Aug 31, 2010 06:47 GMT  ·  By
Sylvester Stallone is working on “The Expendables” sequel, wants Bruce Willis in it as the villain
   Sylvester Stallone is working on “The Expendables” sequel, wants Bruce Willis in it as the villain

He’s said before that he was done with action movies but the truth is Sylvester Stallone has no intention of retiring, let alone now that his latest flick, the star-packed “The Expendables” has turned out to be such a hit.

The film, telling the story of a group of mercenaries, all of which are “expendable” on a mission to overturn a dictator and save the people, comes packed not only with explosions and action scenes, but also with stars.

Therefore, it’s no wonder audiences were so attracted to it, which, in turn, prompted Stallone to reveal he’s already thinking of a sequel, this time with more Bruce Willis screen time.

Entertainment Weekly offers 5 solid reasons why both should do just that.

As moviegoers may know, Willis gets only a few minute onscreen in “Expendables” but they’re truly memorable, which perhaps made Sly consider making a second flick with him as the villain.

Bruce is reportedly considering the offer but he shouldn’t hesitate in saying yes, EW believes. “The Expendables ($35 million) outperformed 2007’s Live Free or Die Hard in its opening weekend ($33 million), and Live Free or Die Hard was Willis’ best live-action, non-cameo opening weekend since 1998’s Armageddon ($36 million),” writes EW.

“Moral: Audiences like to see Bruce Willis blow [stuff] up, and Stallone will most definitely hand him a detonator (or 20),” the same publication writes.

A second reason would be that those very few minutes Willis and Stallone were on the same screen have a chemistry that is far better than the one Sly shares with his other co-stars, which means they could work from that for a sequel.

Bruce Willis looks very good when he’s bald – and he’s bald in “Expendables,” which means he should agree to do the sequel as well, EW says of the third reason.

“We’ve been trained to root for Bruce in action films. Having to root against him – interesting,” the publication notes for the fourth argument.

Indeed, audiences tend to root for Sly’s character when pitted against Willis’, but that doesn’t mean the latter is less fascinating for it.

“If this kind of ensemble movie doesn’t live up to expectations, fans will be disappointed (see: 2004’s Ocean’s Twelve), but we will get over it (see: George Clooney’s career since then). You’ve really got nothing to lose. Have fun, Bruce. Go play with Sly in some jungle,” EW adds on a parting note.