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The Project: The Expendables 2
\nThe Panel: Stars Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Terry Crews, Randy Couture, Dolph Lundgren. Moderated by The Los Angeles Times writer and Hero Complex\u2019s Geoff Boucher
\nThe Big Revelations: Arnold came to Hall H! The former California Governator made a triumphant appearance to a standing ovation, and proceeded to alternatively joke with and compliment the rest of the panel.
\nFootage Screened: Both Stallone and Schwarzenegger were welcomed to Hall H with an aggressively edited retrospective of their respective cinema careers, which included brief clips from Expendables 2 that could be best summed up with the word KERPLOW!
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\nA full clip from the film played at the very end of the panel, featuring Jean-Claude Van Damme as the main baddie strolling through a panicky airport backed by his goons, all of them armed to the teeth. Suddenly, three figures appear behind frosted glass! It\u2019s Arnold! And Sly! And Bruce Willis! WITH GIANT GUNS! They fire the guns directly at Van Damme and his goons; some goons are shot, Van Damme is unharmed! Suddenly, Chuck Norris appears and kills a guy! Then Terry Crews and Randy Couture appear and kill guys! All hell breaks loose! Any and all intact panes of glass are shattered! Squibs explode! Stunt men fly every which way! Arnold, Sly, and Bruce group up! Bruce sees Van Damme getting away! Sly runs after him! Arnold turns to Bruce!
\n\u201cAhl be back!\u201d says Arnold!
\n\u201cYou\u2019ve been back enough! I\u2019ll be back!\u201d says Bruce, who runs off!
\n\u201cYippee-kai-yay,\u201d says Arnold, dejectedly.
\nThe crowd roared!
\nSnap Judgment: If the aforementioned synopsis gets you tingling, you\u2019re in for a treat. If not, Sparkle comes out the same weekend (Aug. 17).
\nMost Incisive Audience Question: A fan noted that in Rocky 2, Stallone has the line \u201cI\u2019m expendable,\u201d and asked if that\u2019s where he got the title. \u201cYeah! I did!\u201d said a grinning Stallone. \u201cI ripped myself off!\u201d
\nMost Awkward Audience Question: No one dared ask Schwarzenegger about his divorce from Maria Shriver, but one fan did toe close to that territory when he asked about the status of The Governator, Schwarzenegger\u2019s planned animated series with Stan Lee that was supposed to incorporate the actor\u2019s entire family. With a neutral face, Schwarzenegger batted away the question with a practiced piece of non-committal rhetoric: \u201cIt\u2019s still being developed. We will announce something probably very soon.\u201d
\nFunniest Audience Question: A pair of twins, in matching E.T. t-shirts, asked Schwarzenegger: \u201cWhat can you tell me about the sequel to your movie Twins?\u201d (Yes, it exists. It\u2019s called Triplets, it\u2019s in the very, very early stages, and it may also star Eddie Murphy as the third brother. That is not a joke.)
\nThe Winner of the Panel: Though Stallone and Schwarzenegger received a great deal of attention, Terry Crews stole the show after Schwarzenegger waxed poetic for a full minute about Crews\u2019 muscle definition and lack of body fat. \u201cI can die now!\u201d said a beaming Crews. \u201cArnold liked my muscles!\u201d