“Rambo 5” is officially done and over with and the only way that it can ever happen is if the movie is recasted or rebooted altogether soon or in the future.
But the franchise needs to do all four film reboots first before it reaches “Rambo 5” the same way the “Star Trek” reboot is now doing with the 10-movie lineup of the original film franchise.
And that normally takes years to happen so it is short of saying that if “Rambo 5” will not be happening this year, the earliest that it can happen is 10 years from now and only if Sylvester Stallone would allow it since he has the right to the franchise.
The even bigger caveat for the recasting or rebooting of the “Rambo film franchise is that Stallone should be part of it or at least consulted in the process. But that is way too far ahead of the current schedule with the way the situation stands as far as the franchise or the actor’s career and age are concerned.
Stallone is now 70 years old so if a “Rambo 5” happens from a “Rambo” franchise reboot, he would be around 78 to 80 years old by then. It would be interesting what role will he be playing by then or whether he will be behind the scenes or still part of it.
An aging but busy actor still
While there are still trickles of rumors about “Rambo 5” online, it seems definite this time that the Hollywood veteran action star shall no longer be doing the movie.
With his physique and stance, Stallone still looks a lot younger than 70 but his body can only take so much ordeal that he has decided to give up the role and give it to somebody else who is willing to step up, notes Yibada.
Sly will be very busy filming “The Expendables 4” pretty soon and if previous reports are on target, he would do a gangster movie entitled “Scarpa” based on the life of Greg Scarpa before making the follow-up movie to “Creed,” where he earned recognition as Best Supporting Actor in the 2016 Golden Globe Awards.
“Rambo 5” was already dead as early as the start of the year but it sparked resurrection rumors when Stallone posted a picture of Democratic nominee hopeful Bernie Sanders on his Instagram and captioned it with Rambo 5, definitely a different concept.
Sly’s post led some of his fans to believe that the actor was alluding to the possible bringing from the dead of the fifth movie of his iconic character in the equally iconic film franchise.
But in truth, he was just espousing for Sanders to become the Democratic presidential nominee as he thinks that Sanders would measure up more to Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump more than former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Sanders is five years older than Stallone so if the actor thinks that a 74-year-old politician can be a “Rambo 5” character, he is definitely able to do it.
However, Stallone meant it to be more of a jest rather than a hint about “Rambo 5.”
Capitalizing on the social media jest
Internet trolls then grabbed on Stallone’s Instagram joke and turned it into rumors to say that “Rambo 5” is now a go once again.
In fact, in a report published online on April 22, 2016, Relevant Magazine reported that Sylvester Stallone confirmed that “Rambo: Last Blood” would soon be a reality and that there is nothing that anyone can do to stop it.
The outlet went on to say that Stallone will be 70 years old by the time the next movie hits theaters which means that “Rambo 5” will make it to cinemas next year.
Accordingly, the movie only hastens the film’s unlucky drug-dealing Mexican villains, who will not only have to fight a knife-wielding master of jungle combat but also the cunning mind of a savage, aging warrior honed by decades of slaughtering random bad guys.