http://uk.ign.com/articles/2013/12/20/why-steven-segal-didnt-do-expendables-3-but-still-could
As we touched on before, his exclusion so far is more to do with rifts with the Lerners than Seagal's ego. It seems if he is able to appear in either 3, or 4 (which is inevitable if the 3rd is a success), then he will. But this offers a little clarity to a few of the naysayers who just think Seagal couldn't be bothered.
It's the first time we've really had an acknowledgement from Seagal about why he hasn't appeared so far, and whether he does want to. So this is fairly postitive.
Obviously it may not still happen, because Lerner is probably twice as stubborn a man as Seagal, but if Sly can swing it, who knows? The idea of Seagal appearing post credits in 3, to set up a villain role in 4 does sound plausible, and good.
As we touched on before, his exclusion so far is more to do with rifts with the Lerners than Seagal's ego. It seems if he is able to appear in either 3, or 4 (which is inevitable if the 3rd is a success), then he will. But this offers a little clarity to a few of the naysayers who just think Seagal couldn't be bothered.
It's the first time we've really had an acknowledgement from Seagal about why he hasn't appeared so far, and whether he does want to. So this is fairly postitive.
Obviously it may not still happen, because Lerner is probably twice as stubborn a man as Seagal, but if Sly can swing it, who knows? The idea of Seagal appearing post credits in 3, to set up a villain role in 4 does sound plausible, and good.