In anticipation for the North American release of The Expendables 3 on August 15, the movie's teaser trailer garnered over 2 million clicks from YouTube and Facebook users within 36 hours of its release, according to Xinhuanet.com. Photo: Le Vision Pictures

Directed by Patrick Hughes, The Expendables 3 stars Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jet Li, Wesley Snipes, Harrison Ford, Mel Gibson and Antonio Banderas. Chinese investor Le Vision Pictures is currently in distribution talks with Lionsgate films for a simultaneous China release. Photo: Le Vision Pictures

Behind the scenes of The Expendables 3 Photo: Le Vision Pictures

Photo: Le Vision Pictures

Photo: Le Vision Pictures

Photo: Le Vision Pictures

Photo: Le Vision Pictures

Photo: Le Vision Pictures