LONDON (AP) – U.S. action star Wesley Snipes is back on the big screen for the first time since his release from prison as he joins Sylvester Stallone and the cast of “The Expendables 3.”
Speaking ahead of the movie’s world premiere Monday, Snipes joked that Stallone had him in mind for the first “Expendables” movie but he was “just a little occupied at the time.”
“They reserved a spot for me and when the opportunity came along he reached out again and said come join us, we would like you to be a part of this.”
Snipes was sentenced to three years in prison in 2008 after failing to file income tax returns. He began his jail term in December 2010.
The movie makes reference to Snipes’ time behind bars with a tax-evasion joke in the opening scenes.