Millennium Media have launched a Rambo prequel, John Rambo, at the Cannes film market.
Jalmari Helander (Sisu) is attached to direct from a script by Rory Haines and Sohrab Noshirvani (Black Adam). The plan is to begin shooting towards the end of the year in Thailand.
I have been the biggest fan of Rambo since the age of 11. It is so surreal to be in a situation where I can actually make my own Rambo movie. The chain of events that got me here makes, in a fantastic way, my whole childhood make sense. I can’t wait to bring the greatest action hero back to the big screen where he belongs.
Jalmari Helander
The film will be set before 1982’s First Blood and explore a young Rambo’s time during the Vietnam war. Casting is currently underway and at this time Sylvester Stallone is not involved with the project.
In First Blood, the first of five films starring Stallone, Rambo was veteran Green Beret who is forced by a cruel sheriff and his deputies to flee into the mountains and wage an escalating one-man war against his pursuers.
We are thrilled to introduce a fresh new chapter to the Rambo legacy. This project is a tribute to one of the best franchises in movie history that will appeal to both longtime fans and new audiences alike. With Jalmari Helander at the helm — a filmmaker of exceptional vision and energy — we’ve found the perfect director to deliver a high-concept action-packed experience.
Millennium President Jonathan Yunger
Source: Deadline
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