The greatest action movie ever? One could draw that conclusion when looking at the unbelievably stacked cast of Sylvester Stallone’s upcoming action extravaganza, The Expendables. The film stars…(deep breath)…Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mickey Rourke, Jason Statham, JET LI, Dolph Lundgren, Randy Couture, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Terry Crews, with Charisma Carpenter and Brittany Murphy providing the limited estrogen. Whoooo…that’s like all the action icons over the last 25 years. If only they got Jean Claude, Segal and Snipes to get in. Too soon? Plus the inclusion of  UFC and WWE icons is such a great idea.

So the film is in production as I write this and is set to be released into theaters everywhere, a year from now next April. On the movie’s “official blog;” though it looks not legit, has posted the first behind-the-scenes footage of Stallone in all his 62 year-old ripped glory. Mic check 1, 2. (click the bottom right arrows for full screen).

So I mean, this can’t be anything but a golden epic. It’s going back to the basic roots of straight up action films from the late 80s/early 90s. It has a simple premise: a team of mercenaries head to South America on a mission to overthrow a dictator. I’m sold! I honestly just want to see all of these guys interact with eachother on screen. So many testosterone/steroid-induced egos going at it is going to be so entertaining. It must have been a nightmare trying to coordinate everyone’s schedules. Stay tuned for Expendable updates.

What Do You Think? Discuss.