Just saw on IMDb that Harrison Ford will replace Bruce Willis.
Um… that seems an odd choice to me. Sure, Ford was in great films of the 80’s, but they were never shoot 'em types or other brainless action that the Expendables films seem to pay homage to.
It seems like Ford has really come out of the wood work as of late. He stared in almost nothing during the 2000’s, now he’s turning up quite a bit. A new manager, or is marriage forcing him to get out of the house more.
Which is the role Bruce Willis played in the original, so yes, that’s exactly what he’s doing. That said, he’s not working all that much more than he used to. But now he’s a supporting player so he can do a few movies at a time and still work about the same amount of time.
Ford also adopted Calista Flockhart’s son in the early 2000s and he’s a teenager now, so there’s less need for him to be a family man since the kid is almost grown up.
I’d be surprised if he accepts the offer. Ford’s done his share of clunkers, but in general he’s not associated with the real silly, goofball, cartoon-action stuff that Stallone, Schwarzenegger & Willis have unashamedly churned out (including the rather lame Expendables itself!) I mean, sure, Indiana Jones was a little like that but it was still Spielberg for Christ’s sake!
