Jackie Chan the renowned Hong Kong actor has explained why he didn’t appear in Sylvester Stallone‘s Expendables along withArnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis.
Jackie Chan was invited to the party with the Expendables franchise bringing together every veteran actor. However, he has yet to appear in the franchise. Despite never refusing Sylvester Stallone, the Rush Hour actor felt that the movie already had too many Hollywood legends. Despite admitting he would not have objected if it was just a one-on-one battle between Stallone and him, the presence of Bruce Willis, Arnold Schwarzenegger,Jason Statham, and Jean-Claude Van Damme turned him away from the franchise.
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A team of fighters, The Expendables, change the world on bicycles and planes. This franchise has become famous all around the world for its action scenes and nostalgia thanks to its star-studded cast including Sylvester Stallone, Jet Li, and Dolph Lundgren. Jackie Chan had already been offered to star in the two sequels of The Expendables movies, but he did not accept. Chan revealed that he was asked a fourth time to appear in The Expendables 4, currently in production.
Jackie Chan admitted to Den of Geek that he found the format of the movies boring. Chan explained that he did not refuse Sylvester Stallone, but he refused the franchise format since it was inconvenient to make an appearance for only five minutes.
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“…this morning I did hear – the office called – Sly [Stallone] wants me for Expendables 4. I said, ‘Okay.’ Because they already asked me to be in two and three, but I refused. Well, I didn’t refuse, but I said, ‘Sly, can’t we just do you and me? Not just a bunch of people and me only coming out for five minutes.’ Because then the audience is, ‘Oh!’ And then I’m gone.”
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