Sylvester Stallone continues to stockpile actors for his upcoming mercenary flick, The Expendables. On top of Sly, Jet Li, Jason Statham, UFC fighter Randy Couture, Dolph Lundgren, and Forest Whitaker, the latest news (courtesy of JoBlo) is that Stallone is trying to secure Sandra Bullock to play a government agent paired with Whitaker to track down Stallone's band of soldiers for hire.

There's nothing concrete yet, although Sly has so far been able to get everyone he wanted for the project...except JCVD, and that's only if you believe Van Damme, which...yeah, I probably wouldn't in most cases.

I was as vocal as anyone about not understanding how Stallone, Statham, and Jet Li could attract an audience anymore (they do have trouble in that department if you look at the numbers), but Stallone certainly has no trouble attracting co-stars. Even though Bullock hasn't had a hit in a few years (can The Proposal turn a corner?), she's still probably the most bankable star in the film, if she's in the film.

It would, of course, re-team her with Stallone, with whom the actress was paired in Demolition Man, probably as much of a breakout performance as she had. That role led to Speed, which led to everything else.

The Expendables will start shooting in Brazil in March, although I have it on fairly good authority that at least some scenes will be filmed around New Orleans in January. Those would probably not be the mercenaries in the jungle, however.