Since we first heard about Sly Stallone’s testosterone fueled epic The Expendables, every action fan the world over was guessing as to who was going to be in it.

All was revealed last year, and it was a cast list that wasn’t it the slightest bit disappointing. From Statham to Li, Lundgren to Stallone himself and even Bruce Willis and Schwarzenegger popped in for one if the best film cameos I have ever seen.

If the film’s lack of script was an issue then the bangs and whistles that followed made up for it.

Of course the minute the end credits rolled everyone was thinking sequel, and Stallone is not one to leave his army of fans wanting more for too long.

With pretty much all the cast coming back, even the dead Steve Austin (alegedly), the rumour mill churned into life about which new action heroes would join up.

The first name to appear was no real surprise, having original turned down the roll in the first film. Since Jean Claude Van Damme graced T.V. with a somewhat cringe worthy fly on the wall docu series recently, he has been keen to get back into a film that has the potential to be a box office hit and not a stright to DVD flop.

News today reports that the Muscles from Brussels is officially confirmed and from what Sly is saying they will have a mouth watering showdown that might see the trademark round house kick used to its lethal ability.

Speaking to Entertainment weekly Stallone said: ““We’ll have a big showdown between me and Van Damme, which has been anticipated for a long time, so it should be a good one.” We don’t doubt that for a second.

Also confirmed is Chuck Norris, a cult hero himself he’s not been in a full feature since 2005, and is more well known for his T.V. series Walker Texas Ranger. Of course as an 80s action icon he’s just about killed and blown everything up you could possibly imagine, and we’re pretty sure he’s going to be one of the good guys.

Sly also said: “We’re trying to work out different scenarios. I like using people that had a moment and then maybe have fallen on some hard times and give them another shot.

So we’re always looking for actors like Michael Biehn and Michael Pare. I like those kinds of guys. Someone did it for me and I like to see if I can do it for them. We also need some new blood in there, a Navy Seal-type, because with the Expendables none of them have 20-20 vision anymore. They need some help, man.”

Stallone seems to be casting a wide net in his search, with Twilight’s Taylor Lautner another name to be mentioned. Lautner is probably looking to break free from the girl screaming Twight franchise, and I don’t blame him. His new film Abduction looks good and casts him in a Bourne-esque type role.

Lastly two of the worlds biggest action stars are also confirmed to reprise their roles, that short scene reminiscent of a meeting at Planet Hollywood will see Willis and Schwarzenegger back! As to how much screen time they are going to be getting is anyone’s guess but we’d hope its more than a couple of minutes.

Simon West is on to direct, and he has a few films that boast extreme action most notably Con Air so expect the unexpected!

That scene!!