John Rambo (film)
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 Teaser poster for John Rambo |
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| Directed by | Sylvester Stallone |
| Produced by | Sylvester Stallone |
| Written by | Sylvester Stallone |
| Starring | Sylvester Stallone Julie Benz Paul Schulze Matthew Marsden Sai Mawng |
| Distributed by | Lions Gate Entertainment |
| Running time | TBA |
| Language | English |
| Budget | US$ 50,000,000 |
| Preceded by | Rambo III |
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John Rambo is an upcoming film, starring Sylvester Stallone as Vietnam War veteran John Rambo. It is scheduled for a May 2008 release.
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[edit] Plot
Rambo is living a monastic lifestyle in Bangkok and salvaging old PT boats and tanks for scrap metal. When a group of volunteers bringing supplies into Burma disappear, a relative of one of the missing missionaries begs Rambo to find them. He heads off with a team of young guns determined to rescue those that have been taken.[1]
[edit] Title changes
After Rambo IV: In the Serpent's Eye and Rambo IV: Pearl of The Cobra there is a rumour that the movie now is called John Rambo,[2] which would provide some consistency with another recent Stallone franchise-revival movie named after the main character, Rocky Balboa.
[edit] Production, origins and various plot ideas
Stallone:
"It rekindles something in him. He doesn't believe at first, he's seen too much. He's bitter. But when he meets these people and looks into their eyes, he's swept up in it, and literally he's just taken on this journey," Stallone said. "He's a Christian warrior! Can you believe it?"
- One idea for the movie seemed to be inspired by the films Commando and The Fugitive: Rambo living peacefully with his wife & daughter until his daughter is kidnapped. Rambo then returns to his old ways and seeks justice. Also, according to some reports on IMDB.com, there may also be a fugitive wrongfully accused of war crimes on the loose from the United States. Rambo and the fugitive meet and then begin to work together to clear the fugitive's name and also free Rambo's daughter. For quite some time, this was thought to be the plot for the film until Entertainment Weekly reported differently in July 2006.[3] This version is still being reported at the Rambo IV page on IMDB.com.[4]
- Before that a terrorist plot was considered. Referred to as Rambo IV: Holy War, this version has Rambo as an environmentalist working in New York for the United Nations. The UN Assembly is hijacked by terrorists, one of which is Tomask (the boy from Rambo III). It is also revealed in this version that Rambo has become a Sufi Muslim. The treatment, acclaimed at the time, was written by a British-based media company, Alpha1Media, and can be found on their website [1].
- Jackie Chan had been approached a few years ago about playing the villain in Rambo IV, but turned it down since he feels that a lot of kids look up to him and he wants to be a good role model. Additionally the character was a drug dealer and Chan supposedly has personal reasons for not wanting to play any character associated with drugs.
- It was rumored that Star Trek: Deep Space Nine star Avery Brooks was to star in John Rambo. Brooks himself later said "I've met Mr. Stallone, many years ago — I have great respect for Mr. Stallone, always did. However, Rambo is not in my future"[5].
- In 1997 when Miramax owned the rights to the franchise, they wanted to make Rambo IV. The story was that John Rambo is recruited by the government to infiltrate a right wing militia group. Brian Dennehy was to reprise his role as the sheriff from First Blood. There were about three variations of the militia story.
- Some variations of the film include the idea that Rambo's 'hands-on' approach to warfare is superior to the high-tech style employed by a younger group of soldiers.
[edit] Release date
Filming started on February 23 for a May 2008 release.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- John Rambo Homepage John Rambo fansite.
- John Rambo at the Internet Movie Database
- Sly Center-John Rambo
- Alpha1Media Alpha1Media - developers of 'Holy War' treatment.
- First on set photos (Courtesy Flynet Photos)
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