Sylvester Stallone,Jason Statham,Wesley Snipes bloodied on set of The Expendables 3

They are two of Hollywood's biggest action stars.

But even Sylvester Stallone and Jason Statham couldn't escape a bloody battle sequence on set of The Expendables 3 without a few scrapes.

While the muscular duo's injuries were clearly the work of a pro make-up artist, they looked convincingly roughed up for the tense shooting taking place in Varna, east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, on Thursday.

Sylvester Stallone looked worse for the wear as he accepted a gift from mayor Varna Ivan Portnih in-between takes on set of The Expendables 3(pictured) with Wesley Snipes and Randy Couture in Bulgaria, on Thursday.

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I hear Willis who has been playing Mr church in the 2 previous series, has been replaced by Harrison Ford because he asked to be paid $4million -£1M a day. Now c'mon, isnt that too much Will?

The source added: 'I think [Willis] was pretty surprised he was replaced in 72 hours by Harrison Ford - a better actor, a much nicer person and a more interesting direction for the film.'

Sources also say Stallone announced on Twitter: 'WILLIS OUT... HARRISON FORD IN !!!! GREAT NEWS !!!!! Been waiting years for this!!!!'

However it seemed there was more to the casting change than initially met the eye, as moments later he wrote: 'GREEDY AND LAZY ...... A SURE FORMULA FOR CAREER FAILURE.'

A spokesman for Stallone, who created the Expendables franchise, confirmed the actor had been talking about his old colleague and rival, but refused to comment further.

The Expendables 3, directed by Patrick Hughes, is currently in pre-production and is slated for a late 2014 release.