybe they should just let Chan direct an Expendables 4 with a much smaller cast, and just please everyone? |
Re: Jackie Chan Explains Why He Turned Down Expendables 2 And 3 by Precious91(m): 6:46pm On Jul 09, 2015 |
My model |
Re: Jackie Chan Explains Why He Turned Down Expendables 2 And 3 by Nobody: 6:46pm On Jul 09, 2015 |
did he xplain dz from d dead? |
Re: Jackie Chan Explains Why He Turned Down Expendables 2 And 3 by kossyablaze(m): 6:50pm On Jul 09, 2015 |
Source? 2 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Jackie Chan Explains Why He Turned Down Expendables 2 And 3 by GIYAZZ(m): 9:11pm On Jul 09, 2015 |
elijah2u:What do you mean? Is he dead? |
Re: Jackie Chan Explains Why He Turned Down Expendables 2 And 3 by Nobody: 9:16pm On Jul 09, 2015 |
GIYAZZ: |
Re: Jackie Chan Explains Why He Turned Down Expendables 2 And 3 by GIYAZZ(m): 9:24pm On Jul 09, 2015 |
elijah2u:Shutup and go get your facts right son. 2 Likes |
Re: Jackie Chan Explains Why He Turned Down Expendables 2 And 3 by Nobody: 9:28pm On Jul 09, 2015 |
GIYAZZ:u mean its nt true or wat? |
Re: Jackie Chan Explains Why He Turned Down Expendables 2 And 3 by GIYAZZ(m): 9:36pm On Jul 09, 2015 |
elijah2u:It's a gigantic lie created by the thumb of a zombo wannabe blogger you encountered. Now search Jackie Chan on wikipedia and thank me later. |
Re: Jackie Chan Explains Why He Turned Down Expendables 2 And 3 by Nobody: 9:47pm On Jul 09, 2015 |
GIYAZZ:has he debunked the hoax of death rumor of him? cos i rememba june 13, it was rumored dat he is dead, bt anoda rumor reaching us some days ago says he is alive. so |
Re: Jackie Chan Explains Why He Turned Down Expendables 2 And 3 by GIYAZZ(m): 9:57pm On Jul 09, 2015 |
elijah2u:You have to stop believing everything you see in the internet. Not every rumor is true. When a news like that pops up, what you need do as a human with a brain is RESEARCH. Research before you propagate stùpidity online. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Jackie Chan Explains Why He Turned Down Expendables 2 And 3 by Nobody: 7:10am On Jul 10, 2015 |
GIYAZZ:you Lack Manner Of Approach. U Acted Arrogant For Correcting People, And Who Told You That I Have Not Heard He Debunked That? U Acted Stupid By Arrogating To Urself Of Correcting Me. "Propagating Stupidity" Thats Cretin Way Of Thinking . Stop Bragging Onto Ntin. |
Re: Jackie Chan Explains Why He Turned Down Expendables 2 And 3 by iahmed(m): 5:50pm On Jul 10, 2015 |
jackie chan is working on new movies and you are claiming he is dead, pls let us be reasonable for God's sake |
Re: Jackie Chan Explains Why He Turned Down Expendables 2 And 3 by ritababe(f): 8:34am On Jul 11, 2015 |
elijah2u: guy u dey craze oh, na rumours of last two month na. |
Re: Jackie Chan Explains Why He Turned Down Expendables 2 And 3 by ritababe(f): 8:35am On Jul 11, 2015 |
abeg I need Jackie chan for expendable 4 |
Re: Jackie Chan Explains Why He Turned Down Expendables 2 And 3 by Nobody: 9:32am On Jul 11, 2015 |
ritababe:u ar a victim of cretin |
Re: Jackie Chan Explains Why He Turned Down Expendables 2 And 3 by ritababe(f): 9:34am On Jul 11, 2015 |
elijah2u:person no dey follow u play, mtcheww |
Re: Jackie Chan Explains Why He Turned Down Expendables 2 And 3 by Nobody: 9:36am On Jul 11, 2015 |
ritababe:me sef dey play na nitwit cunt. |
Re: Jackie Chan Explains Why He Turned Down Expendables 2 And 3 by chrisgurl(f): 10:44am On Jul 11, 2015 |
My ish* with expendables is that they have too many popular actors in the movie.. And these actors are inividually lead role actors. They r now reduced to playin minor roles..that ruins d fun! |
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