Producer Avi Lerner spills the bean that there will be screen tests for both PG-13 and R rated cuts of this Sylvester Stallone's action movie before the studio set on which to be released.
- June 20, 2009
AceShowbiz -
There is a chance that "The Expendables" ends up being a PG-13 film. This interesting update comes from producer Avi Lerner, who during UGO Movie Blog's visit to the set of the action adventure movie, admitted that that there will be two versions of the film cut for test audiences. One will be an R rated cut, while the other will be made in a PG-13 rating standard.
Lerner further explained that the studio will use the screening test of both versions as the means to decide whether to release the movie in its PG-13 or restricted version. On the reason why, it was pointed out that the movie is costing about 80 million dollars and thus the studio want it to be a big hit. Lerner himself is hoping to turn it into a franchise.
Directed, written and starred by Sylvester Stallone, "The Expendables" centers its story on a team of mercenaries who heads to South America on a mission to overthrow a dictator, who has caused devastation in the last 20 years. It has Eric Roberts, Steve Austin, Jet Li, Mickey Rourke, Brittany Murphy and Charisma Carpenter among the star-studded cast ensemble.
The principal photography of this action adventure had begun on March 28 in locations, such as Brazil, New Orleans and Los Angeles. The shooting in Brazil has been wrapped up earlier. This Lionsgate movie is eyeing a U.S. release on April 23, 2010.
