It has finally happened. The moment I've waited for ever since I was old enough to enjoy a hard-R action film — which was younger than I'd care to let my mother know, thank you very much — has finally arrived.
Sylvester Stallone. Arnold Schwarzenegger. Bruce Willis. On screen. Together.
The trio of iconic Hollywood action heroes united this weekend to film a scene together for "The Expendables," Stallone's long-awaited ensemble action epic. The writer-director-actor was able to wrangle both Willis and Schwarzenegger for smaller roles in the movie, and while we first broke word of this reunion a few months back, the actual filming has commenced — and based on the admittedly scarce details, this not-so-secret scene sounds pretty wonderful.
Publicist Maria Lascala described the shooting over at Ethelmae's Blog, which already hosts a bevy of insightful commentary on the behind-the-scenes process of "The Expendables." Lascala wrote that when Schwarzenegger, Willis and Stallone first arrived on set, all three of them "greeted each other with excitement and anticipation."
"I thought it was electric in Brazil when all of The Expendables stepped on set — but today was atomic!!!" Lascala wrote on the blog. "[The] whole crew was mesmerized as we watched the three of them play off of each other in a pivotal scene that sets up the whole movie."
Lascala was secretive on the details, though she did identify Willis' and Schwarzenegger's characters as Church and Trench, respectively. Additionally, the scene was shot inside of a church "without extras and minimal set [decorations]," and is apparently filled with "tension and humor."
From the sound of it, there wasn't as much butt-kicking, skull-crushing and flesh-chewing as some of us might have liked — or, perhaps, Lascala is merely throwing us off the scent — but the fact that Schwarzenegger, Willis and Stallone have actually filmed a scene together is enough to get me giddy about "The Expendables," as if I wasn't excited enough already.
Are you excited for Schwarzenegger, Stallone and Willis to share screen time together? What do you think the secret scene involves? Let us know your best guesses in the comments section!
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