Randy Couture to Make More Money, Terrible Movies in 2009
by Luke Thomas on Dec 17, 2008 12:52 PM EST
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To what the roles he adopts in these films affects his ability to fight is for now an open question, but one certainly hopes Couture isn't trading in what fighting years he has left for straight to DVD movies. Notable quote:
Ex-UFC heavyweight champion Randy Couture has signed on for a major role in Sylvester Stallone's next action project, titled The Expendables.
Couture joins a strong cast including action stars Jet Li, Jason Statham, Dolph Lundgren and Academy Award winner Forest Whitaker. The $60 million feature centers on a group of mercenaries (Couture, Li, Staham and Stallone) sent to overthrow against a ruthless dictator. Whitaker plays an FBI agent in the film.
According to Couture's agent Matt Walker, Couture's role is a major one originally conceived for Wesley Snipes and rewritten for the former UFC champ.
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The project is the third major movie role Couture has signed onto for 2009, along with thriller Relentless and Lionsgate action film Warrior.
The upside? At least the exposure will be good for pay-per-view sales when Couture does actually get back to fighting. The downside, I'm afraid, is that beyond distracting Couture from training for fights we are now being treated to what I'm betting will be horrendous cinema.
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We have a Dolph Lundgren sighting!!!
Being on the internet gives me a right...nay a responsibility to bitch about things
any chance that Lundgren and Stalone’s characters don’t get along, maybe throw a double-cross in there somewhere? Then BAM!!!! ROCKY VS DRAGO II. Its Gold Jerry…solid gold!
Being on the internet gives me a right...nay a responsibility to bitch about things
Who cares?
If I were him I would much rather take the easy “bad movie” money than train & fight at his age. Keep pumpin em out & pumpin your bank account Randy!
Couture acting
maybe it’s time for Randy to consider acting full time.I’m not trying to disresect him and all his acomplishments.I just don’t want to see him get seriouly injured in a fight.But he still has acting as an option for income,so he should walk away from fighting while he still can.
He needs to retire. He is no longer relevant in this sport and he will not get that fight with Fedor.
Who is else does he fight a this point and why are we supposed to care?
Not to be harsh but you look at the guy’s record and he’s definitely one of the more overrated fighters out there with regard to pay/recognition.
Definitely a fighter that you can’t judge based on win-loss record. Every fight was a tough opponent, usually guys in their prime, and often under bizarre rules that hurt his chances (no striking on the ground for at least one of his matches, if I recall correctly…).
"I'm AJB and I endorse this nut-puncher."
Wow
“Terrible movies” “horrendous cinema” “straight to DVD movies”
I guess I’m alone in the idea that this movie sounds completely awesome.
It’s been proven my tastes in movies is markedly different than the rest of the bunch here. I suspect I am more alone in my choices than you are.
All I know is that the last time Stallone and Lundgren were in a movie together they ended the cold war.
Lundgren and Stallone were good in a movie that was part of a HUGE franchise. Would have been hard to screw that one up. Unfortunately both have careers that plat to the direct to video crowd these days.
This movie will also go direct to video I’m, sure.
With the exception of Rambo and Rocky (pandering sequels) this is his last 8 years..
Taxi 3 (2003) (uncredited) …. Passenger to Airport
Avenging Angelo (2002) …. Frankie Delano
D-Tox (2002) …. Malloy
… aka D-Tox (Australia)
… aka D-Tox – Im Auge der Angst (Germany)
… aka Eye See You (USA: video title)
“Liberty’s Kids: Est. 1776” …. Paul Revere (1 episode, 2002)
- Midnight Ride (2002) TV episode (voice) …. Paul Revere
Driven (2001) …. Joe Tanto
… aka À toute vitesse (Canada: French title)
Get Carter (2000) …. Jack Carter
Understandably not the best track record, but Rocky and Rambo both did well enough domestically (Rocky approx 70 million and Rambo approx 40 million) so I think this movie may actually see the light of day in theaters.
Personally, I hope so, cause as a child of the 80’s, who watched every bad 80’s action film known to man, this film is like a dream come true for me, haha. I know it’s crap, but it’ll have exploding heads, inexplicably hot third world chicks, and hopefully an RNC or two, haha.
Those movies all had built in audiences. Trust me, Holywood will not spend 20 million in advertising on crap like this. They will just send it right to video. Similar to randy’s last scorpion king crapfest.
His Scorpion King role was so bad mainly because he could not even come close to Dwayne Johnson’s Scorpion King.
"My job is a decision-making job, and as a result, I make a lot of decisions." --George W. Bush, The Decider, Lancaster, Pa., Oct. 3, 2007
Pro wrestlers are Randy’s bane apparently.
by iiowyn on Dec 17, 2008 3:27 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Counter-point
lbk – I present to you: Rocky V.
I rest my case.
I’m pretty sure he apologized for Rocky V.
Bolts from the Blue // People who have time on their hands will inevitably waste the time of people who have work to do.
by Richard Wade on Dec 17, 2008 3:48 PM EST up reply actions
Maybe I am one of the few, but I enjoyed all of the Rocky movies.
"My job is a decision-making job, and as a result, I make a lot of decisions." --George W. Bush, The Decider, Lancaster, Pa., Oct. 3, 2007
I enjoyed all but Rocky V.
Bolts from the Blue // It is what it is.
Bloody Elbow // "Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit upon his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats." - H.L. Mencken
by Richard Wade on Dec 17, 2008 4:34 PM EST up reply actions
This movie – these movies – will suck out loud.
by Derek Suboticki on Dec 17, 2008 4:09 PM EST up reply actions
It would be more awesome if it had Jean Claude Van Damme in it.
Then you’d have Rocky paired with two universal soldiers. This is the kind of eccentric billionaire crap I’d do if I were rich. Seriously, someone should do a movie with Van Damme, Stallone AND Lundgren in it. I doubt it would be expensive. It’s not like these guys are swamped with movie offers.
this movie gets beter and better
someone get this post to war machine over at WJFK NOW
and then tune in to big o and dukes and listen to chad dukes gush
Jet Li, Jason Statham, Dolph Lundgren, Forest Whitaker AND Randy Coture? I haven’t seen a movie with an all star cast like this since Mars Attacks!
Yeah, who got the final Death Blow? 'Cause I thought that Hawaiian guy had it comin' to him. - C. K.
by monkeyfightclub! on Dec 17, 2008 1:18 PM EST reply actions
Im picturing Randy looking something like this...
According to Couture’s agent Matt Walker, Couture’s role is a major one originally conceived for Wesley Snipes and rewritten for the former UFC champ.
by nitro on Dec 17, 2008 1:21 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
I think the movie sounds interesting. I like Jason Statham and Jet Li. Most movies Stallone is in are pretty good – with the exception of Rhinestone Cowboy.
Randy is smart – he is maximizing all his resources. He still has a lot of fight left in him – be nice BE readers.
"My job is a decision-making job, and as a result, I make a lot of decisions." --George W. Bush, The Decider, Lancaster, Pa., Oct. 3, 2007
The movie doesn't sound good....
Easy money is hard to pass up. The movie sounds really bad but Forest Whitaker is one of my all time favorite actors and usually doesn’t do too many bad movies(check out Ghost Dog). Randy has a great agent working for him, that is for sure.
"Stop smiling you are about to be punched in the face !"
Does anyone else remember when....
Statham looked like a legit good actor and had a chance to be a decent/above decent movie action star?
What happened? He needs to get new representation.
He’s going the Michael Caine route of accepting every role that comes along. Keep in mind that he went from “The Bank Job” (which was well received) to “Death Race” (which simply wasn’t received) to “Transporter 3” (which had the fatal flaw of all the Transporter movies: an unwatchable female character). A few years ago, Caine did “Batman Begins”, “Bewitched”, and “The Weather Man” in a similar time frame. I think Statham will be a relevant actor for a long time; maybe never on Caine’s level, but it’s one way of going about it.
"I'm AJB and I endorse this nut-puncher."
Perhaps. But Caine has been in some impressive movies. I highly advise anyone to go see the original “Get Carter” if they have not done so.
Yeah, who got the final Death Blow? 'Cause I thought that Hawaiian guy had it comin' to him. - C. K.
by monkeyfightclub! on Dec 18, 2008 12:16 AM EST up reply actions
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