Cast The Expendables 2

ensemble cast of action stars, including (left right) sylvester stallone, jason statham, jet li, dolph lundgren, chuck norris, jean-claude van damme, bruce willis, arnold schwarzenegger , terry crews



sylvester stallone barney ross:


the expendables leader. stallone insisted on performing own stunts, ignoring doctor s advice after several surgeries repair broken , neck injury received while filming expendables.


jason statham lee christmas:


the team s knife expert. statham described character kind of workingman s hero… guy you’d want go out , have beer with.


jet li yin yang:


the expendables hand-to-hand combat expert. schedule conflicts flying swords of dragon gate meant li participate in film s opening.


dolph lundgren gunner jensen:


a volatile member of team, undone years of combat stress , alcohol abuse. lundgren s personal history (including chemical engineering degree) incorporated character s story stallone. lundgren hesitant participate in film based on first script draft; however, rewrites , additional content character changed mind.


chuck norris booker:


a retired military operative on mission save old teammates. character s name homage 1978 action film guys wear black, norris plays john t. booker. during film, booker claims have been bitten cobra , states cobra later died result; reference chuck norris facts, satirical factoids actor.


terry crews hale caesar:


the expendables barrel-weapons specialist.


randy couture toll road:


the team s demolitions expert. couture described character glue holds of these dysfunctional guys .


liam hemsworth billy kid:


an ex-military sniper, disenchanted after service in afghanistan. hemsworth confirmed role on september 19, 2011. cast in expendables in similar role different character, role written out of script. stallone remained in contact him, offering him role in sequel when production began. stallone described character next generation of expendables, not cynical other team members .


jean-claude van damme jean vilain:


the leader of opposing team of mercenaries known sangs. van damme intentionally distant cast , crew during filming stay in character. commenting on role, stallone said: we’ll have big showdown between me , van damme, has been anticipated long time, should one. van damme offered role in expendables, turned down.


bruce willis church:


a secretive cia agent. in late august 2010, stallone expressed interest in having willis return in sequel (expanding upon brief cameo in original) potential super-villain . willis confirmed in substantial role on september 6, 2011, saying, hopefully, ll start shooting while re young enough survive.


arnold schwarzenegger trench mauser:


ross arch-rival (and occasional ally). stallone intended have schwarzenegger return sequel before release of expendables: if works, love him in next 1 . schwarzenegger s involvement confirmed on september 6, 2011, substantial role expanding cameo appearance in original film. filmed scenes in 4 days.


scott adkins hector:


vilain s right-hand man. adkins offered role in original film, turned down undisputed iii: redemption.


yu nan maggie chan:


a cia agent working church teams expendables retrieve lost safe.

the cast rounded out charisma carpenter (reprising role christmas s girlfriend, lacy), swedish actress amanda ooms pilar, opposition leader in enslaved village , nikolette noel sophia, billy s girlfriend. bulgarian mixed martial artist lyubomir simeonov has cameo 1 of sangs. tennis pro novak djokovic filmed cameo himself (after being invited participate producer avi lerner), scenes cut film.

at several stages of development, other actors pursued film. in october 2010, willis said steve austin reprise role villain dan paine. in november 2010, charlie sheen reported in consideration role of cia agent hunting down willis mr. church. in august 2011, variety reported actor , martial artist donnie yen offered role in film; however, yen declined role because did not find intriguing.

in september 2011, stallone confirmed in talks nicolas cage , john travolta, , scheduling obstacle involvement. in july 2011, mickey rourke stated reprising role tool; late september reported had dropped out of film, , on october 18 confirmed. antonio banderas reportedly offered role, unable participate due other commitments. jackie chan said had been offered role, forced turn down due scheduling conflicts cz12.

on approach casting, stallone said looking actors had not experienced recent success in film: using people had moment , maybe have fallen on hard times , give them shot. we’re looking actors michael biehn , michael paré. kinds of guys. did me , see if can them.