Superstar Jet Li is back and he is in good company. Jet

Superstar Jet Li is back and he is in good company. Jet Li’s new movie “The Expendables” opens this Friday, August 13, 2010 everywhere across the United States. The hard hitting action thriller released by Lionsgate is written and directed by legendary actor Sylvester Stallone and stars Stallone, Jet Li, and Jason Statham with action stars Dolph Lundgren, Eric Roberts, Randy Couture, Steve Austin, David Zayas, Terry Crews and Oscar® nominated Mickey Rourke.

The story is about a group of mercenaries known as “The Expendables” The only life they’ve known is war. The only loyalty they have is to each other. Leader and mastermind Barney Ross (Stallone), former SAS blade expert Lee Christmas (Statham), hand-to-hand combat specialist Yin Yang (Li), long barrel weapons specialist Hale Caesar (Crews), demolitions expert Toll Road (Couture), and precision sniper Gunner Jensen (Lundgren). Living life in the fringes of the law, these hardened mercenaries take on what appears to be a routine assignment: a covert, CIA-funded operation to infiltrate the South American country of Vilena and overthrow its ruthless dictator General Garza (David Zayas). But when their job is revealed to be a suicide mission, the men are faced with a deadly choice, one that might redeem their souls…or destroy their brotherhood forever.

Co-writer, director and star Sylvester Stallone brings together a powerhouse cast of action superstars – never before seen together in one film. “The Expendables” directed by Sylvester Stallone from a story by David Callaham and screenplay by David Callaham and Sylvester Stallone, and is produced by Avi Lerner, John Thompson and Kevin King Templeton. Lionsgate and Millennium Films present a Nu Image production.

“The Expendables” opens everywhere Friday, August 13, 2010.