Slideshow: 14-Image Gallery For ‘The Expendables’ Starring Sylvester Stallone

From left to right: Barney Ross (Sylvester Stallone), Ying Yang (Jet Li), Toll Road (Randy Couture), Hale Caesar (Terry Crews) and Lee Christmas (Jason Statham) in The Expendables.

CHICAGO – This 14-image slideshow contains all of the official press images for the highly anticipated “The Expendables,” starring Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Terry Crews, Randy Couture, Dolph Lundgren, David Zayas, Eric Roberts, Steve Austin, and Mickey Rourke. The film was written by David Callaham and Sylvester Stallone and directed by Stallone. It will be released on August 13th, 2010.

Synopsis: “The only life they’ve known is war. The only loyalty they have is to each other.

They are the Expendables: leader and mastermind Barney Ross (Stallone), former SAS blade expert Lee Christmas (Statham), hand-to-hand combat specialist Yin Yang (Li), long barrel weapons specialist Hale Caesar (Crews), demolitions expert Toll Road (Couture), and precision sniper Gunner Jensen (Lundgren). Living life in the fringes of the law, these hardened mercenaries take on what appears to be a routine assignment: a covert, CIA-funded operation to infiltrate the South American country of Vilena and overthrow its ruthless dictator General Garza (David Zayas). But when their job is revealed to be a suicide mission, the men are faced with a deadly choice, one that might redeem their souls…or destroy their brotherhood forever.

Director, co-writer and star Sylvester Stallone brings together a powerhouse cast of action superstars – never before seen together in one film – in Lionsgate’s hard-hitting action thriller, THE EXPENDABLES. The film stars Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, and Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Eric Roberts, Randy Couture, Steve Austin, David Zayas with Terry Crews and Mickey Rourke. THE EXPENDABLES was directed by Sylvester Stallone from a story by David Callaham and screenplay by David Callaham and Sylvester Stallone, and is produced by Avi Lerner, John Thompson and Kevin King Templeton. Lionsgate and Millennium Films present a Nu Image production.”

You can click “Next” and “Previous” to scan through this slideshow or jump directly to individual photos with the captioned links below. All photos courtesy of Lionsgate Pictures and Karen Ballard. All Rights Reserved.

Expendables_01 [18]: From left to right: Barney Ross (Sylvester Stallone), Ying Yang (Jet Li), Toll Road (Randy Couture), Hale Caesar (Terry Crews) and Lee Christmas (Jason Statham) in The Expendables.

Expendables_02 [17]: Barney Ross (Sylvester Stallone, left) and Lee Christmas (Jason Statham, right) in The Expendables.

Expendables_03 [19]: Ying Yang (Jet Li, left), Gunner Jensen (Dolph Lundgren, center) and Barney Ross (Sylvester Stallone, right) in The Expendables.

Expendables_04 [20]: Sylvester Stallone stars as Barney Ross in The Expendables.

Expendables_05 [21]: James Munroe (Eric Roberts, left) and Paine (Steve Austin, right) in The Expendables.

Expendables_06 [22]: Jason Statham stars as Lee Christmas in The Expendables.

Expendables_07 [23]: Lee Christmas (Jason Statham, left), Barney Ross (Sylvester Stallone, center) and Toll Road (Randy Couture, right) in The Expendables.

Expendables_08 [24]: Jet Li stars as Ying Yang in The Expendables.

Expendables_09 [25]: Terry Crews stars as Hale Caesar in The Expendables.

Expendables_10 [26]: General Garza (David Zayas, left), Paine (Steve Austin, center) and James Munroe (Eric Roberts, right) in The Expendables.

Expendables_11 [27]: Barney Ross (Sylvester Stallone) and Sandra (Giselle Itié) in The Expendables.

Expendables_12 [28]: A scene from The Expendables with Eric Roberts (as James Munroe, left) and Steve Austin (as Paine, right) in action in Mangaratiba, Brazil.

Expendables_13 [29]: Hale Caesar (Terry Crews, left) and Barney Ross (Sylvester Stallone, right) in The Expendables.

Expendables_14 [16]: Director/co-writer/star Sylvester Stallone (left) and Director of Photography Jeff Kimball (right) on the set of The Expendables.

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