10 Actors I Wish Were in The Expendables

Considering The Expendables is a who's who of action tough guys, it is bound to get fans minds spinning about all the other action tough guys who could have been or should have been in the movie. Of course the likes of Jean Claude Van Damme, Chuck Norris, Kurt Russel, and Wesley Snipes were offered roles, but nothing came of any of it. Here are 10 other actors I would have loved to see in the movie.


10. Olga Kurylenko
Pedigree: Casino Royale, Centurian, Hitman
Role: Token female ass-kicker


9. Michael Chiklis
Pedirgree: "The Shield"
Role: Competing merc field leader


8. Luke Goss
Pedigree: Tekken, Hellboy II, Blade 2
Role: Suave and sophisticated European baddie


7. Michael Biehn
Pedigree: Terminator, Aliens,. Tombstone
Role: Mr. Church's partner


6. Gerard Butler
Pedigree: Gamer, 300, RocknRolla
Role: Local flavor when the gang is in Europe

5. Kevin Durand
Pedigree: "Lost," Smokin Aces, Walking Tall
Role: Bad guy's sadistic hired muscle


4. Harrison Ford
Pedigree: Indiana Jones, Han Solo, Jack Ryan
Role: Authority figure who can reign down hell for Barney, Mauser, or Church.


3. Tom Hardy
Pedigree: RocknRolla, Bronsan, Inception
Role: Baby-face hot shot who is still wet behind the ears but very competent


2. Dwayne Johnson
Pedigree: The Rundown, Walking Tall, Faster
Role: Punch-drunk soldier turned boxer overly eager to help


1. Danny Trejo
Pedigree: Con Air, most Robert Rodriguez movies
Role: Mexican immigrant who helps hide the team