Stallone Confirms Van Damme For ‘Expendables 2’, Wants Cage and Travolta.

The Expendables sucked. I didn’t object to the premise: a bunch of washed-up pieces of cultural refuse team up to kick ass and harken back to the old days. The problem was that there was too much pontificating and posturing and Mickey Rourke’s drooly lip. Maybe the second one will get it right. Explosions and death: yes. Blathering about the price of war: no.

They have gotten one thing right: adding fucking Van Damme to the mix.

Slashfilm:

Stallone told EW,

We’ll have a big showdown between me and Van Damme, which has been anticipated for a long time, so it should be a good one.

He also talks about some of the other possible cast additions, including Nicolas Cage, who may be lured by his Medallion and Con Air director Simon West, who is also helming The Expendables 2:

We’ve got Chuck Norris and I think Nic Cage… We’re trying to work out different scenarios. I like using people that had a moment and then maybe have fallen on some hard times and give them another shot. So we’re always looking for actors like Michael Biehn and Michael Pare. I like those kinds of guys. Someone did it for me and I like to see if I can do it for them. We also need some new blood in there, a Navy Seal-type, because with the Expendables none of them have 20-20 vision anymore. They need some help, man.

[A John Travolta appearance is] possible. The one thing I’ve learned is what is a fact on Monday is a complete fallacy on Tuesday. A lot of it is scheduling. It’s not financial. It’s just that Bulgaria is definitely a jaunt. It’s a commitment, you know what I mean? Especially in the dead of winter.

Second time’s a charm.