It’s the movie that everyone is waiting for, packed with more action heroes than you’d dare shake a stick at, The Expendables is definitely one to watch out for in 2010.

With that in mind, the lucky buggers at Empire Online have released an exclusive image from the film, which stars Sylvester Stallone, Dolph Lundgren, Mickey Rourke, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Randy Couture, Eric Roberts, Danny Trejo, Charisma Carpenter, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, Curtis Jackson, Brittany Murphy and David Zayas.

As well as the image (which you can check out below), the Empire folk also had the chance to talk to Stallone about the film. When asked about his aim for the film, writer/director Stallone said:

“What I wanted to do was just try to do something that is a little different. Today, technically, we’re incredibly gifted and versatile with CGI, and I wanted to do a film that was more about men, doing things that we did back in the 80s and 90s that were a little more mano a mano – actual, physical stunts. It’s also a story that isn’t super-gigantic; it’s almost a believable story. And the thing was to find certain personalities that never would have worked together normally and put them all together. It’s like the dream team. It just hasn’t been done. I guess it’s kinda like The Dirty Dozen”

Not even The Dirty Dozen had a lineup like this if you ask me! Either way, head over to Empire for the rest of the interview and don’t forget to check out the image below: