Rambo: New Blood - Rambo Reboot

[Darth Marcus]

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

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'Rambo: New Blood' is the title of the project and would not star Sylvester Stallone.

One man army John Rambo is poised for a return the big-screen.

Nu Image/Millennium Films is plotting a reboot of the classic 1980s action franchise that starred Sylvester Stallone, tapping Brooks McLaren to pen the script and Ariel Vromen to direct the feature.

Titled Rambo: New Blood, the new reboot would not see Stallone return as the action hero, like he did in Millennium’s 2008 outting, but would see a younger actor inhabit the role. The company is looking at Rambo as a character akin to James Bond.

Rambo was the lead character in a 1972 novel by David Morrell titled First Blood. Hollywood adapted the book into the hit 1982 movie that starred Stallone in a story that despite its action trappings looked at issues facing disaffected Vietnam War vets. (It also veered from the book by having its protagonist live at the end of the story.)

When the series returned, with 1985’s Rambo: First Blood Part II, it was tapping into go-go 1980s America, with a script co-written by James Cameron. It was a pure high-adrenaline action movie with Rambo getting revenge, star and stripes style, on the Vietnamese. Stallone was at a zenith, the movie was unbeatable at the box office, and the character entered pop culture’s list of cinematic icons.

Rambo III, released in 1988, was a drop in quality and box office, and the character was dormant until Stallone resuscitated him for 2008’s Rambo.

No plot details were given for the new film as the project is still in early development.

McLaren has been working steadily in the action sphere since writing How It Ends, a post-apocalyptic survival tale which was on the 2010 Black List. Among his project is Line of Sight, an action thriller which Ben Affleck is developing for Warner Bros. He is repped by Verve and Brillstein Entertainment Partners.

Vroman is a Millennium favorite, having directed The Iceman, the 2012 crime drama that starred Michael Shannon and Winona Ryder, and Criminal, a Ryan Reynolds-Gal Gadot thriller released this year, for the company. He is repped by WME, LBI Entertainment and Marks Law Group.

[NegaScott128]

...But why?

[Batmon77]

Originally Posted by NegaScott128

...But why?

Money

[home888]

Well, I'll give it a chance.

I'm not that big of a Rambo fan, but I am an action fan. The Rambo movies always kind of were dull to me and I don't know why... First Blood is actually my favorite, and that could be lumped into a thriller.

I like stuff like Strikeback Seasons 3 & 4 (although, that's a tv show), Commando from '85, some of those terrible yet fun Cinemax action flicks from the 90's - I remember one where terrorists take over a water plant.

Anyway, I'll watch this. Hope it comes out good if they want to do it.

[Lt. Brannigan]

Jason Momoa or GTFO.

[mrjeff]

Put the script in the garbage can or GTFO.

[jbloggs]

I thought they already rebooted this...

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[Aerodude73]

Originally Posted by Lt. Brannigan

Jason Momoa or GTFO.

he could work, as could Joe Manganiello

joe manganiello.jpg

[tob]

Please leave it alone.

[Ray Jackson]

It was only a matter of time.

...surprised it took as long as it did.

[BoogalooShrimp]

"The company is looking at Rambo as a character akin to James Bond."

Lol. Those two characters couldn't be anymore different.

[Aerodude73]

Originally Posted by BoogalooShrimp

"The company is looking at Rambo as a character akin to James Bond."

Lol. Those two characters couldn't be anymore different.

Yea, cuz' they were Obviously comparing the two Characters and Not the 2 movie series....

[imsounoriginal]

NO! NO!!! STOP!!!!!

The last one wasn't good, just leave it there. Or at least do it Creed style and have Stallone as Rambo handing the franchise over. Not this.

[jess1581]

I'd rather they readapt the book and do a more faithful rendition of First Blood. Not dredge out a now defunct action hero franchise that imo ended perfectly in RAMBO '08.

[Walts Ghost]

So they took the tv show they pitched last year at Fox, and turned it into a new movie...? Got it...

Originally Posted by imsounoriginal

NO! NO!!! STOP!!!!!

The last one wasn't good, just leave it there. Or at least do it Creed style and have Stallone as Rambo handing the franchise over. Not this.

I love the last one, it was a perfect send off for the character!

[imsounoriginal]

Originally Posted by Walts Ghost

I love the last one, it was a perfect send off for the character!

I didn't hate it, it just didn't really do anything special or feel memorable at all. But it was a nice sendoff -- all the more reason for them to just leave it there.

[BoogalooShrimp]

Originally Posted by Aerodude73

Yea, cuz' they were Obviously comparing the two Characters and Not the 2 movie series....

Whether they're comparing the characters or the franchises, they're still both completely different. If they expect to turn Rambo (as we know him through 4 films) into "their James Bond type series" that's a weird expectation to have. Unless they turn Rambo into some sort of mercenary who gets hired for a new mission every movie, or something of that sort, I can't see the character of Rambo lending itself to that type of franchise.

[Batmon77]

Did yall not watch the cartoon?

They can write Rambo stories without Stallone.

But i just want more John Wicks, Jack Reacher, etc.

New Heroes.

[imsounoriginal]

^ yeah I love my B-grade action flicks as much as the next guy, but let's have some new ones. Certain characters are too inextricably tied to a certain actor to just pass the mantle onto someone else. But I guess if Han Solo can be recast, nothing is sacred anymore.

[ThisKid]

Did anyone want a reboot of Rambo?

Were we already satisfied?

What sick man thought in the board room that it was a good idea to reboot Rambo?

Is that man responsible for other film reboots?

I want to know.

He must be stopped.