Jason Statham Versus Iko Uwais Fight Teased in New The Expendables 4 Set Video

Several videos from the filming of The Expendables 4 put the focus on Jason Statham’s knife-wielding mercenary.

A pair of set videos from the filming of upcoming action sequel The Expendables 4 tease Jason Statham’s central role, as well as giving us a glimpse of what’s sure to be a thrilling battle between Statham and fellow action superstar Iko Uwais. The actor is shown wielding his character’s signature knives as he aggressively dispatches with nameless henchmen during filming before becoming all smiles when the cameras stop rolling.

The brief look at Jason Statham versus Iko Uwais is the real highlight though, as both actors try their best to land a punch in what will no doubt be the highlight of the movie. Despite it being a mere glimpse, it’s surely more than enough to have the hearts of many an action movie fan racing. The second clip again shows Statham on set, this time manning a large machine gun during one of the movie’s many car chases.

Directed by Scott Waugh, the plot of The Expendables 4 is being kept a mystery for now, though we do know that Jason Statham will reunite with Sylvester Stallone, with the pair expected to be joined by many familiar faces including Randy Couture, Dolph Lundgren, and Terry Crews. The fourth outing will also introduce several new faces, with the likes of 50 Cent, Megan Fox, and martial arts masters Tony Jaa and Iko Uwais due to enter the action-packed fray. Andy Garcia has also been recruited to The Expendables‘ latest mission with the Academy Award nominated actor reportedly signing on to play a CIA agent assigned to accompany the team on their latest mission, which will no doubt lead to much bloodshed and explosions in the name of justice and a worthy payday.

It has also since been revealed that Hollywood icon Sylvester Stallone will only have a small role in The Expendables 4, with the actor stepping away from the franchise to make way for Jason Statham’s character Lee Christmas to take the lead. “This will be my last day,” Stallone said in a recent Instagram post from the set of the sequel. “I’m enjoying it, but it’s always bittersweet when something you’ve been so attached to – I guess since, well now it’s been about 12 years – and ready to pass the baton on to Jason in his capable hands.”

Iko Uwais meanwhile, who wonderfully demonstrated his penchant for punching and kicking people to death in the visual poetry that is The Raid and its sequel The Raid 2, will play the villain opposite Statham’s knife-wielding mercenary and the rest of The Expendables. Uwais is set to star as a former military officer with his own army and a side-line in arms dealing, something which the titular team will be hoping to put an end to in the only way they know how…by killing everyone.

The last audiences saw The Expendables was in 2014’s critically maligned The Expendables 3, so here’s hoping that the fourth outing will live up to the promise of no-nonsense 80s action flicks. It certainly has the ingredients in place to do so. The Expendables 4 is scheduled to be released in 2022 by Lionsgate. These clips come to us courtesy of Jason Statham’s official Instagram account.

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