The Expendables*was rated R.* After a*brief PG-13 scare,*The Expendables 2*hit theaters with an R rating, too.* Unless a divine force intervenes again,*The Expendables 3*will be PG-13.**Sylvester Stallone*confirmed the*Expendables 3*rating at the Cannes Film Festival press conference and explained:
“We want to reach as many people as possible… I think we owe it to the next generation.”
Stallone also talked about how the third movie will differ from the first two at the press conference.* See what he had to say after the jump, along with a picture of Stallone,*Mel Gibson,*Jason Statham,*Harrison Ford, and*Dolph Lundgren*storming the Croisette in a tank.
Here is Stallone’s full quote on the*Expendables 3*rating [via*Deadline]:
“We want to reach as many people as possible.* It’s very close to an R, believe me, it’s right there.* But I think we owe it to the next generation.* We thought we’d join that club for a while.”
Many*Expendables*fans are surely disappointed in this news.* There is a*Facebook group*to join if you want to boycott a PG-13*Expendables 3.
As with*The Expendables 2, there is still some chance*The Expendables 3*will revert to an R rating by the August 15 release date.* Stallone believes, regardless of the rating, the new movie could be the best*Expendables*yet:
“With the first one, I didn’t know which direction to go.* It was experimental, more dramatic and heavier.* In the second one, I think we went too far in the comedy and one liners. (For the third film) I realized we should get back to being more dramatic.* When men and women know each other, there’s a kind of human comedy, not jokes, but when the action starts I don’t like to do jokes.* So, I believe we finally got it right on the third one.* It’s kind of like marriage.”
Read more at*
http://collider.com/the-expendables-3-rating-pg-13/#wiRrXAOJ4olox6Zy.99
