Stallone says he expects to recruit Sir. Ben Kingsley for THE EXPENDABLES
OWF writer Simon Gallagher insists that when I mention Sir. Ben Kingsley's name, it must have his title attached at the beginning. Which is fine by me, if any thesp has deserved such a title it is he and his work in ELEGY this year and from what I hear his performance in THE WACKNESS are prime examples of how he is still one of the greatest working actors in Hollywood today. And he's not afraid to do populist movies either. He's already shot his villain part in the massive Disney blockbuster PRINCE OF PERSIA and now comes word that Sylvester Stallone expects to get Kingsley involved in THE EXPENDABLES, his "home coming of tough guys" war picture. You can see Stallone make the announcement at Extra TV. Stallone also confirmed the casting of Forest Whitaker which was also confirmed by the trades, though it would appear Sandra Bullock won't be in the film. A spokeswoman for Nu Image/Millenium Films said it was merely wishful thinking for fans.Moviehole expect Kingsley to play the character of Church...
Church is the man that hires the Expendables (run by Barney and Christmas, assumingly the characters played by Stallone and Statham, respectively) to go after General Garza (who essentially runs his own island described as a human rights graveyard). Hes an older bloke, and has a connection to the young man who Garza has apparently assassinated. This is personal, in other words. He wants Garza killed and his island burnt down. Five million dollars does the trick.Jet Li, Jason Statham, Randy Corture, Dolph Lundgren and Stallone himself make up the rest of the insanely exciting cast and from what we are hearing, there's lots of roles still to be filled. Would love to see Arnie or Bruce Willis in this, wouldn't you? Or now he has got Ben Kingsley. Who cares who else he gets?