History Trivia / TheExpendables2

* IKnewIt: It's probably easier to guess the viewers who ''didn't'' guess that [[spoiler: Billy would be the obvious RedShirt of the team.]]

* FatalMethodActing: A stuntman died in an explosion while filming in Bulgaria.
* HostilityOnTheSet: Creator/BruceWillis caused a great deal of tension and trouble on the set. Creator/SylvesterStallone called Willis “greedy and lazy” after negotiations broke down for Willis’ appearance in the next sequel. (Reportedly, Willis wanted $4M USD for four days of work.)

* HostilityOnTheSet: Creator/BruceWillis caused enough tension and trouble on the set that Creator/SylvesterStallone swore off working with Willis ever again.

* TheDanza: Vilain's first name is Jean. Van Damme has said that he could return for the next movie as his identical twin brother, named Claude Vilain.

* ActorAllusion:
** [[Creator/ChuckNorris Booker's]] nickname is Lone Wolf, a play on his film ''Film/LoneWolfMcQuade''. His name itself is a reference to ''Good Guys Wear Black''. He also mentions he was once bitten by a king cobra, and after 5 painful days, the cobra died, a reference to one of the many Website/ChuckNorrisFacts (and Norris' own favorite of the lot).
** Creator/JetLi gets to do his specialty OneManArmy routine armed initially with his fists, then with two frying pans, and Creator/JeanClaudeVanDamme gets to do his specialty jumping roundhouse kicks twice against Stallone.
** Trench saying "This is embarrassing" can be in regards to Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger ending his term as governor and resuming his career in acting to be in this movie, which could be seen as an embarrassing career move.
** [[Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger Trench]] announces [[Film/Terminator3RiseoftheMachines "I'm back!"]]. Cue briefly the Terminator's leitmotif. Additionally, he makes his BigDamnHeroes entrance in a tunnel borer similar to the ones in ''Film/TotalRecall1990''.
** When Caesar is ordered to lend Trench his weapon, he tells Trench his ass is [[Franchise/{{Terminator}} terminated]] should he fail to bring back the gun. During the credits, Trench is shown with the left half of his face in shadow, with a bright flash where his left eye is.
*** The Brazilian dub takes the allusion up a notch, Trench's answer is switched from "Not even in your dreams" to "Not even in the future."
** Church and Trench have this BorrowedCatchphrase exchange:
---> '''Trench''': I'm almost out. I'll be back!\\
'''Church''': You've been back enough! ''I'll'' be back! (moves off under fire)\\
'''Trench''': [[SarcasmMode Yippee-ki-yay]].\\
''[[Creator/ChuckNorris Booker]] drops in, guns blazing.''
--->'''Trench''': [[YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe Who's next, Rambo]]??
*** The Russian dub added some more ActorAllusion to the above, with Trench's response being switched to [[Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay "Hasta la vista"]].
*** When Barney says "Rest in pieces!". Creator/DolphLundgren said something similar in ''Film/IComeInPeace''.
** Gunnar shows that he is a chemistry engineer. Creator/DolphLundgren actually is one.

* CaliforniaDoubling: The "Albania" was filmed in Bulgaria, while the abandoned military "simulation town" is clearly a Hollywood studio backlot, most likely that of Warner Bros.

** The first draft of the script had Tool (Mickey Rourke) returning and being killed as the team's main motivation to chase Vilain, but Rourke left the production to pursue other projects and Creator/LiamHemsworth was brought to replace him as the new character Billy.
** Chuck Norris asked for the film to be PG-13 in exchange for his participation, but he was refused by more or less everybody, so the film was produced R-rated as it was planned.

** The character of Maggie could have been played by Creator/GinaCarano.

*** When Barney says "Rest in pieces!". Creator/DolphLundgren said something similar in ''Film/DarkAngel''.

** [[Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger Trench]] announces [[Franchise/{{Terminator}} "I'm back!"]]. Cue briefly the Terminator's leitmotif. Additionally, he makes his BigDamnHeroes entrance in a tunnel borer similar to the ones in ''Film/TotalRecall1990''.

** When Caesar is ordered to lend Trench his weapon, he tells Trench that if he doesn't get his gun back he'll [[Franchise/{{Terminator}} terminate]] his ass. During the credits, Trench is shown with the left half of his face in shadow, with a bright flash where his left eye is.

** Chuck Norris asked for the film to be PG-13 in exchange for his participation, but he was refused by more or less everybody, sothe film was produced R-rated as it was planned.

** As accustomed in the franchise, Creator/StevenSeagal was approached to make an apparition, but he wasn't interested.

* CaliforniaDoubling: The abandoned military "simulation town" is clearly a Hollywood studio backlot, most likely that of Warner Bros.

* DeletedRole: Tennis player Novak Djokovik filmed a cameo for the airport shootout, but the scene in which he appeared was cut.
* FakeNationality: The "Albanians" are actually Bulgarian, and Vilain and his crew... aren't Russian, for obvious reasons.

** The first draft of the script had Tool (Mickey Rourke) returning and being killed as the team's main motivation, but Rourke left the production to pursue other projects and Creator/LiamHemsworth was brought to replace him with the new character of Billy.
** Chuck Norris asked for the film to be PG-13 in exchange for his participation, but he was refused by more or less everybody and the film was produced R-rated as it was planned.

** Creator/DonnieYen could have been added to the cast due to an agreement with an unnamed Chinese distributor, but this fell apart and it was never heard again. He was then personally approached for the film, but although he felt flattered by the offer, he did not like the role he was being offered (it was apparently either a SatelliteCharacter to Yin Yang or a SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute) and declined it. Interestingly, Yen still liked the concept of the film and toyed with the idea of producing an all-Chinese ''Expendables'', going to the extent of [[http://cityonfire.com/is-donnie-yen-game-for-a-chinese-version-of-expendables/ talking]] with Creator/JetLi and Creator/JackieChan about it. It's unknown if it would have been a canonical part of the franchise or a standalone film.

** Chuck Norris asked the film to be PG-13 in exchange for his participation, but he was refused by more or less everybody and the film was produced R-rated as it was planned.
** The final fight between Vilain and Ross was originally going to be stunt-heavy, with the villain trying to run away and involving a helicopter, but Van Damme insisted on a straight-up fist-fight because he knew his character needed to die in a very satisfactory way. Vilain even [[BreakingTheFourthWall breaks the fourth wall]] during the fight when Ross struggles to get back up to his feet. "Is that all? The people want more for their money!"
** Creator/DonnieYen could have been added to the cast due to an agreement with an unnamed Chinese distributor, but this fell apart and it was never heard again. He was then personally approached for the film, but although he felt flattered by the offer, he did not like the role he was being offered (it was apparently either a SatelliteCharacter to Yin Yang or a SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute) and declined it. Interestingly, Yen still liked the concept of the film and toyed with the idea of producing an all-Chinese ''Expendables'' some day, going to the extent of [[http://cityonfire.com/is-donnie-yen-game-for-a-chinese-version-of-expendables/ talking]] with Creator/JetLi and Creator/JackieChan about it.

** Creator/DonnieYen could have been added to the cast due to an agreement with an unnamed Chinese distributor, but this fell apart and it was never heard again. Yen was then personally approached for the film, but although he felt flattered by the offer, he did not like the role he was being offered (it was apparently something like a SatelliteCharacter to Yin Yang without much space to develop) and declined it. Interestingly, Yen still liked the concept of the film and toyed with the idea of producing an all-Chinese ''Expendables'' some day, going to the extent of [[http://cityonfire.com/is-donnie-yen-game-for-a-chinese-version-of-expendables/ talking]] with Creator/JetLi and Creator/JackieChan about it.

** Creator/DonnieYen could have been added to the cast due to an agreement with an unnamed Chinese distributor, but it fell apart and it was never heard again. Yen was then personally approached for the film, but although he felt flattered by the offer, he did not like the role he was being offered (it was apparently something like a SatelliteCharacter to Yin Yang) and declined it. Still, Yen liked the concept of the film and toyed with the idea of producing an all-Chinese ''Expendables'', to the extent of [[http://cityonfire.com/is-donnie-yen-game-for-a-chinese-version-of-expendables/ talking]] with Creator/JetLi and Creator/JackieChan about it, but it did not come to works.
** Speaking of Chan, he was also approached for this film, but he had to decline due to scheduling conflicts.

** The final fight between Vilain and Ross was originally going to be stunt-heavy involving a helicopter, but Van Damme insisted on a straight-up fist-fight because he knew his character needed to die in a very satisfactory way. Vilain even [[BreakingTheFourthWall breaks the fourth wall]] during the fight when Ross struggles to get back up to his feet. "Is that all? The people want more for their money!"
** Creator/DonnieYen could had been added to the cast due to an agreement with a Chinese distributor, but it fell apart and it was never heard again. Still, Yen was personally approached for the film, but although he felt flattered by the offer, he did not like the role he was being offered and declined it. Interestingly, he toyed for a time with the idea of producing an all-Chinese ''Expendables'' movie with Creator/JetLi, Creator/JackieChan and many other stars.
** Speaking of Creator/JackieChan, he was also approached for the film, but he had to decline due to scheduling conflicts.