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The Expendables are sent to Libya to prevent mercenary Suarto Rahmat from stealing nuclear warheads for a mysterious terrorist named Ocelot. The team is led by Barney Ross and formed of members Lee Christmas, Toll Road, and Gunner Jensen, with Easy Day and Galan as their recruits. However, they are incapacitated when all of their vehicles are destroyed in the ensuing fight. When Rahmat shoots their plane down, the team finds what appears to be Barney's burned corpse in the wreckage, identified solely by his ring.

At Barney's memorial service, CIA operative Marsh reveals that the team will pursue Ocelot and Rahmat, but without Christmas, who jeopardized the mission trying to save Barney. He is replaced by Gina, his former lover, who also brings an operative named Lash into the team. The team travels to Asia, but is secretly tracked by Christmas, who had slipped Gina a tracking device in her belly button earlier. Barney's apparent death opened a sealed file which states that there is an eyewitness that could identify Ocelot.

Ocelot plans to provoke World War III by letting the nuclear warheads explode in the Russian Far East, transporting them on a ship disguised as an American aircraft carrier. As the Expendables and Marsh board the ship, they are ambushed and taken hostage. Marsh is taken away to negotiate a prisoner-exchange for the eyewitness.

Meanwhile, Christmas travels to Thailand to recruit former Expendable Decha, who has turned towards pacifism but agrees to bring him to the ship to avenge Barney. As Christmas fights his way through the ship, Decha has a change of heart and helps him rescue the rest of the team. They launch an attack on Rahmat's forces, during which Christmas fights and kills him. However, Toll has been severely stabbed and needs immediate medical care.

During the prisoner exchange, Marsh kills the eyewitness, which acknowledges him to be Ocelot. Marsh hopes to profit financially by igniting World War III. While the team leaves on Decha's boat to save Toll, Christmas stays behind to turn the ship around to avoid a global conflict. He confronts Marsh before the latter is killed by Barney, who faked his death by surviving the plane crash. They escape the nuclear explosion and celebrate with the team.

{{see also|List of The Expendables characters}}

• Jason Statham as Lee Christmas: The team's knife expert and second in command. As Stallone was looking to pass the franchise's lead on to Statham, he did about 80% of all filming, oversaw post-production, and served as a producer.
• Sylvester Stallone as Barney Ross. Stallone confirmed that the film would be his final appearance as Barney Ross, with Statham expecting to take over the series after his departure. Due to this, his role in the film was limited.{{Cite web |url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DhlaBO-SwVE&pp=ygUNZXhwZW5kYWJsZXMgNA%3D%3D |title=Expedd4bles (2023) Official Trailer - Jason Statham, 50 Cent, Megan Fox, Dolph Lundgren |website=YouTube |date=June 7, 2023 |access-date=June 7, 2023 |archive-date=July 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230711234057/https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=DhlaBO-SwVE&pp=ygUNZXhwZW5kYWJsZXMgNA%3D%3D |url-status=live }}
• Megan Fox as Agent Gina, a CIA officer and member of the Expendables as well as Christmas' girlfriend.
• Dolph Lundgren as Gunner Jensen: A volatile member of the team, undone by years of combat stress. Lundgren stated that his character has been sober for several years now and is on a philosophical soul search.{{cite web|url=https://www.filmstarts.de/amp/nachrichten/18541271.html|work=Filmstarts|title="Castle Falls", "Expendables 4" & "Aquaman 2": Das große FILMSTARTS-Interview mit Action-Ikone Dolph Lundgren!|last=Granert|first=Lutz|date=May 18, 2022|access-date=May 19, 2022|language=German|archive-date=May 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519152739/https://www.filmstarts.de/amp/nachrichten/18541271.html|url-status=live}}
• Tony Jaa as Decha Unai, a former member of the Expendables.
• Randy Couture as Toll Road: The team's demolitions expert.
• Jacob Scipio as Galan, a new member of the Expendables and son of former member Galgo. Originally, Antonio Banderas was slated to reprise his role as Galgo and his dialogue and character was rewritten into that of Galan when he turned out to be unavailable.{{Cite web|last=Entwistle|first=Brady|date=September 23, 2023|title= How Expendables 4 Director Worked Around Antonio Banderas' Inability To Return: "So Quintessential To The Comedic Moments" |url= https://screenrant.com/expendables-4-movie-antonio-banderas-galgo-replacement-director-response/ |access-date=November 6, 2023|website=Screen Rant}}
• Levy Tran as Lash, a CIA operator and a new member of the Expendables.
• 50 Cent as Easy Day: a new member of the Expendables and former Army Special Forces operator.{{Cite web|last=Devore|first=Britta|date=October 16, 2021|title=Sylvester Stallone Finishes Filming 'The Expendables 4,' Says Goodbye to the Series|url=https://collider.com/sylvester-stallone-wraps-filming-expendables-4/|url-status=live|access-date=October 19, 2021|website=Collider|archive-date=November 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211111020416/https://collider.com/sylvester-stallone-wraps-filming-expendables-4/}}{{Cite web|last=Hibberd|first=James|date=November 7, 2022|title=Sylvester Stallone Gets Candid About Career, Regrets, Feuds: "I Thought I Knew Everything"|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/sylvester-stallone-interview-rocky-rambo-tulsa-king-1235254384/|url-status=live|access-date=November 8, 2022|website=The Hollywood Reporter|archive-date=November 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221107235253/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/sylvester-stallone-interview-rocky-rambo-tulsa-king-1235254384/}}
• Iko Uwais as Suarto Rahmat, a mercenary and the secondary antagonist working with Ocelot.{{Cite web|last=Kroll|first=Justin|date=October 26, 2021|title='The Raid' Star Iko Uwais To Play Villain In 'Expendables 4'|url=https://deadline.com/2021/10/the-raid-star-iko-uwais-the-expendables-4-1234862567/|url-status=live|access-date=October 26, 2021|website=Deadline Hollywood|archive-date=October 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026183808/https://deadline.com/2021/10/the-raid-star-iko-uwais-the-expendables-4-1234862567/}}
• Andy García as Agent Marsh / Ocelot, a CIA officer who hires the Expendables for contract work.{{cite news|url=https://parade.com/1390299/walterscott/andy-garcia-father-of-the-bride/amp/|work=Parade|title=Andy Garcia on How the New Latino Father of the Bride Is Different and Similar to Earlier Movies (Exclusive)|last=Scott|first=Walter|date=June 3, 2022|access-date=June 4, 2022|archive-date=June 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220604083028/https://parade.com/1390299/walterscott/andy-garcia-father-of-the-bride/amp/|url-status=live}}

Additionally, Sheila Shah was cast as Mandy / Adele, alongside Eddie Hall as a bouncer.{{Cite web|last=Bureau|first=Athens|date=October 4, 2021|title=Sylvester Stallone's The Expendables 4 to begin filming in Greece|url=https://greekcitytimes.com/2021/10/04/stallone-the-expendables-4/|url-status=live|access-date=October 19, 2021|website=Greek City Times|archive-date=October 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211004110333/https://greekcitytimes.com/2021/10/04/stallone-the-expendables-4/}}

After The Expendables 3 (2014) underperformed at the box office, the future of the series was left in doubt{{cite web |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/new/Hulk-Hogan-Expendables-4-Here-What-He-Said-71640.html |work=CinemaBlend |title=Hulk Hogan For The Expendables 4? Here's What He Said |last=O'Connell |first=Sean |date=June 15, 2015 |access-date=July 1, 2022 |archive-date=July 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701133503/https://www.cinemablend.com/new/Hulk-Hogan-Expendables-4-Here-What-He-Said-71640.html |url-status=live }} and production stalled over several years. By November 2014, it was announced that the project was being developed with intent to retain its R-rating like the first two films.{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/the-expendables-4-r-rating/|title='The Expendables 4' Will Be Rated R|work=Screen Rant|author=Keyes, Rob|date=November 23, 2014|access-date=April 20, 2021|archive-date=November 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211120022135/https://screenrant.com/the-expendables-4-r-rating/|url-status=live}} In December 2016, Sylvester Stallone announced that the fourth installment would be the final film in the series, while a scheduled tentative release date was set for 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/splendid-takes-expendables-4-german-speaking-europe-957840|title=Splendid Takes 'The Expendables 4' for German-Speaking Europe|work=The Hollywood Reporter|author=Roxborough, Scott|date=December 20, 2016|access-date=April 20, 2021|archive-date=April 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422183112/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/splendid-takes-expendables-4-german-speaking-europe-957840|url-status=live}} By March 2017, Stallone had left the project and the franchise, due to creative differences over the script and direction for continuing the franchise.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/03/sylvester-stallone-departs-the-expendables-franchise-1202057171/|title=Sylvester Stallone Departs 'The Expendables' Franchise|work=Deadline|date=March 31, 2017|access-date=April 20, 2021|archive-date=December 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211218135913/https://deadline.com/2017/03/sylvester-stallone-departs-the-expendables-franchise-1202057171/|url-status=live}} In January 2018, after vocal support from other cast members (including Arnold Schwarzenegger), Stallone announced his return to the series with a post to his social media platforms; confirming new developments on the fourth movie.{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/sylvester-stallone-expendables-4-next/|title=Sylvester Stallone Hinting at Expendables 4 Next?|date=January 5, 2018|work=Screen Rant|access-date=April 20, 2021|archive-date=January 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180106040241/https://screenrant.com/sylvester-stallone-expendables-4-next/|url-status=live}}

By August 2020, Vértice Cine announced their involvement as a production studio on the movie, alongside Lionsgate and Millennium Films. They also revealed that Patrick Hughes was going to return to the series as director.{{cite web|url=https://www.twitter.com/vertice360_cine/status/1290966907013738498|title=Vertice Cine (@vertice360_cine) on Twitter: NOTICIÓN Os presentamos los próximos estrenos de Vértice!! ¿Cuál te apetece más?|date=August 5, 2020|publisher=Vértice Cine — official|access-date=April 20, 2021|archive-date=August 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805110505/https://twitter.com/vertice360_cine/status/1290966907013738498|url-status=live}} In November 2020, the president of Millennium Media, Jeffrey Greenstein, stated that the studio was continuing to work on The Expendables 4 after various delays within the industry worldwide due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/gerard-butler-fallen-afm-1234818543/|work=Variety|title=Millennium's Jeffrey Greenstein Unveils a Fourth 'Has Fallen' as AFM Launches|author=McNary, Dave|date=November 9, 2020|access-date=April 20, 2021|archive-date=November 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109174723/https://variety.com/2020/film/news/gerard-butler-fallen-afm-1234818543/|url-status=live}} In August 2021, The Hollywood Reporter reported that Scott Waugh would be directing the film, replacing Hughes, as well as Statham serving as a producer of the film, while Stallone confirmed his involvement with the project, and that The Expendables 4 was the same project as The Expendables: A Christmas Story, previously reported as a spin-off but in fact the film's working-title during development. Stallone further stated that production was set to commence in October of that year.{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/expendables-movie-spinoff-sylvester-stallone-filming-when-details/|work=Screen Rant|title=Sylvester Stallone Confirms Expendables Spinoff Starts Filming In October|author=Shirey, Paul|date=August 17, 2021|access-date=August 17, 2021|archive-date=August 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210817220331/https://screenrant.com/expendables-movie-spinoff-sylvester-stallone-filming-when-details/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/07/expendables-4-sylvester-stallone-new-ring-1234807093/|work=Deadline Hollywood|title=Sylvester Stallone Teases Upcoming 'Expendables 4' With Barney New Ring|last=Choe|first=Brandon|date=July 31, 2021|access-date=August 30, 2021|archive-date=August 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210817233955/https://deadline.com/2021/07/expendables-4-sylvester-stallone-new-ring-1234807093/|url-status=live}} According to Dolph Lundgren, the film had a budget of $100 million.

In July 2018, Gregory Poirier announced his role as screenwriter.{{cite web|title=Expendables 4 Screenplay Spotted On Twitter|url=http://www.manlymovie.net/2018/10/expendables-4-screenplay-spotted-on-twitter.html|work=Manly Movie|date=October 22, 2018|author=The_Night_Rider|access-date=April 20, 2021|archive-date=July 11, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230711234046/https://www.manlymovie.net/2018/10/expendables-4-screenplay-spotted-on-twitter.html|url-status=live}} Production was tentatively scheduled to begin by April 2019, though it wasn't until July of that year that Stallone announced that he was continuing to work on the script for the project.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/05/the-expendables-4-sylvester-stallone-rambo-5-china-millenium-avi-lerner-dadi-1202395134/|title='The Expendables 4' Muscles Up: Sylvester Stallone Action Pic & 'Rambo 5' Sell To China In Eight-Figure Co-Fi Deal|last=Wiseman|first=Andreas|date=May 21, 2018|work=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=April 20, 2021|archive-date=May 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180523011227/https://deadline.com/2018/05/the-expendables-4-sylvester-stallone-rambo-5-china-millenium-avi-lerner-dadi-1202395134/|url-status=live}} The script was completed later that year, though negotiations with producers were ongoing.{{cite web |title=Randy Couture Interview on Final Kill |url=https://theactionelite.com/randy-couture-interview-on-final-kill/ |work=The Action Elite |last=Friel |first=Eoin |date=February 2020 |access-date=April 20, 2021 |archive-date=April 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420060659/https://theactionelite.com/randy-couture-interview-on-final-kill/ |url-status=live }} In August 2021, it was announced that Spenser Cohen wrote the most recent draft of the script with Max Adams, from a story by Cohen.

Over the years, multiple actors reported interest or claimed they were approached to star in a fourth installment. In March 2014, Pierce Brosnan stated that he had agreed with producer Avi Lerner to star in a fourth installment.{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/news/a560643/pierce-brosnan-to-appear-in-the-expendables-sequel.html/|title=Pierce Brosnan to appear in The Expendables sequel|first=Simon|last=Reynolds|work=Digital Spy|date=March 27, 2014|access-date=April 20, 2021|archive-date=September 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924123205/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/news/a560643/pierce-brosnan-to-appear-in-the-expendables-sequel.html|url-status=live}} By April of the same year, Sylvester Stallone revealed his first choice for the villain was Jack Nicholson, while mentioning his interest in convincing Clint Eastwood to join the production.{{cite web|url=http://www.expendablespremiere.com/news/awesome-audio-interview-with-sly-stallone-reveals-jack-nicholson-is-his-first-choice-as-the-villain-for-expendables-4-also-talks-creed-and-rambo-5-new-mad-max-fury-road-trailer|title=Awesome audio interview with Sly Stallone, reveals Jack Nicholson is his first choice as the villain for Expendables 4 also talks Creed and Rambo 5 + New Mad Max Fury Road trailer|work=Expendables Premiere|access-date=April 20, 2021|archive-date=March 19, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160319220310/http://www.expendablespremiere.com/news/awesome-audio-interview-with-sly-stallone-reveals-jack-nicholson-is-his-first-choice-as-the-villain-for-expendables-4-also-talks-creed-and-rambo-5-new-mad-max-fury-road-trailer|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2014/04/16/stallone-wants-nicholson-and-eastwood-for-the-expendables|work=IGN|title=Stallone Wants Nicholson and Eastwood For The Expendables|author=Singer, Leigh|date=August 14, 2014|access-date=August 13, 2022|archive-date=October 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008190827/https://www.ign.com/articles/2014/04/16/stallone-wants-nicholson-and-eastwood-for-the-expendables|url-status=live}} According to Jackie Chan, he was approached to star in the film by Stallone but was unsure about having limited screen time in an ensemble film, which is why he had turned down roles in the previous two entries.{{cite web |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/jackie-chan-interview-chinese-zodiac-and-retiring/?amp |work=Den of Geek |title=Jackie Chan interview: Chinese Zodiac and retiring |last=Lambie |first=Ryan |date=July 27, 2014 |access-date=July 1, 2022 |archive-date=August 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814072954/https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/jackie-chan-interview-chinese-zodiac-and-retiring/?amp |url-status=live }} Dwayne Johnson publicly expressed interest to play a villainous character in a new installment during a 2014 Q&A{{cite web |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/new/Rock-Wants-Take-Down-Expendables-Other-Things-Learned-From-His-AMA-66420.html |work=CinemaBlend |title=The Rock Wants To Take Down The Expendables And Other Things Learned From His AMA |last=Reyes |first=Mike |date=July 27, 2014 |access-date=July 1, 2022 |archive-date=July 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701133503/https://www.cinemablend.com/new/Rock-Wants-Take-Down-Expendables-Other-Things-Learned-From-His-AMA-66420.html |url-status=live }} and reiterated his interest to join the series in 2022.{{cite web |url=https://screenrant.com/dwayne-johnson-expendables-interview-gi-joe-2/ |work=Screen Rant |title=Dwayne Johnson Interview: The Rock Wants to Join The Expendables 4 Cast |last=Kendrick |first=Ben |date=February 15, 2022 |access-date=July 1, 2022 |archive-date=July 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701132000/https://screenrant.com/dwayne-johnson-expendables-interview-gi-joe-2/ |url-status=live }} In May 2015, Hulk Hogan claimed that he was in talks with Stallone to play the film's main villain.

In June 2020, Jean-Claude Van Damme expressed interest in returning to the franchise, publicly pitching his idea of playing Claude Vilain, the brother to his villain character, Jean Vilain, from The Expendables 2.{{cite web |url=https://theactionelite.com/jcvd-wants-to-be-in-the-expendables-4-has-an-idea/ |work=The Action Elite |title=JCVD Wants to Be in The Expendables 4 & Has an Idea |last=Friel |first=Eoin |date=June 1, 2020 |access-date=April 20, 2021 |archive-date=June 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200625211758/https://theactionelite.com/jcvd-wants-to-be-in-the-expendables-4-has-an-idea/ |url-status=live }} Despite discontent with how his character was handled in The Expendables 3, Arnold Schwarzenegger proclaimed he was interested in returning to the series if he liked the script.{{cite web |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/862549/the-reason-arnold-schwarzenegger-walked-away-from-the-expendables-franchise/ |work=/Film |title=The Reason Arnold Schwarzenegger Walked Away From The Expendables Franchise |last=Bilodeau |first=Matthew |date=May 13, 2022 |access-date=April 20, 2021 |archive-date=May 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220513170326/https://www.slashfilm.com/862549/the-reason-arnold-schwarzenegger-walked-away-from-the-expendables-franchise/ |url-status=live }} However; on May 29, 2023, Schwarzenegger confirmed that he would not be returning to the franchise, citing a general uninterest.{{cite web |url=https://screenrant.com/the-expendables-4-movie-cast-arnold-schwarzenegger-response/ |title="I Did It As A Favor To Sly": Why Schwarzenegger Isn't In The Expendables 4 |first=Ryan |last=Northrub |website=Screen Rant |date=May 30, 2023 |access-date=June 5, 2023 |archive-date=June 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605084056/https://screenrant.com/the-expendables-4-movie-cast-arnold-schwarzenegger-response/ |url-status=live }}

While he was not included in the fourth movie, Kellan Lutz proclaimed interest to return in a fifth installment in an Instagram post.{{cite web |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CUvCQeMA3Wx/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= |title=Little older...little wiser... we'll be ready for your call for Expendables 5 |first=Kellan |last=Lutz |website=Instagram |date=October 7, 2021 |access-date=September 11, 2022 |archive-date=September 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220911145117/https://www.instagram.com/p/CUvCQeMA3Wx/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= |url-status=live }} On the other hand, Terry Crews, who had starred in all previous films, refused to appear in any new entries after claiming he was sexually assaulted by Stallone's agent, Adam Venit, alleging he was pressured by producer Avi Lerner to drop the case if he wanted to stay in the series.{{cite web|url=https://mashable.com/article/terry-crews-sexual-assault-expendables-4|work=Mashable|title=Terry Crews won't be in 'Expendables 4' because a producer tried to silence him on his sexual assault|last=Joho|first=Jess|date=June 26, 2018|access-date=April 20, 2021|archive-date=May 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512112449/https://mashable.com/article/terry-crews-sexual-assault-expendables-4/|url-status=live}}

However, none of the actors mentioned above were subsequently cast, and the cast was announced to include returning stars Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Randy Couture, and Dolph Lundgren, while new cast members were revealed to be Eddie Hall, Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, Megan Fox, Tony Jaa, Andy García, Sheila Shah, Jacob Scipio and Levy Tran, with Iko Uwais playing the villain.

In August 2021, it was stated that principal photography would begin in October.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/jason-statham-sylvester-stallone-50-cent-megan-fox-new-expendables-movie-cast-1235004992/|work=The Hollywood Reporter|title=Jason Statham, Sylvester Stallone, 50 Cent, Megan Fox to Star in New 'The Expendables' Movie for Lionsgate (Exclusive)|first=Borys|last=Kit|date=August 30, 2021|access-date=August 30, 2021|archive-date=August 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210830160338/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/jason-statham-sylvester-stallone-50-cent-megan-fox-new-expendables-movie-cast-1235004992/|url-status=live}} Filming officially commenced on September 29, 2021.{{cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/movies/news/the-expendables-4-sylvester-stallone-and-jason-statham-share-first-set-photo/|work=ComicBook.com|title=The Expendables 4: Sylvester Stallone and Jason Statham Share First Set Photo|last=Jirak|first=Jamie|date=October 7, 2021|access-date=October 7, 2021|archive-date=October 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211009023351/https://comicbook.com/movies/news/the-expendables-4-sylvester-stallone-and-jason-statham-share-first-set-photo/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/expendables-4-megan-fox-costume-set-image/|work=Screen Rant|title=Expendables 4 Set Photos Reveal First Look At Megan Fox's Costume|last=Klein|first=Brennan|date=October 7, 2021|access-date=October 7, 2021|archive-date=November 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211111205455/https://screenrant.com/expendables-4-megan-fox-costume-set-image/|url-status=live}} In October 2021, Stallone announced on social media that he had finished filming his scenes for the movie. The film was shot in London and Bulgaria and the Jackie Chan Stunt Team handled stunt choreography.{{cite web |url=https://www.takt-magazin.de/magazin/stuntman-mike-moeller-aus-bad-lobenstein-kommt-ins-ganz-grosse-kino_312206 |title=Stuntman Mike Möller aus Bad Lobenstein kommt ins ganz große Kino |website=Takt Magazin |first=Lutz |last=Granert |date=August 19, 2022 |access-date=August 19, 2022 |language=German |archive-date=August 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220819085000/https://www.takt-magazin.de/magazin/stuntman-mike-moeller-aus-bad-lobenstein-kommt-ins-ganz-grosse-kino_312206 |url-status=live }} In November 2021, production was shot in Greece, including the city of Thessaloniki.{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2021/11/expendables-4-two-crew-members-injured-during-production-greece-1234875889/ |title='The Expendables 4': Two Crew Members Injured During Production In Europe |website=Deadline Hollywood |first=Andreas |last=Wiseman |date=November 17, 2021 |access-date=April 13, 2022 |archive-date=April 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220413173735/https://deadline.com/2021/11/expendables-4-two-crew-members-injured-during-production-greece-1234875889/ |url-status=live }} Members of the Greek Armed Forces were used as extras and alleged they were not compensated for their month-long official deployment, despite working overtime.{{cite web |url=https://greekcitytimes.com/2022/04/13/expendables-4-refuses/?amp |title=Expendables 4 refuses to compensate Greek soldiers for acting in big budget film |website=Greek City Times |first=Athens |last=Bureau |date=April 13, 2022 |access-date=April 15, 2022 |archive-date=April 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220414175118/https://greekcitytimes.com/2022/04/13/expendables-4-refuses/?amp |url-status=live }} On December 3, 2021, Tony Jaa confirmed filming had wrapped.{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=479401013548070&set=a.220112362810271 |title=Thats a wrap for 'Expendables 4' |first=Tony |last=Jaa |website=Facebook |date=December 3, 2021 |access-date=June 10, 2022 |archive-date=June 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220606175019/https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=479401013548070&set=a.220112362810271 |url-status=live }}

The film title had been retitled Expend4bles by June 2023,{{Cite magazine |last=Franklin |first=McKinley |date=June 7, 2023 |title='Expendables 4' Trailer: Megan Fox Beats Up Jason Statham, and 50 Cent Joins the Team in Action Sequel |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/the-expendables-4-trailer-sylvester-stallone-1235592956/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607184032/https://variety.com/2023/film/news/the-expendables-4-trailer-sylvester-stallone-1235592956/ |archive-date=June 7, 2023 |access-date=June 7, 2023 |magazine=Variety}}{{Cite magazine |last=Brathwaite |first=Lester Fabian |date=June 7, 2023 |title=The Expendables 4 trailer introduces Megan Fox and 50 Cent as new blood |url=https://ew.com/movies/the-expendables-4-trailer-megan-fox-50-cent/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607184151/https://ew.com/movies/the-expendables-4-trailer-megan-fox-50-cent/ |archive-date=June 7, 2023 |access-date=June 7, 2023 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly}}{{Cite magazine |last=Blistiein |first=Jon |date=June 7, 2023 |title=50 Cent Is Cracking One-Liners With Dolph Lundgren in New 'Expendables 4' Trailer |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/expendables-4-trailer-50-cent-megan-fox-1234765580/ |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607184236/https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/expendables-4-trailer-50-cent-megan-fox-1234765580/ |archive-date=June 7, 2023 |access-date=June 7, 2023 |magazine=Rolling Stone}} a name that was widely ridiculed by commentators.{{efn|Attributed to multiple sources:{{Cite web |last=Noveck |first=Joeclyn |date=September 21, 2023 |title=Movie Review: St4llone, St4tham are back in Expend4bles, yet another expend4ble sequel |url=https://apnews.com/article/movie-review-expendables-expend4bles-stallone-statham-6a7511342bcb6a5af5cd061aa48c8ee2 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230925170750/https://apnews.com/article/movie-review-expendables-expend4bles-stallone-statham-6a7511342bcb6a5af5cd061aa48c8ee2 |archive-date=September 25, 2023 |access-date=October 23, 2023 |publisher=Associated Press |quote=Gravity is setting in throughout Expend4bles, a movie whose most enticing mystery is not the secret identity of its shadowy villain, but how you pronounce the film’s title. Are we supposed to enunciate the mid-word numeral, or is it merely visual? Is this what stands for a smart new spin on a tired franchise? Will we soon have My Big F4t Greek Wedding? Are these questions supposed to distract us from how stunningly mediocre the film is?}}{{Cite web |last=Laffly |first=Tomris |date=September 21, 2023 |title=Expend4bles Review: The Latest Installment of the Action Series Is Dull and Tasteless |url=https://www.thewrap.com/expend4bles-review-sylvester-stallone-jason-statham-50-cent-megan-fox/ |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921223741/https://www.thewrap.com/expend4bles-review-sylvester-stallone-jason-statham-50-cent-megan-fox/ |archive-date=September 21, 2023 |access-date=October 23, 2023 |website=TheWrap |quote=The first thing you need to know about Expendables 4 is that its studio somehow made the grating decision to fashion its title as Expend4bles. It's a needless spelling challenge for a dull and vulgar flick with a lot of empty-calories muscle, but little-to-no skill or fun to spare. The second thing you need to know is, that insertion of "4" is, unfortunately, just about the most clever thing the fourth installment of this star-studded action series has to offer.}}{{Cite magazine |last=Rosen |first=Jody |date=October 2, 2023 |title=Twilight of the '80s Action Gods |url=https://slate.com/culture/2023/10/the-expendables-4-movie-sylvester-stallone-action-movies.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231003035809/https://slate.com/culture/2023/10/the-expendables-4-movie-sylvester-stallone-action-movies.html |archive-date=October 3, 2023 |access-date=October 3, 2023 |magazine=Slate |quote=The fourth installment of the action movie franchise The Expendables arrived in theaters on Sept. 22, under a ridiculous title, Expend4bles.}}{{Cite web |last=Barsanti |first=Sam |date=September 24, 2023 |title=Expend4bles does b4d and The Nun II stays on top at the weekend box office |url=https://www.avclub.com/the-nun-ii-expend4bles-box-office-1850869279 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230925170752/https://www.avclub.com/the-nun-ii-expend4bles-box-office-1850869279 |archive-date=September 25, 2023 |access-date=October 23, 2023 |website=The A.V. Club |quote=Expend4bles—pronounced ecks-pen-d-for-bulls—opened to just $8.3 million.}}{{Cite web |last=Sandwell |first=Ian |date=September 21, 2023 |title=Expend4bles review: Expendables sequel takes too long to enjoy itself |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a45201273/expendables-4-review/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230923160904/https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a45201273/expendables-4-review/ |archive-date=September 23, 2023 |access-date=October 23, 2023 |website=Digital Spy |quote=Expend4bles (yes, that's really the on-screen title) aims to recapture that spirit, even down to bringing back the R rating after the bloodless third movie.}}}} When asked why they chose this title, producer Les Weldon stated that it had always been the filmmakers' desire while retaining The Expendables{{'s}} brand identity.{{Cite web |last1=Nemiroff |first1=Perri |last2=Jones |first2=Tamera |date=September 26, 2023 |title=Expend4bles Producer Les Weldon on the Upcoming Red Sonja and Hellboy: The Crooked Man |url=https://collider.com/expend4bles-producer-les-weldon-interview/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926185518/https://collider.com/expend4bles-producer-les-weldon-interview/ |archive-date=September 26, 2023 |access-date=October 23, 2023 |website=Collider}}

On April 26, 2023, Guillaume Roussel announced that he would be composing the film's score, replacing Brian Tyler from the previous three installments.{{cite web |url = http://filmmusicreporter.com/2023/04/26/guillaume-roussel-scoring-scott-waughs-the-expendables-4/ |title = Guillaume Roussel Scoring Scott Waugh's 'The Expendables 4' |date = April 26, 2023 |website = FilmMusicReporter |access-date = April 27, 2023 |archive-date = April 26, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230426222621/https://filmmusicreporter.com/2023/04/26/guillaume-roussel-scoring-scott-waughs-the-expendables-4/ |url-status = live }}

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Expend4bles was released in mainland China on September 15, 2023, and was theatrically released by Lionsgate Films on September 22, 2023.{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2022/10/expendables-4-sebastian-maniscalco-about-my-father-release-dates-1235137654/ |title=Lionsgate's 'Expendables 4', Sebastian Maniscalco's 'About My Father' & Adele Lim Comedy Get 2023 Release Dates |first=Anthony |last=D'Alessandro |work=Deadline |date=October 6, 2022 |access-date=October 7, 2022 |archive-date=October 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221006224340/https://deadline.com/2022/10/expendables-4-sebastian-maniscalco-about-my-father-release-dates-1235137654/ |url-status=live }} The film was originally scheduled to be released in 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/expendables-4-sylvester-stallone-looks-thoroughly-badass-in-new-set-video|title=Expendables 4: Sylvester Stallone Looks Thoroughly Badass In New Set Video|first=Erik|last=Swann|work=CinemaBlend |date=October 12, 2021|access-date=October 14, 2021|url-status=live|archive-date=October 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211014065910/https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/expendables-4-sylvester-stallone-looks-thoroughly-badass-in-new-set-video}}

Expend4bles was released for digital platforms on October 13, 2023, followed by a DVD, Blu-ray, and Ultra HD Blu-ray release on November 21, 2023.{{cite web |url=https://www.cbr.com/expendables-4-digital-release-date/ |title=Expend4bles Gets Digital Release Date |last=Freitag |first=Lee |date=October 10, 2023 |access-date=November 6, 2023 |website=CBR}}{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/expendables-4-4k-uhd-blu-ray-dvd-release-date/|title='Expendables 4' Sets 4K UHD, Blu-Ray and DVD Release Date|website=www.collider.com|date=October 17, 2023|access-date=January 13, 2024}}

In April 2022, the first standee posters for the film were unveiled at CinemaCon.{{cite web |url=https://comicbook.com/movies/amp/news/the-expendables-4-cast-poster-revealed/ |title=The Expendables 4 First Poster Revealed |first=Jamie |last=Lovett |work=ComicBook.com |date=April 25, 2022 |access-date=April 25, 2022 |archive-date=April 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220425143329/https://comicbook.com/movies/amp/news/the-expendables-4-cast-poster-revealed/ |url-status=live }} The first teaser trailer footage was released exclusively to the attendees at Lionsgate's presentation at the convention.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/lionsgate-cinemacon-john-wick-4-expendables-1235137673/|work=The Hollywood Reporter|title='John Wick: Chapter 4' Footage Closes Out CinemaCon With a Bang|last=Gardner|first=Chris|date=April 28, 2022|access-date=April 28, 2022|archive-date=April 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220428223706/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/lionsgate-cinemacon-john-wick-4-expendables-1235137673/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://cosmicbook.news/expendables-4-cinemacon-footage-sylvester-stallone|work=Cosmic Book News|title='The Expendables 4' CinemaCon Footage Shows Off Sylvester Stallone|last=McGloin|first=Matt|date=April 28, 2022|access-date=April 28, 2022|archive-date=May 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520131719/https://cosmicbook.news/expendables-4-cinemacon-footage-sylvester-stallone|url-status=live}} On June 6, 2023, the first poster for the film was released, with the first trailer releasing a day later.{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/the-expendables-4-poster/|work=Collider|title=New 'The Expendables 4' Poster Promises "They'll Die When They're Dead"|last=Echebiri|first=Makuochi|date=June 6, 2023|access-date=June 7, 2023|archive-date=June 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607010432/https://collider.com/the-expendables-4-poster/|url-status=live}} A second trailer advertising the film's R rating was released August 23, 2023.{{cite web|url= https://comicbook.com/movies/amp/news/expendables-4-new-trailer-sylvester-stallone-jason-statham/ |work=Comicbook.com|title= Expendables 4 Gets New Trailer |last=Brail|first=Nathaniel|date=August 23, 2023|access-date=August 31, 2023}}

{{As of|2023|11|5|df=US}}, Expend4bles has grossed $16.7 million in the United States and Canada, and $34.3 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $51 million.

In the United States and Canada, Expend4bles was initially projected to gross $15–17 million from 3,518 theaters in its opening weekend.{{cite web|url= https://deadline.com/2023/09/expendables-4-box-office-projection-1235551488/ |title= 'Expendables 4' Aiming For $15M-$17M Opening Stateside – Box Office Preview

|website=Deadline|date=September 20, 2023 |access-date=September 20, 2023}} After making $3.1 million on its first day (including $750,000 from Thursday night previews), estimates were lowered, and it went on debut to $8 million, finishing second behind holdover The Nun II.{{cite web|url= https://deadline.com/2023/09/box-office-expendables-4-1235553682/ |title= The Nun 2' Puts 'The Expendables' In Detention At Box Office In What's Shaping Up To Be A Low Weekend For 2023 At $52M |author= Anthony D'Alessandro

|website=Deadline|date=September 24, 2023 |access-date=September 24, 2023}} The film fell 69% to $2.5 million in its second weekend, finishing in ninth place.{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=October 1, 2023|title= 'PAW Patrol 2' Is The Top Dog At Box Office With $23M Opening – Sunday AM Update |url=https://deadline.com/2023/10/box-office-the-creator-saw-x-paw-patrol-the-might-movie-1235559753/ |access-date=October 1, 2023 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}

In China, the film opened to $10.7 million, narrowly finishing first before a Chinese film.{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/2023/film/news/china-box-office-expendables-venice-weekend-1235726031/amp/ |work=Variety|title= China Box Office: 'Expendables 4' Makes $11 Million Debut, 'Venice' Sinks on Weary Weekend |last=Frater|first=Patrick|date=September 17, 2023|access-date=September 18, 2023}}

{{Rotten Tomatoes prose|14|3.5|124|Solid work from Jason Statham and some halfway decent set pieces aren't enough to make up for Expend4bles' lackluster action and cheap-looking effects.|access-date=May 7, 2024|ref=y}} {{Metacritic film prose|30|33|ref=yes|access-date=September 25, 2023}}{{Cite web |title=Expend4bles |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/expend4bles/ |access-date=September 28, 2023 |website=Metacritic |publisher=Fandom, Inc.}} Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B–" on an A+ to F scale, the lowest of the series, while those polled at PostTrak gave it a 64% overall positive score.

Owen Gleiberman, writing for Variety, said: "This is true 21st-century trash: a movie in which the action itself is expendable."{{Cite web |last=Gleiberman |first=Owen |date=2023-09-21 |title='Expend4bles' Review: A Few of the Old Boys Are Back, Now Joined by Megan Fox, but the Series' Appeal Feels Increasingly Expendable |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/reviews/expend4bles-review-jason-statham-sylvester-stallone-megan-fox-1235730678/ |access-date=2023-09-21 |website=Variety |language=en-US}} Referencing the poor CGI effects, Collider wrote that Expend4bles was "[o]ften resembling more of a mobile game than a movie";{{Cite web |last=Hutchinson |first=Chase |date=2023-09-21 |title='Expend4bles' Review: Jason Statham Trudges Through Dire Action Sequel |url=https://collider.com/expendables-4-review/ |access-date=2023-09-21 |website=Collider |language=en}} several reviewers compared it to Hidden Strike, another film by Waugh with similarly bad CGI.{{Cite web |date=2023-09-21 |title=Expend4bles takes itself too seriously for too long |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a45201273/expendables-4-review/ |access-date=2023-09-21 |website=Digital Spy |language=en-GB}} Simon Thompson of IGN voiced similar complaints, stating: "the special effects, [...] look either unfinished or just so bad that it's sad, [...] like they were ripped from the graphics package of a mid-to-low-budget video game from the early 2000s".{{Cite web |last=Thompson |first=Simon |date=2023-09-21 |title=Exped4bles Review |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/expendables-4-review |access-date=2023-09-21 |website=IGN |language=en}}

The acting, plot, dialogue, and violence were criticized by various reviewers. Thompson called the "clunky and uninspired dialogue" awful, concluding that the film was overall a "crushing disappointment that lacks any of the nostalgia, charisma, and charm that made the franchise appealing". Todd McCarthy of Deadline criticized that the movie was lazily executed, feeling that especially the final battle was an exact copy of Meg 2, another 2023 action film starring Statham.{{Cite web |last=McCarthy |first=Todd |date=2023-09-21 |title='Expendables 4' Review: Jokey, Fight-Filled Last Hurrah Feels Like 'Meg 2: Part 2' |url=https://deadline.com/2023/09/expendables-4-review-final-sequel-jason-statham-sylvester-stallone-1235553173/ |access-date=2023-09-21 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}

Furthermore, multiple reviews criticized the overall weak cast in comparison to its predecessors, with many noting that the movie hardly retains the franchise's original selling point of featuring an all-star cast of action legends.{{Cite web |date=2023-09-21 |title=Jason Statham and Megan Fox lead the tired, poorly made Expend4bles – review |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/reviews/expendables-4-review-megan-fox-b2414622.html |access-date=2023-09-21 |website=The Independent |language=en}} A review in Paste noted that "Statham opts to accept a promotion to series lead" but added "Refashioning The Expendables into a Statham star vehicle only highlights the wrong kind of expendability from many of his long-time costars; why can't we just watch our man kick ass on his own or in various duos?"{{Cite web |title=Expendables 4 Review: Jason Statham Takes Over for Sly |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/movies/jason-statham/the-expendables-4-review |access-date=2023-09-21 |website=Paste Magazine |language=en-US}}

An otherwise negative review at /Film conceded however that the film might be the best of the franchise,{{Cite web |last=Seibold |first=Witney |date=2023-09-21 |title=Expendables 4 Review: A Staggeringly Stupid Sequel |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/1399641/expendables-4-review/ |access-date=2023-09-21 |website=/Film |language=en-US}} while a review from Digital Spy stated while "the sense of cheesy throwback fun is restored in both the gleefully violent action and the script... It's absolutely not enough to save a movie that is two-thirds boring, but it does at least elevate The Expendables 4 above the irredeemable third movie. You'll be left on such an adrenaline high that you wouldn't be surprised if – like the aforementioned STI – the Expendables will be back for another round."

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Category:Films shot in Bulgaria

Category:Films shot in England

Category:Films shot in Greece

Category:Films shot in London

Category:Films shot in Thessaloniki

Category:Films with screenplays by Kurt Wimmer

Category:Lionsgate films

Category:Nu Image films

Category:The Expendables (franchise)

Category:Films about World War III

Category:Golden Raspberry Award–winning films

Category:English-language action adventure films

Category:English-language action thriller films