Cage, Chan, Snipes, and Jovovich in talks for The Expendables 3

The Expendables 3 is set to start production in August, with a roster of new big names in “advanced negotiations” to appear in the film, Deadline reports.

Nicolas Cage, Milla Jovovich, Jackie Chan, and Wesley Snipes are reportedly all in discussions to join the cast.

All four actors would be sensational additions to the already packed roster of action superstars that feature in the franchise.

Cage has been increasingly muted in recent years, so it’s time for him to eat some scenery again, and Jovovich will bring some much needed female power to the testosterone brigade.

Chan has been mooted since The Expendables 2, so it’s no surprise that Sylvester Stallone may finally have convinced him.

Most exciting is Snipes’ addition though; having spent the last two and a half years in prison on a tax evasion conviction, this will be his first role as an ex-con. It’ll be fun to see what Stallone chooses to do with him.

Directed by Aussie Patrick Hughes, this should be the most interesting Expendables entry yet.