Although welcomed into THE EXPENDABLES with open arms by action fans, Terry Crews is one of the cast members with the least experience in straight up action movies. He was brought in late in the game to replace 50 Cent shortly after 50 Cent was brought in late in the game to replace Forest Whitaker. (Or at least that’s how it was reported, but I thought Whitaker was supposed to be playing CIA agent Will Sands, and Crews ended up playing Expendables team member and excellent-name-haver Hale Caesar.) (read the rest of this shit…)
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Wednesday, August 11th, 2010Tags: Chris Evans, Common, Countdown to The Expendables, David Ayer, dirty cops, Forest Whitaker, James Ellroy, Keanu Reeves, Kurt Wimmer, Terry Crews
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