Nic Cage and John Travolta for Expendables 2

Sylvester Stallone has stated he wants to re-unite Face/Off leads Nic Cage and John Travolta in Expendables 2. Currently, the only thing standing in the way is scheduling.

Oh, and he's also confirmed that Chuck Norris and Jean-Claude Van Damme will definitely be appearing in the action sequel.

And we can reveal that this news story is so awesome you should probably read the rest of it through a pair of binoculars as it may well explode in a shower of win.

Stallone said: "We’ll have a big showdown between me and Van Damme, which has been anticipated for a long time, so it should be a good one."

“We’ve got Chuck Norris and I think Nic Cage,” he continued. “We’re trying to work out different scenarios. I like using people that had a moment and then maybe have fallen on some hard times and give them another shot."

Which, to be fair, is a bit of a back-handed compliment really.

When pressed about rumours Travolta would be appearing, Stallone said: “It’s possible. The one thing I’ve learned is what is a fact on Monday is a complete fallacy on Tuesday. A lot of it is scheduling. It’s not financial.”

We're personally hoping that scheduling will also allow Billy Blanks and Ted Prior to appear. Well, we can dream, can't we?

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