“I don’t act in movies like this. That’s why I said I wouldn’t participate if…”, explained the actor.
Sylvester Stallone’s The Expendables 2 featured an all-star cast, including big names like Arnold Schwarzenegger and Chuck Norris. However, the film soon became infamous for its language and graphic content, to the point that one of the stars had to step in to make changes. And Norris had set his own terms before agreeing to be in the movie.
Not many martial arts aces have shrines dedicated to their names. However, Chuck Norris is not just anyone. Even the US military troops in Iraq have their go-to mantra in The Official Chuck Norris Fact Book. Changing the subject, in a statement to the Polish newspaper Gazeta in 2012, revealed his strict conditions that changed the course of the film. Which were?
Since his epic fight with Bruce Lee in ‘Rage of the Dragon’, Chuck Norris has cemented his name as one of Hollywood’s leading action heroes. Despite wearing the badge of top-notch action and fight scenes, Norris did not allow for vulgarity. Therefore, The Expendables 2 was a challenge for the martial arts champion. Apparently, He flatly refused to participate in explicit content. In order to ensure that Norris was still a part of the film, the producers had to cut and tweak some lines. His persistent discretion only allowed him to be in the film after the producers watered down the script.
As reported by HuffPost, Norris testified about the conditions he placed that “I don’t act in movies like this. That’s why I said I wouldn’t participate if the harsh language wasn’t removed. The producers agreed to my conditions. and the film was rated PG-13.” As fans eagerly awaited the release, Norris’s conditions heightened the curiosity of the public’s responses.
However… Will Norris return to the saga of The Expendables? After building buzz around the second installment (we’re now focused on the fourth Expendables movie, and that’s all we know), Chuck Norris’s return for the third installment remained a big unknown. However, in a conversation with Access Hollywood, Norris put the doubts to rest. Unlike his co-star Schwarzenegger (after overcoming his feud with Stallone), he never returned. And to the cinema, either.
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