Sly Being Sued, Possible New Cast Member & Arnold And Bruce To Return?
Expendables 2 could potentially be in trouble!! Reuters is reporting that Sylvester Stallone is being sued by writer Marcus Webb who is claiming that Sly 'copied' his script which dealt with mercenaries hired to defeat a military dictator. Here's some clips from the article:
-The lawsuit was filed in Manhattan federal court on Tuesday by writer Marcus Webb, who said the screenplay for "The Expendables" is "strikingly similar and in some places identical" to his work entitled "The Cordoba Caper."
-Webb seeks unspecified damages for copyright infringement and an order from the court stopping further infringement in any sequel by Stallone, his credited co-author David Callaham, Millennium Films, its Nu Image Films unit and Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation.
-Stallone's publicist, Michelle Bega, declined to comment. -According to the lawsuit, Webb registered "The Cordoba Caper" screenplay and a short story with the same title and plot with the U.S. Copyright Office in June 2006. Between 2006 and 2009, the lawsuit said, the screenplay was made widely available by Webb for consideration in the movie industry.
-"There can be no dispute that Stallone and/or Callaham had access to and copied protectable elements of the screenplay," the lawsuit said.
So what do you guys think? Would Sly copy another script? To me this just looks like a case of somebody wanting an undeserved piece of the profit pie.
According to this Bulgarian report, Bulgarian Celebrity Ann G was spotted running with Sylvester Stallone, Scott Adkins and Randy Couture. It's unknown if this was just a friendly workout together or if Ann G is possibly part of the cast. You can visit her website here and she's pictured above.
Lastly, this Bulgarian report claims that both Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis WILL BE RETURNING to Bulgaria in Mid-November to do more filming for Expendables 2. Wait till we hear it from a few more sources though guys before you call this completely legit.
fonte:expendablespremiere.com