Cage confirmed for Expendables 3

Sylvester Stallone has confirmed that Nicolas Cage will have a role in the next film in his 'Expendables' series.

The creator and writer of the action franchise – as well as being the director of the first instalment – also has other actors in his sights.

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“We are preparing the film with the same passion and commitment as the previous two,” he said in what looked to be an un-proofed post on his Facebook page.

“We have confirmed Nicolas Cage, a master actor who gives a veneer intellectual group. Hopefully we can realize to Harrison Ford, Wesley Snipes and Mickey Rourke.

“That is the great mission of the producer. We will continue with the same narrative scheme, the agility and the frenzy, which are inherent to the saga. What will definitely be the last? I can not guarantee. In principle it would be two deliveries, but the affection of the people encouraged us to work on a third.

“I guess as long as we amused ourselves by offering fun and people, we can continue playing ‘The Expendables’. For now we are not as expendable as it should and as some critics want.”

Cage had been mentioned for a role previously, but it seems now he's signed on the line, while Ford, Snipes and Rourke are yet to confirm.

But the project is still in its infancy. It doesn't yet have a script or a director.