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#REDIRECT [[Rambo (film series)]] |
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Rambo the last stand is the fifth and potentially the final installment in the Rambo franchise. |
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==Reports== |
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On February 2, 2008, Sylvester Stallone informed Reuters in an interview that making a fifth Rambo would depend on the success of the fourth movie but that he thought he was "gearing one up" and that it would "be quite different".[2] On March 10, 2008, Moviehole.net revealed that in an interview with Metro magazine, Stallone said that he was "half-way through" writing Rambo V and that it would not be another war movie.[3] On March 20, Moviehole.net also said that ScreenDaily.com had revealed that the film would be shot in Bulgaria and later received word from a source that Bulgaria was to double for John Rambo's home town in Arizona.[4][5] On November 3, 2008, Stallone confirmed that they will be filming a Rambo V and that it's in the works. Stallone said: "Rambo hopefully will be back. We've just got to give you guys a story that's worthwhile." It was rumored that the fifth film's plot (which was an alternative for Rambo) would involve Rambo's daughter being kidnapped by cult leaders and his ensuing mission to rescue her.[6] On February 4, 2009, Sylvester Stallone quoted, "Yeah, we are doing another Rambo, but the conflict is whether to do it in America or a foreign country."[7] |
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On August 30, 2009, Millennium Films officially gave Stallone the green-light to make Rambo V, with Stallone writing, directing and starring again. At that time, the plot revolved around Rambo fighting his way through human traffickers and drug lords to rescue a young girl abducted near the U.S.-Mexico border.[8] |
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Stallone later confirmed that Rambo V would be loosely based upon a novel called Hunter, in which Rambo and a Special Ops are hired to hunt and kill a ferocious beast (the product of illegal genetic engineering experiments) that has slaughtered and destroyed research facilities and is on its way to civilization. Stallone has had the film rights to Hunter for several years and has not yet made a film adaptation.[9] |
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On November 11, it was reported that the plot had reverted to Rambo crossing the border to rescue a girl who had been kidnapped,[10] which led commentators assume that Rambo will go to Ciudad Juárez, a Mexican border city infamous for numerous killings of women.[11] However, this source could be considered unreliable at best as screenrant.com cites an indirect message delivered by a Stallone fan forum poster. |
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On May 1, 2010, Stallone told Empire magazine that he no longer wishes to do Rambo V. He stated, "I think Rambo’s pretty well done. I don’t think there’ll be any more. I’m about 99% sure, I was going to do it... but for Rambo to go on another adventure might be, I think, misinterpreted as a mercenary gesture and not necessary. I don’t want that to happen."[12] |
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At the 63rd Cannes Film Festival, Millennium Films and Nu Image advertised Rambo V with posters and handouts.[13] Following an interview with Stallone for Ain't It Cool News, in which the director emphasised the finality of his decision to end the franchise, Harry Knowles reported that "He then told me that the folks behind those posters essentially said that if Sly didn't do it - someone else would. And Sly seems fine with that."[14] |
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Stallone has suggested there could be a prequel that would focus on the origins of Rambo.[15] |
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On August 2011, Sean Hood submitted a finished fifth Rambo film script titled Rambo: Last Stand for Millennium films.[16] Hood described the film to be "more in line with the small-town thriller of First Blood". He based the script on an incomplete draft of Rambo V that Stallone wrote which consisted of 20 pages. It is yet to be confirmed whether the film will be made or not. |
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On February 2012, Sean Hood offered an update on his twitter account stating that "Rambo 5 on hold as Sly finishes Expendables 2. He hasn't decided if R5 will be an "Unforgiven" or a "passing of the torch." Meanwhile Stallone confirmed a fifth installment, saying this one would be the last one. It would bring Rambo to Arizona's Mexican border and to Mexico as well.[17] |
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Revision as of 20:57, 30 May 2012
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