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06Jan2009

Ben Kingsley Joining Sly's 'Expendables'?

DateTuesday, January 6, 2009 at 7:29PM
Add another name to Sylvester Stallone's wish list for The Expendables. The writer-director-actor-producer told videographers (a kind way of saying paparazzi) that he signed Forest Whitaker and that an official announcement is coming soon. Meanwhile, the rumors that Sandra Bullock would join the cast were just that, and Nu Image/Millenium refuted those claims on Monday.

But the new actor in Sly's sights is Sir Ben Kingsley, saying he thinks he'll be able to persuade the Oscar winner to join his ever-expanding ensemble. "At least I hope we do," Stallone added.

So let's examine this again: It's Stallone, Jet Li, Jason Statham, Dolph Lundgren, Forest Whitaker, UFC fighter Randy Couture, and Gandhi. Wow. That's strange.

I think it goes without saying that Kingsley would play the heavy in this film - he certainly won't be part of the rogue group of mercenaries - but let's also remember that in the past five years or so, Kingsley has made Supsect Zero, Thunderbirds, The Last Legion, A Sound of Thunder, BloodRayne, and The Love Guru. At this point, he'd wash your car if there was $20 in it for him.

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