WATCH: Sylvester Stallone confirms involvement in John Rambo prequel

I hated the idea of a Rambo prequel or anyone else playing the character, but once I learned that Sizu director Jalmari Helander was helming it, my opinion changed.

And while I still remain neutral on the casting of Noah Centineo, good news today as we got a message from the creator of Rambo, and the man himself, Sylvester Stallone, confirming he’s read the script and is involved as a producer, and that he’ll ‘see you at the movies’.

This is great news because Stallone created the series and this will be the sixth in the franchise and the first without Stallone as the iconic hero and it will go right back to the beginning; when we first met John Rambo in 1982’s First Blood, he was returning from Vietnam, a broken man, this will tell the story of how he became that man who wanted nothing more than to be left alone.

Stallone had, in the past expressed interest in making a Rambo prequel himself, using CGI and digital effects to deage himself. As for the story, he said at the time: “We see Rambo as the nicest guy in school. He goes to Vietnam, he thinks it three week hit-and-run, but he got tortured. He changes.”

It’s likely, with Stallone’s involvement, that this is still the movie we’re getting to one extend or another.

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John Rambo movie officially in production from director of Sizu

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Adam Fogelson, Lionsgate Motion Picture Group Chair said: “Sylvester Stallone knows the character of John Rambo better than anyone, and Lionsgate has had the good fortune of partnering with Sly for more than 20 years on this legendary IP. His participation is the final, critical piece to John Rambo, and we’re thrilled to have his involvement.”

John Rambo also stars Yao (Sinners), Jason Tobin (A Thousand Blows), Quincy Isaiah (Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty), Jefferson White (Yellowstone), and Tayme Thapthimthong (The White Lotus).

Watch Stallone confirm his involvement:

A message from Sylvester Stallone, Executive Producer of JOHN RAMBO – Now in Production. pic.twitter.com/877ERR4Gam

— John Rambo Film (@JohnRamboFilm) March 9, 2026

John Rambo takes audiences back, years before the events of First Blood, diving deep into the roots and experiences that forged one of the big screen’s most enduring and complex characters.

Noah Centineo will be joined by an exciting ensemble cast including yao (Sinners), Jason Tobin (“A Thousand Blows”), Quincy Isaiah (“Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty”), Jefferson White (“Yellowstone”), and Tayme Thapthimthong (“The White Lotus”).

The film’s screenplay is by Rory Haines and Sohrab Noshirvani (Black Adam, The Mauritanian), and the film is produced by Kevin King Templeton and Les Weldon (Rambo & Expendables franchises), Jonathan Yunger (Rambo: Last Blood, Expend4bles) for Millennium Media, Michael Disco (San Andreas, Rampage) and Angela Russo-Otstot (Extraction, The Gray Man) for AGBO, Executive Producers include Anthony & Joe Russo (Avengers, Captain America), Trevor Short (Expendables franchise) for Millennium Media, Dallas Sonnier (Bone Tomahawk, The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin) and Amanda Presmyk (Dragged Across Concrete, Run Hide Fight) for Bonfire Legend. The film will be distributed by Lionsgate.

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