Rumors are circulating that boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao and Justin Bieber will be part of the next sequel of "Expendables."
Kpopstarz wrote that Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger are big fans of the eight-division boxing champion and wish to have him on board for "Expendables 4." The two actors traveled all the way to Macau to watch Pacman's fight and win against Chris Algieri and reportedly visited him in his locker room to wish him good luck and discuss the possibility of doing a film together. Insiders said that Pacquiao agreed to appear in the next movie.
VCPost reported that if Pacquiao proceeds with the plan, he will be joining Bruce Willis, Jason Statham, Hulk Hogan, and even Justin Bieber. Previously, there were talks that Pacquiao was palnning to skip his training sessions for his May 2 bout against Floyd Mayweather but these were proven to be false. Filming for "Expendables 4" is still set to commence late in May 2015 in Bulgaria.
Director Patrick Hughes and Stallone allegedly want to make the next "Expendables" movie bigger. There were also reports that Stallone wanted to add Bieber to the cast. Statham, however, was allegedly not happy with the thought of including the Canadian pop singer to his band of action stars. Based on a report by Day Herald, Statham and UFC star Randy Couture forwarded their doubts about Bieber taking on the role of an action star. However, all these talks have not been confirmed yet.
In the same report by Kpopstarz, other members of the cast were said to be excited about having the Filipino boxer join them. Terry Crews and Jean Claude Van Damme said that adding the southpaw would be a good idea for the film. Reportedly, Pacquiao will take on the role of a vicious rebel general.
Hogan will also be part of the "Expendables 4" cast. The Hulkster has not yet revealed whether he will play a hero or a villain. Hogan has been close friends with Stallone and even appeared in one of the latter's films, "Rocky III."
Director Hughes shared that he is planning to have a new twist in the upcoming movie.
Hughes told Stallone in a report by Franchise Herald, "Seriously if you're going to do a number four, break outside the box. Let's do something really different."
The two agreed that bits of sci-fi may be good for the action flick but the idea of time travel was too much for Stallone, who said that he has another idea which is just as exciting.