Any self-avowed fan of action movies has to be counting the minutes until Sylvester Stallone's action extravaganza The Expendables debuts next summer. With nearly every action star of the 80s and 90s making an appearance (where's Jean-Claude Van Damme?), it's a literal who's who of testosterone flicks.
Stallone, who wrote and is directing The Expendables, in addition to starring in the film, recently shot one of the most-anticipated scenes in action movie history: the first time Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis will share screen time together!
The scene, which takes place in a church and was filmed on a closed set, will only comprise approximately 5 minutes of film time, but it is bound to be memorable, if only for its significance to fans. Said Stallone:
"I was just looking at the dailies, saying, 'Jesus, this is amazing!' I talked about this scene with these guys for a long time, but I never thought it would come to fruition."
In a recent phone interview with
EW, Stallone gave a brief break-down of the scene:
"Bruce says 'Well, there’s one other person I want to talk to before I hire you,' and then Arnold, who plays my old rival, walks in. We have a history together. And we go back and forth and I tell him that I should have shot him a long time ago when I had the chance. Then it goes on from there. And here we are, the three of us trying to man up to one another, playing off of who we are, using our baggage in this one scene.
"It’s funny because between the three of us, if you add up all the box office and DVD rentals and all of that, there’s like $15 billion in that one scene!"