The Expendables series keeps gets bigger and better…and that’s just the cast list. The sixteen (yes, sixteen!) character’ posters have been released, showing us the ever-expanding gang in this, their third outing. The film’s run time might need to be four hours just to give them all screen time!

Series regulars Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Terry Crews, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Randy Couture, and Arnold Schwarzenegger are all present – with one exception: Bruce Willis. Stallone in particular looks badass.

But it’s the newbies I’m really looking forward to. I wonder what Antonio Banderas, Harrison Ford, Mel Gibson, Ronda Rousey, Kellan Lutz, Wesley Snipes, Victor Ortiz, Glen Powell, and Kelsey Grammer will bring to the most explosive party in town.

Great to see Rousey onboard – I’m a big fan! She won’t be there to make up the numbers either – that girl is bonafide badass. And I can’t wait to see Gibson as a demented bad guy once again.

The Expendables 2 was a big step up from the original, so here’s hoping the trend continues. We find out on 14 August.

Which new Expendable are you most excited about? Is it me or does Grammer look like he just stepped off the set of Jurassic Park?

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Expendables 3 Poster Sylvester Stallone

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Expendables 3 Poster Terry Crews

Expendables 3 Poster Kellan Lutz

Expendables 3 Poster Ronda Rousey

Expendables 3 Poster Dolph Lundgren

Expendables 3 Poster Arnold Schwarzenegger

Expendables 3 Poster Harrison Ford

Expendables 3 Poster Mel Gibson

Expendables 3 Poster Randy Couture

Expendables 3 Poster Glen Powell

Expendables 3 Poster Victor Ortiz

Expendables 3 Poster Jet Li

Expendables 3 Poster Wesley Snipes

Expendables 3 Poster Antonio Banderas

Expendables 3 Poster Kelsey Grammer

Barney, Christmas and the rest of the team comes face-to-face with Conrad Stonebanks (Gibson), who years ago co-founded The Expendables with Barney. Stonebanks subsequently became a ruthless arms trader and someone who Barney was forced to kill… or so he thought. Stonebanks, who eluded death once before, now is making it his mission to end The Expendables — but Barney has other plans. Barney decides that he has to fight old blood with new blood, and brings in a new era of Expendables team members, recruiting individuals who are younger, faster and more tech-savvy. The latest mission becomes a clash of classic old-school style versus high-tech expertise in the Expendables’ most personal battle yet.

Directed by Patrick Hughes, the film stars Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Terry Crews, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Randy Couture, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Antonio Banderas, Harrison Ford, Mel Gibson, Ronda Rousey, Kellan Lutz, Wesley Snipes, Victor Ortiz, Glen Powell, and Kelsey Grammer.

The Expendables 3 opens 14 August, 2014.