The last time that Stallone did a solo action movie was in 2008 for “Rambo 4” or simply titled as “John Rambo.” That was eight years ago and he was only 61 years old by then, probably 60 at the time of filming.
But it would be an entirely different scenario now that he is already nearing 70. Things in the production would really be far different than the last time.
While his last action film was “The Expendables 4” shown in 2014, it was not a solo act for Sly but an ensemble of some of the most popular action stars to have graced Hollywood both in the past and in the present. So it was not as taxing for him during the production as it was during the filming of “Rambo 4.”
After his depth in acting was noticed in the “Rocky” spinoff movie “Creed” was noticed, Stallone may have realized that he was better off doing more of such type of movies rather than go on another action-packed film like “Rambo 5.”
He won the Best Supporting Actor award for the movie at the Golden Globes. He also got the nomination from the Academy Awards for the same category but he did not win.