Expend4bles comes to cinemas almost a decade since the last instalment, with a new set of A-listers gracing screens alongside franchise favorites Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham and Dolph Lundgren.
Alongside the fresh faces is a somewhat surprising addition of Hollywood bombshell Megan Fox and producers Les Weldon and Kevin King Templeton, who have worked on all four Expendables movies, revealed the 37-year-old is packing some punches.
The trailer alone has instated Megan as a heavy hitter in the new flick as she throws around Jasonโs Lee Christmas character in a loverโs bout.
Kevin revealed in the scene and many others Megan โdid a lot of her own stuntsโ, adding: โEvery one of these actors got stuck in. She did fight training.
Les interjected: โShe did very well. She was very prepared.โ
His colleague continued: โNone of them just show up. She didnโt come to just make up the numbers. She was definitely invested in this.
โThe relationship between Megan and the Christmas character really works.โ
Another fresh face fans are eager to see in action is 50 Cent, whose real name is Curtis James Jackson.
Kevin gushed over 50โs โorganicโ relationship with Dolphโs Gunner Jensen character, as Les added: โ He was a good combination with Dolph too because they have sort of a side story.โ
He also revealed fans can expect a more โglobalโ feel in the new movie, revealing newcomers Tony Jaa, Iko Uwais and 50 โtook the heavy load of the fightingโ.
The producers explained in a โfunโ action flick like Expendables, every installment needs to โevolve to surviveโ, meaning not just a new string of A-listers but also a โseamlessโ connection to the original cast.
Kevin shared: โItโs injected a sHเนฯ of fresh air into the franchise. Everyoneโs super respectful of each other, they seemed to have fun.
โThey respected the older movies and they integrated themselves. Itโs definitely needed or at least welcomed on top of the existing actors.
โIn front of the camera weโve always had marquee names but theyโve always been carefully chosen so hopefully weโve got it right on this one.โ
He jokingly added: โYou canโt do Expendables 4 with Kevin King Templeton and Les Weldon, itโs not going to work, sadly youโve scrapped the bottom of the barrel and youโve got us!โ