Re: Expendables 3
Films like the Expendables have an insane amount of stunts and pyro. This is why much is done outside of the US. Regardless its uber expensive to pay stunt guys to do death defying stunts at the same time risking potential loss of limbs, broken bones, paralysis... Ive a few friends that have been on all three films. Sly takes good care of his people.
Riceball is also correct, paychecks. The best example is look into MI3 and Tom Cruise. He banked over $100 Mil on that.
As for Karl Weathers still missing from the cast, so is Jessie Ventura, Bill Duke, Kurt Russel, Steven Seagal, and to top it off, the Rock. Some are from bad blood to possible pre-existing contracts with product marketing to just not interested in getting in camera ready condition. All that being said, its safe to say Tom Cruise wont be in Expendables 4, 5, 6, 8, 12, 34... unless of course he purchases the franchise. We all know, stranger things have happened.
The Bruce Willis thing, his day rate is about + or - one million US for A list films. He has a new wife and if memory serves has a newborn child in which EXP3 filming would have conflicted with the actual birth window frame. In other words he didnt say no but instead opted to give such a high fee (this is the $$$ it will take to remove me from a once in a life time birth of my child) the production had to say no. He doesnt need the money and in fair turn the film didnt need him.
