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The Expendables 3

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The Expendables 3
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Patrick Hughes
Produced by	Avi Lerner Kevin King-Templeton Danny Lerner Les Weldon John Thompson[1]
Screenplay by	Creighton Rothenberger Katrin Benedikt Sylvester Stallone[1]
Story by	Sylvester Stallone
Based on	Characters by David Callaham
Starring	Sylvester Stallone Jason Statham Antonio Banderas Jet Li Wesley Snipes Dolph Lundgren Kelsey Grammer Randy Couture Terry Crews Kellan Lutz Ronda Rousey Glen Powell Victor Ortiz Robert Davi Mel Gibson Harrison Ford Arnold Schwarzenegger
Music by	Brian Tyler
Cinematography	Peter Menzies, Jr.
Edited by	Sean Albertson Paul Harb
Production company	Nu Image Millennium Films
Distributed by	Lionsgate
Release dates	August 4, 2014 (London premiere) August 15, 2014 (United States)
Running time	126 minutes[2]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$90 million[3]
Box office	$206.2 million[4]

The Expendables 3 is a 2014 American ensemble action film directed by Patrick Hughes, and written by Creighton Rothenberger, Katrin Benedikt, and Sylvester Stallone. It is a sequel to the 2012 action film The Expendables 2, and the third installment in The Expendables film series. The film features Stallone, Jason Statham, Antonio Banderas, Jet Li, Wesley Snipes, Dolph Lundgren, Kelsey Grammer, Randy Couture, Terry Crews, Kellan Lutz, Ronda Rousey, Glen Powell, Victor Ortiz, Robert Davi, Mel Gibson, Harrison Ford, and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
The story follows the mercenary group known as "The Expendables" as they come into conflict with ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks (Gibson), the Expendables' co-founder, who is determined to destroy the team. Released on August 15, 2014, it is the first film in the Expendables series not to be rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America, it is instead rated PG-13.^[5]

Contents

• 1 Plot
• 2 Cast
• 3 Production
  • 3.1 Development and pre-production
  • 3.2 Filming
  • 3.3 Rating

    Plot

    The Expendables--led by Barney Ross and formed by Lee Christmas, Gunnar Jensen, and Toll Road--extract former member Doctor Death, a knives specialist and team medic, from a military prison during his transfer on a train. They recruit Doc to assist them in intercepting a shipment of bombs meant to be delivered to a warlord in Somalia. Arriving there, they reunite with Hale Caesar, who directs them to the drop point where Ross is surprised to find out that the arms trader providing the bombs is Conrad Stonebanks, a former co-founder of the Expendables who went rogue and was presumed dead. In the ensuing firefight, they are forced to retreat due to Stonebanks' advanced weaponry, and Caesar is severely injured in the process.
    Back at the United States, CIA operative Max Drummer, the Expendables' new missions manager, gives Ross a mission to capture Stonebanks in order to bring him to the International Criminal Court to be tried for war crimes. Blaming himself for Caesar's injuries, Ross disbands the Expendables, not wanting his team to get killed following him, and leaves for Las Vegas where he enlists retired mercenary Bonaparte to help him find a new team of younger mercenaries to pursue Stonebanks. The recruits inclhe recruits include former U.S. Marine John Smilee, nightclub bouncer Luna, computer expert Thorn and weapons expert Mars. Skilled sharpshooter Galgo asks to be included in the team, but Ross turns him down. The new team rendezvous with Ross' rival Trench Mauser, returning a favor for Ross, who has traced Stonebanks to Romania where he is set to make an arms deal. Ross and the new recruits infiltrate an office building Stonebanks is using him as a meeting place and capture him. However, Stonebanks' men catch up to them and fire a missile at the team's van. Ross is thrown into a river, while Smilee, Luna, Thorn and Mars are captured by Stonebanks.
    Stonebanks sends Ross a video, challenging Ross to come after him and gives him his location in the country of Uzmenistan. While preparing to leave and mount a rescue alone, Ross is found by Galgo, who offers his services again. Ross agrees to give him a chance, later accompanied by the veteran Expendables. They rescue the young mercenaries, only to learn from Stonebanks that he has rigged the place with explosives. Thorn is able to use a jammer device to delay the countdown. Stonebanks then orders the armed forces of Uzmenistan to attack the building with full force, including tanks and attack helicopters. Drummer and Mauser arrive in a helicopter to help, alongside retired Expendables member Yin Yang. The new and veteran members of the Expendables work together to kill Stonebanks' men. When a second wave of Stonebanks' army starts moving in for an attack, Drummer lands on the building to evacuate the team. However, Stonebanks personally attacks Ross, engaging him in hand-to-hand combat. Ross finally kills him just as the batteries of Thorn's device run out and the entire building begins to explode and collapse. The team makes it to Drummer's helicopter and flies away to safety with Ross barely making it.
    Caesar recovers from his wounds, and Ross officially accepts Galgo, Smilee, Luna, Thorn and Mars into the team. They all celebrate at a bar together.