You read the title right. Some how, some way, The Expendables and everything they did in the first film is getting toned down so that it can achieve a PG-13 rating. And we have one person to thank for this shocking announcement…. CHUCK NORRIS.
Norris recently did an interview with a Polish site, Gazeta and claimed that one of the stipulations for him signing onto the film was that The Expendables 2 would be cleaned up enough to get a PG-13 rating. Here is his official comment regarding the ratings transcribed by ExpendablesPremier.com:
In Expendables 2, there was a lot of vulgar dialogue in the screenplay. For this reason, many young people wouldn’t be able to watch this. But I don’t play in movies like this. Due to that I said I won’t be a part of that if the hardcore language is not erased. Producers accepted my conditions and the movie will be classified in the category of PG-13.
At first this was thought to be nothing more than a rumor, I mean who does Chuck Norris think he is, Chuck Norris? Would a studio really tame down a film just to fit Norris’s strong moral values? Many would think not, but Sylvester Stallone came and crushed the rumor.
Stallone had the following to say to the guys over at AICN:
Harry, the film is fantastic with Van Damme turning in an inspired performance… Our final battle is one for the ages. The PG13 rumor is true, but before your readers pass judgement, trust me when I say this film is LARGE in every way and delivers on every level. This movie touches on many emotions which we want to share with the broadest audience possible, BUT, fear not, this Barbeque of Grand scale Ass Bashing will not leave anyone hungry…Sly
So there you have it folks, The Expendables 2 will be PG-13. Does this mean the film will be terrible and not worth going to see? Absolutly not. I have all the confidence in the world that this film will have as much action and witty lines as the first one. It doesn’t take an excessive amount of curse words or massive amounts of blood and gore to make a great action film.
The Expendables 2, directed by Simon West features Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Terry Crews, Randy Couture, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Liam Hemsworth, Chuck Norris, Bruce Willis, and Arnold Schwarzenegger. The film hits theaters August 17.
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