Manny Pacquiao vs Floyd Mayweather Jr.: Battle of the Century is actually here. In just a few hours America's sports scene will be in a frantic mode, with boxing royalties, fanatics, families and supporters all gathering at Las Vegas for this year's biggest fight.
The SuperFight with spectacular ticket prices of up to $10,000 is reported to bring in an estimate of $400 million, with Pacquiao getting a share of $100 million and $150 million for Mayweather, and a movie offer in the upcoming "Expendables 4" for the fighter who will emerge victorious in this battle for greatness?
Earlier reports said that the eighth-division world boxing champion Pacquiao was offered with a role in the fourth installation of the "Expendables". Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone were spotted in Pacquaio's fight in Macua last year and said that was where the famous boxer was approached in the boxer's locker room to play the role of a vicious rebel general.
While there are reports that said that Pacquiao already accepted the offer, Pacquiao's business manager Eric Pineda has a different view on this. Pineda said that Pacquiao is interested but his prior commitments, especially in politics, "will inevitably get in the way of Pacquiao's Hollywood debut."
Pineda revealed via text to Philippine-based news site Inquirer.net that the project "had been offered before." "And Manny is interested." However, production will have to work around the famous boxer's tight schedule. After the Pacquiao-Mayweather fight, he will be busy with his campaign for the May 2016 elections," Pineda said.
Aside from Manny Pacquiao, Sylvester Stallone will also be in the cast of the "Expendables 4". His role in the upcoming movie was allegedly confirmed when he answered to a tweet of a fan asking why he's not in the cast of the third installment. The star replied "Brother, they already had the actors. Relax, I'm in the fourth part."
The "Expendables 4" will possibly have a twist that is outside-the-box, director Patrick Hughes told Crave Online. Hughes challenges Stallone to make this upcoming movie different from the first three movie installments. If the director has an action sci-fi theme in his mind, Stallone has a different idea from that of the director's time machine twist. Stallone said he has acknowledged Hughes ideas, but what he has in mind is different but exciting just the same.
The "Expendables 4" could also have two other spin-offs: one with female casts and an Antonio Bandera's spin-off.
How about Manny Pacquiao vs. Floyd Weather Jr. spin-off? The possibilities are there, and with Pacquiao showing interest on this movie participation offer, who knows? The Pacquiao vs. Mayweather: Battle of the Century after all seemed impossible before, but despite everything, it's actually here.
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