Scott Adkins added to The Expendables 2?

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One film we’re keeping a very close eye on around here is THE EXPENDABLES 2, which is scheduled to begin shooting this month.

It is no surprise then, that casting news is still hitting us left, right and center. It appears as though Millennium Entertainment has released a confirmed cast listing, and that list has a brand new name on it. Star of ASSASSINATION GAMES Scott Adkins looks to be the latest to join the crew.

Now considering this information is on a credible website, I’d love to think this is the case. However listed on said website is a plot synopsis that Sylvester Stallone himself confirmed was a fake (perhaps they didn’t get the memo, or maybe he's playing with us). Not to mention the site lists Chuck Norris, reports from all sides have denied and confirmed his appearance in the film, so who knows.

From what we have heard, Mickey Rourke will appear in the film, as will Jet Li (however it is believed he will not shoot scenes in Bulgaria, only China). And on hand for a week or two of shooting will be Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger, both of whom recently got confirmed by the Bulgarian press.

Whatever the case, I hope Scott is indeed in the film, as he’ll make a fantastic addition. I did hear he was approached for a role in the first film but it conflicted with his schedule, so perhaps this is another chance? We’ll definitely be keeping our eyes open for more news on this as it develops.

Here is the SPOILER HEAVY released synopsis:

Stallone, Statham, Rourke, Lundgren, Couture and Crews return as hard-edged but noble mercenaries in the second installment of Sylvester Stallone’s old-school action thriller, The Expendables.

As payback for taking out the corrupt CIA agent Monroe (Eric Roberts) in the first Expendables, cagey Agent Church (Bruce Willis) forces the Expendables to do an “easy mission”: retrieve a missing CIA package from Gazak, a civil war torn country in Easter Europe.

The easy mission turns deadly when the Expendables are ambushed by a team of ruthless rival mercs, the Sangunaires, competing to get the same package. Tool (Mickey Rourke), the heart and soul of the Expendables, is brutally murdered by Vilain, the leader of the bloodthirsty guns for hire. Still, the Expendables manage to pull of the mission and return with the CIA package, but it’s a hollow victory.

As their thoughts turn from grief to revenge, Tool’s beautiful young daughter Fiona shows up. Cut from the same stone as her dad, she wants to join the Expendables when they hunt down Villain and his men. Barney (Stallone) promises her the Expendables will avenge Tool’s death, but will not risk putting his best friend’s daughter in harm’s way.

Fiona, who is young and wild, embarks on her own revenge mission, complicating matters for Barney when she is captured and ransomed by Vilain. Now Barney and the expendables must risk everything to save her, kidnapping CIA Agent Church and pulling off a daring heist of the CIA package they were hired to bring back.

When Agent Church reveals why the CIA package is so valuable to Vilain, the stakes go up even higher. Inside the package are canisters of radioactive cesium which Vilain has been tasked with releasing on the people’s uprising that threatens the thirty year rule of Gazak’s vicious dictator, President Dogot.

The Expendables, along with Agent Church, are now faced with an impossible mission: rescue Fiona, foil a dictator’s vicious plot to kill scores of innocent people, and avenge the death of one of their own.

The entire cast list according to Millennium - Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis, Jet Li, Chuck Norris, Jean Claude Van Damme, Dolph Lundgren, Terry Crews, Randy Couture and Scott Adkins.