Rambo: Last Blood ($91 Million Worldwide Box Office)

Sylvester Stallone may be 71 years old, but that’s not going to stop him from taking on some new enemies in yet another sequel in the Rambo action franchise.

Rambo 5 is currently being shopped around by Avi Lerner and his Millennium Films banner at the Cannes Film Market. And rather than passing the torch as Stallone did in the spin-off Creed, it looks like Sylvester Stallone will take the lead again as the Vietnam veteran who can’t seem to keep himself out of trouble.

Deadline has news of Rambo 5 in the works with Sylvester Stallone working on the script himself. Avi Lerner, who worked with Stallone on the Expendables franchise, will produce. But what brings Rambo back into action this time?

The last time we heard about Rambo 5 in 2014, the only details we knew were that John Rambo was going to face off with a Mexican drug cartel. It turns out that Rambo is minding his own business on a ranch somewhere, but when a friend’s daughter is kidnapped by the drug cartel, he crosses the Mexican border to get her back.

Does this mean that Millennium Films is no longer considering their reboot of the franchise with Rambo: New Blood? A couple years ago heard about the possibility of a project that would treat Rambo like James Bond and put another actor in the role without Sylvester Stallone being involved anymore. That sounds like an infinitely worse idea than Rambo 5, so hopefully this will just end the franchise entirely.

Rumors previously suggested Rambo 5 would be called Rambo: Last Blood, which would be an appropriate title to end the franchise that began with First Blood back in 1982.

If we’re talking about a Logan-esque send-off for Rambo, then this could be satisfying, but at the same time, I thought we were done with this character after Rambo hit theaters in 2008. While the sequel didn’t bomb, it didn’t make quite as much as First Blood did 26 years earlier, and it seemed like the character had run his course.

Stallone directed Rambo in 2008, but there’s no word on whether he’ll get behind the camera again for this developing sequel. No matter who directs, I hope they can do something to make this character compelling again. Because when you have action movies like John Wick and Mad Max: Fury Road making waves, I’m not sure that John Rambo can keep up with the genre that he once defined. We’ll keep you posted as Rambo 5 develops.

joey con carne wrote:I love the Rambo franchise. The first and fourth are my favorites out of them so far. I hope this last installment brings the pain and body count. Sylvester Stallone once said he was too old to do Rambo now. I'm glad he's giving it one last go.

I'm in.

Tyger wrote:It’s like Die Hard, with every sequel they get further from the point and greatness of the original

WyldeMan wrote:

Tyger wrote:It’s like Die Hard, with every sequel they get further from the point and greatness of the original

But unlike Die Hard, the Rambo films are all highly re watchable and I say this as someone who has frequently done so for two decades.

Rusty wrote:I don't disagree with that. First Blood shits all over Die Hard.

Fucking Die Hard. Every year I get inundated with Facebook posts telling me it's the Christmas movie of all Christmas movies. I then proceed to tell every single one of those cunts to fuck off, and begin to watch Lethal Weapon.

Wankers are so caught up in a catch-phrase, they forget what a good movie is.

Rambo is even better.

WyldeMan wrote:Yippee Ki-yay mother fuckers.

joey con carne wrote:

WyldeMan wrote:Yippee Ki-yay mother fuckers.

I believe you mean "Mr. Falcon".

joey con carne wrote:Did you watch the clip I linked? It's the Mr. Falcon scene I'm referring to on television edits of Die Hard 2. Unless I'm missing your reference, then I apologize.

SORRY, NO SPEAK ENGLISH

That's gonna be my Go-To line from now on if I mess up.

joey con carne wrote:Yea, I figured you would know it because it's the biggest piece-of-shit edit-for-television.

SORRY, NO SPEAK ENGLISH

joey con carne wrote:I have never watched the television edit of Big Lebowski. That movie is crazy. My first thought would be "It is not possible to edit this for television." but now that you mention it, I feel like I have to track this down somehow.

joey con carne wrote:LOL that just sounds funny.

Is it me or did the editors miss a swear at the end? It does sound like the guy is screaming:

"I kill your ugly car, man! I kill your fucking car!"

‘Expendables 4’ Muscles Up: Stallone Action Pic & ‘Rambo 5’ Sell To China In Eight-Figure Co-Fi Deal

EXCLUSIVE: Chinese exhibition giant Dadi has pre-bought mainland China distribution rights to Sylvester Stallone-fronted action sequels The Expendables 4 and Rambo 5 from Avi Lerner’s Millenium Media.

Production on both franchises has long-been subject to rumour, but according to sales and production outfit Millenium, which has backed all of The Expendables movies and the latest Rambo installment, Stallone will return for Rambo 5 in September 2018 and star in The Expendables 4 in early 2019.

While there was no official word on the value of the China deal, we understand it is comfortably into eight-figures and essentially constitutes a co-finance agreement on the movies. The Cannes pact was negotiated by Millennium’s President Jeffrey Greenstein and Co-President Jonathan Yunger, and Executive Vice President Yu Yusan and Producer Allen V. Dam on behalf of Dadi’s distribution arm Dadi Film Distribution Co.

“It’s a great opportunity for Dadi to be involved with Millennium on such notable franchises,” said Dam. “As one of China’s largest exhibitors, we are very excited to be working with Dadi,” added Greenstein.

As we reported earlier this month, in Rambo 5 Stallone will reprise his role as John Rambo, this time crossing the U.S.- Mexico border to do battle with one of Mexico’s most violent cartels to rescue a friend’s kidnapped daughter. The plot and cast details for the next Expendables movie are being kept under wraps, but Stallone hinted at a comeback for the franchise earlier this year. Local media has reported that the movie will return to Bulgaria to shoot. In 2017, Arnold Schwarzenegger said he would consider returning for the franchise if Sly was in and he was happy with the script.

2014 actioner The Expendables 3, which was backed by Chinese group Le Vision Pictures, took more than $72m in China, almost double its theatrical revenue in the U.S.

Dadi is China’s second largest exhibitor with more than 455 theaters and 2600 screens in 178 cities. In early 2017 the company paid $575m for the Chinese cinemas of pan-Asian exhibitor Orange Sky Golden Harvest.

Millenium, the indie outfit best known for action franchises such as The Expendables, Olympus Has Fallen and The Hitman’s Bodyguard, is currently in post-production on action-fantasy reboot Hellboy. Upcoming titles include Jake Tapper’s The Outpost with Scott Eastwood, The Bayou starring Gary Oldman and Dylan O’Brien, and Poison Rose starring John Travolta, Famke Janssen and Morgan Freeman. Last year the company was almost bought by Chinese outfit Recon but a deal ultimately didn’t make. Lionsgate had domestic rights to the latest Rambo installment in 2008 and The Expendables 3.

Tyger wrote:I believe Rambo's last blood will be in his stool

Rambo: Last Blood has not been getting rave reviews. Sylvester Stallone may have made the worst movie of the year, if critics are to be believed. While that's pretty harsh, nothing can really compare to what Rambo creator David Morrell had to say about the sequel. Morrell wrote the 1972 novel First Blood, which then sparked the franchise. The author and the studio were able to come to an agreement over the years, which saw both benefitting. But, it looks like that relationship may have broken down.

The early reviews for Rambo 5 have not been kind. Most of the reviews are offended by something in the movie, which is a matter of opinion. However, most of the reviews aren't talking about problematic scenes and portrayals, they're referring to the script. One person even compared it to a bad Sons of Anarchy episode, while another called it "Taken meets Home Alone, only Racist," which is pretty harsh on its own. Rambo creator David Morrell took things to the next level and had this to say about the sequel.

   "I agree with these Rambo: Last Blood reviews. The film is a mess. Embarrassed to have my name associated with it."

First Blood took a much different approach than Rambo: Last Blood. When we first met Rambo, he was antiauthoritarian in every way. Rambo stood up against the abuse of power. However, the latest installment seems to find the character in a much different part of his life where he is pro-authority. Politics aside, it's just a lot different from what most fans of the franchise think of when they think of John Rambo and what he originally stood for.

While there are plenty of reviews dumping on Rambo: Last Blood, there are more than a few fans of the franchise who are happy to see Sylvester Stallone back in action. With such a successful franchise, it's hard to live up to the 1980s glory days. Some will argue that this is an action movie that we're talking about here, and it's supposed to be a fun way to pass the time and eat some popcorn while watching people get blown up and stabbed. It's not some heavy arthouse film waiting to be discussed and dissected.

Regardless, there seems to be a lot more people who are not into Rambo: Last Blood than those who are into it. This will more than likely result in some people wanting to go see a movie that so many people are trashing. Sylvester Stallone has been on a roll up until now. Both Creed and Creed 2 were seen as a new level for the actor and many had hoped that would continue to the latest Rambo movie too.

Rusty wrote:I’ll chalk it up to outrage culture. I still want to see it.

Watched First Blood the other night. Still great.