The Expendables (franchise)

The Expendables
A metallic skull in front of a pair wings. The wings are made up of an assortment of guns and knives.
Official franchise logo[clarification needed]
Created byDavid Callaham
Original workThe Expendables (2010)
OwnerLionsgate
Years2010–present
Print publications
Comics
Films and television
Film(s)
Games
Video game(s)
  • The Expendables (2010)
  • The Expendables 2 Videogame (2012)
  • The Expendables 2: Deploy & Destroy (2012)
  • The Expendabros (2015)
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Soundtrack(s)

The Expendables is an American ensemble action thriller franchise conceived by David Callaham, spanning a film series, the first three ones cowritten by Sylvester Stallone, and additional media. The films star an ensemble cast, notably Stallone and Jason Statham, and are produced by Avi Lerner and Kevin King-Templeton. The film series, an acknowledgement of former blockbuster action films made in the 1980s and 1990s, also pays homage to action stars of former decades, and the more recent stars in action. The series consists of the films The Expendables (2010), The Expendables 2 (2012), The Expendables 3 (2014), Expend4bles (2023), and an ongoing comic book series, The Expendables Go to Hell (2021). Though criticism with regard to plot and dialogue between characters has been expressed, critics praised the use of comic relief in between action.