Was Willis canned from Expendables 3 over $1 million-a-day demand?

Yesterday Sylvester Stallone unceremoniously canned Bruce Willis from 'The Expendables 3' with a withering tweet.

Today, we may have discovered just why the 'Rocky' star cut him loose from his star-studded sequel.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Willis demanded $1 million (£645,000) PER DAY. He was needed on set for four days.

[Stallone brands Bruce Willis 'greedy and lazy']

A source close to the production told the most reputable magazine: “He said he'd drop out unless he got $4 million.

“A million dollars a day. Stallone and everybody else involved said 'no'.”

Harrison Ford was then quickly drafted in by Sly, though considering Willis played the character of Church in the first two films, most likely not to fill Willis's role as such.

[Bruce Willis takes interviewer down in brilliantly awkward interview]

“I think [Willis] was pretty surprised he was replaced in 72 hours by Harrison Ford― a better actor, a much nicer person and a more interesting direction for the film,” the source added.

So far Willis's people have not responded to the claims.

Sly did the deed before announcing it on Twitter – and branding Willis 'greedy and lazy' while he was at it.

No love is lost between the pair, we'd presume.

The film is thought to have a budget of $90 million (£58 million), and has spent a chunk of it on securing the talents of Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jason Statham, Mickey Rourke, Wesley Snipes, with added rumours of Mel Gibson.

It's due for release in August next year.