With Last Blood, which was released in 2019, Sylvester Stallone finally closed the chapter of Rambo, a character he played in 5 films. Initiated in 1983, the saga has spanned centuries and made this former Green Beret an icon of the 7th art.
Is it possible that Stallone will play the PTSD-stricken Vietnam veteran again? That’s the question he asked at a conference at the Toronto festival. filmed the series JoBlo Media.
Even if the studios wanted another one, what would I fight against? Arthritis?
“I might be done with Rambo. He’s done a lot; even if the studios want another one, what am I fighting? Arthritis?”, 77-year-old Sylvester Stallone joked. Therefore, playing Rambo is definitely out of the question for the actor.
However, the character could still return to the small screen in a new guise, as the actor-director hinted in 2019. The artist saw this prequel through a torch. “I always thought of Rambo when he was 16 or 17. He was great. I hope they make a prequel.”Stallone said at the microphone Screenwriter.
“He was the captain of his American football team. He was the most popular student in his school, a super athlete. He was like Jim Thorpe and the war changed him. If you saw him, he was a perfect boy.”– explained the actor.
Trained by Colonel Troutman, John Rambo is a ruthless fighting machine deployed by the US Army in the jungles of Vietnam. This origin story aims to tell how a young soldier became a ruthless warrior. At the moment, not a single similar project has been implemented. However, it’s possible that it could happen one day, given the character’s popularity.
In the meantime, we can find Stallone in Expendables 4, in theaters on October 11th!
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