Just before the fight scene, Joaquin Phoenix actually hit Charlize Theron, and really did take a tumble down the stairs.
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In an interview with BBC Radio, Sylvester Stallone confirmed that he named Jean-Claude Van Damme's character 'Vilain' to make it similar to the name of 19th Century French poet Paul Verlaine. This was to set up an extremely obscure in-joke where the final showdown between Van Damme and Stallone, could be seen as a fight between Vilain/Verlaine and Rambo/Rimbaud. Arthur Rimbaud (pronounced Rambo) being another French poet with whom Verlaine had a tempestuous affair.
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Jackie Chan said he had been offered a role, but was forced to turn it down due to scheduling conflicts with Chinese Zodiac (2012).
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Chuck Dixon (who wrote a prequel comic book of the characters) was originally tapped by Sylvester Stallone to do a script rewrite, but declined.
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John Travolta and Nicolas Cage were considered to work with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone in this film. Incidentally, 15 years previously, Travolta and Cage took the roles of Sean Archer and Castor Troy in Face/Off (1997) which was made and written for Stallone and Schwarzenegger.
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Tennis player Novak Djokovic filmed a cameo for the airport shootout for free. However his scene, which involved him beating down terrorists with his racket, was cut.
The Expendables 2 - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Expendables 2 - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Expendables 2 - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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