While most actors dream of becoming part of a successful movie franchise, Sylvester Stallone has been lucky enough to lead multiple different franchises throughout his career. Not only are fans constantly arguing over which of his characters is more iconic, Rocky or Rambo, but the actor has added yet another franchise later in his career with ‘The Expendables. However, the actor recently announced plans to leave the franchise after finishing production on the film’s fourth installment.
After twelve years with ‘The Expendables’ franchise, Sylvester Stallone took to social media last week to announce his decision. In the video, Stallone reflected on his time working on the film saying “The greatest thing is being able to provide films [and] entertainment [where] maybe there’s a little message in there, because what I try to convey in my successful films is the human touch. Not so much the action; the action is self-evident. But it’s just relating to the audience in a way that they can identify with whatever the mission is, with the characters at hand.”
According to Yahoo, Stallone now plans to “pass the baton” to co-star Jason Statham. Luckily for fans, there is still one more chance to see Sylvester Stallone as a member of the Expendables. ‘Expendables 4’ is expected to hit theaters in 2022.
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