The Expendables (franchise)
2010s action film series by Sylvester Stallone / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Expendables is an American ensemble action thriller franchise conceived by David Callaham, spanning a film series, written by Sylvester Stallone and additional media. The films star an ensemble cast, notably Stallone and Jason Statham, and are produced by Avi Lerner and Kevin King-Templeton. The film series, an acknowledgement of former blockbuster action films made in the 1980s and 1990s, also pays homage to action stars of former decades, and the more recent stars in action. The series consists of the films The Expendables (2010), The Expendables 2 (2012), The Expendables 3 (2014), Expend4bles (2023), and an ongoing comic book series, The Expendables Go to Hell (2021). Though criticism with regard to plot and dialogue between characters has been expressed, critics praised the use of comic relief in between action.
| Film | U.S. release date | Director(s) | Screenwriter(s) | Story by | Producer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Expendables | August 13, 2010 (2010-08-13) | Sylvester Stallone | David Callaham & Sylvester Stallone | David Callaham | Avi Lerner, John Thompson & Kevin King-Templeton |
| The Expendables 2 | August 17, 2012 (2012-08-17) | Simon West | Richard Wenk & Sylvester Stallone | Ken Kaufman, David Agosto & Richard Wenk | Avi Lerner, Les Weldon, Danny Lerner & Kevin King-Templeton |
| The Expendables 3 | August 15, 2014 (2014-08-15) | Patrick Hughes | Katrin Benedikt, Sylvester Stallone & Creighton Rothenberger | Sylvester Stallone | Avi Lerner, Les Weldon, Danny Lerner, John Thompson & Kevin King-Templeton |
| Expend4bles | September 22, 2023 (2023-09-22) | Scott Waugh | Max Adams, Kurt Wimmer & Tad Daggerhart | Kurt Wimmer, Spenser Cohen & Tad Daggerhart | Les Weldon, Yariv Lerner, Jason Statham & Kevin King-Templeton |
| The Expendables | |
|---|---|
 Official franchise logo | |
| Created by | David Callaham |
| Original work | The Expendables (2010) |
| Owner | Lionsgate |
| Years | 2010–2023 |
| Print publications | |
| Comics | The Expendables (2010) The Expendables Go to Hell (2021) |
| Films and television | |
| Film(s) | The Expendables (2010) The Expendables 2 (2012) The Expendables 3 (2014) Expend4bles (2023) |
| Games | |
| Video game(s) | The Expendables (2010) The Expendables 2 Videogame (2012) The Expendables 2: Deploy & Destroy (2012) The Expendabros (2015) |
| Audio | |
| Soundtrack(s) | The Expendables The Expendables 2 The Expendables 3 |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Character(s) | List of characters |