After a few years of unconfirmed rumors of a fifth Rambo heading to theaters, it seems as though the project is finally coming to fruition. Last summer Sylvester Stallone hinted at his return to the franchise with the foreign film company Splendid Film buying the rights to Rambo 5, as well as hiring Conan the Barbarian writer Sean Hood to write the screenplay. A few weeks ago in December, Stallone officially confirmed on Twitter that he would be heading to Philadelphia to work on Creed (the spin-off of Rocky), and once he was finished he would move on to the next Rambo installment - officially titled Rambo: Last Blood. Sylvester Stallone also confirmed that he would be working on a gangster movie titled Scarpa, based on the real life gangster Greg Scarpa.
There is little else known about the next installment in the Rambo franchise, except for confirmation that rumors of the story being a sci-fi military film are false, and Splendid Film saying that "....with Rambo V, Sylvester Stallone returns in his iconic role. This time he goes up against a Mexican cartel. Stallone describes the new Rambo as his version of No Country for Old Men.” So far there is no indication on whether or not Sean Hood's version of the script will be used, or if there will be additional rewrites. Personally, I kind of hope his version gets used, there were rumors that his script would return the tone to that of First Blood. First Blood has been my favorite so far in the franchise. As production wraps up on Creed, there should be more information on a release date, as well as who else besides Stallone is attached to the project.
Source: First Showing
