Sly Stallone Says Director’s Cut Of ‘The Expendables’ On The Way

The doyen of action took to his Twitter account to not only announce a director’s cut of his opus “The Expendables” but also to reveal the existence of a “making of” documentary. The sincerely titled “Inferno: The Making of The Expendables” will chronicle the antics of the cast and crew, and according to Stallone, “….its hard core – everybodys on it.” Highlights include a stunt misstep involving Steve Austin (described as a “brutal smackdown”) and the injury of big guy Sly, for which he is told he needs to undergo spinal cord surgery.

Stallone revealed the director’s cut of the film will be out in six months, with the documentary said to arrive “soon.” If we were to guess, the theatrical cut and documentary will arrive on home video first, with the director’s cut, bells-and-whistles special edition to arrive later. Might as well milk Stallone’s fast approaching $100 million success for all it’s worth.

With a doc on the way, plus a director’s cut (likely to slow down the film even more) and a proposed “Expendables 2,” things don’t seem to be letting up for the actor/director. If only all of this was leading to something better, such as enabling him to do the possibly-interesting Robert Downey Jr. “Poe” biopic he’s mentioned every so often, but we suppose we’ll have to just wait it out, subscribe to his Twitter account and hope for the best. [Deadline]