The Expendables 4 Update: Hulk Hogan to replace Sylvester Stallone? "The Rock" as the new villain

By Staff Writer | Feb 04, 2016 11:06 PM EST

It looks like action fanatics all over the world will not have to wait any longer as a highly- action packed movie, "The Expendables 4", will soon be on the big screen. However, there might be some changes with the lead characters that every "The Expendables" fans seem to admire.

Slash Film has stated in a report that the fourth movie installment is now in development and speculated to hit the big screen by 2017. However, one of the actors who plays a main character said that Sylvester Stallone might not be on "The Expendables 4". Terry Crews said Stallone might be focusing more on his successful action- drama "Creed" which he won a Golden Globe Award and aims for an Oscars Award.

With Stallone not on the "The Expendables 4", rumors about who will portray the lead role, Barney Ross, arise and professional wrestler Hulk Hogan is on the list. for the lead role after he was rumored to be the new villain. Another professional wrestler who expressed his desire to be in the "The Expendables 4" installment but not as one of the good guys but rather a villain who will hunt the main characters down, is Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.

Salman Khan, a famous Bollywood actor is also rumored to be with the casts of "The Expendables 4" because of the successful casting of another Bollywood actor, Irrfan Khan, in the movie "Jurassic World". However, the actor has said in a report that he is not interested to work in Hollywood. Other distinguished personalities who is on the loop of rumors to join the star- studded casts are Manny Pacquiao, and Jackie Chan.

All three previous movies starred Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Randy Couture, and Terry Crews. The first movie was also directed by Sylvester Stallone. "The Expendables 4" is a follow-up to three films released in 2010, 2012, and 2014 respectively. 

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