Van Damme Leaning Towards Doing 'Expendables 2'
Fri, January 14, 2011 
It looks like Jean-Claude Van Damme's ego is finally starting to come around.
After electing not to be apart of Sylvester Stallone's testosterone-fueled, action-hit, The Expendables (due to reportedly not wanting to share the screen with other stars), Van Damme is apparently gearing up to appear in the film's sequel...under one condition. Sheldon Lettich, writer/director of Van Damme's 1991 hit, Double Impact (who also stated that film's sequel is getting closer to reality), has stated on 'The Muscles from Brussels' message boards that JC is keen for the film, as long as one particular action star is not there:
”JC seems to be leaning towards appearing in the sequel, as far as I know… If Steven Seagal is not in the sequel”, says the filmmaker, “From what I’ve heard it, [Seagal] won’t be because of Sly but because of producer Avi Lerner, who had a few bad experiences with Steven.”
Well there you have it folks. Looks like as long as Tubby Steven stays clear of Expendables 2, JC is good to go. Besides Van Damme, along with the rest of the cast from the first film, other rumored action stars tossed around have been Dwayne Johnson, Chuck Norris, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis (in larger, more distinct roles that in the first film) and...dare I say it...Channing Tatum. No, I'm not shitting you. I actually heard his name has been mentioned.
We shall find out more soon as filming on Expendables 2 is expected to begin sometime this year.
Thanks to Moviehole for first reporting this.
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