"John Rambo John James Rambo (born July 6, 1947) is a fictional character in the ""Rambo"" saga. He first appeared in the 1972 novel ""First Blood"" by David Morrell, but later became more famous as the protagonist of the film series, in which he was played by Sylvester Stallone. The portrayal of the character earned Stallone widespread acclaim and recognition. The character was nominated for American Film Institute's list ""100 Years…100 Heroes and Villains"". The term ""Rambo"" is used commonly to describe a person who is reckless, disregards orders, uses violence to solve problems, enters dangerous situations alone, and is"
"2014, it was revealed that the film will be titled ""Rambo: Last Blood"", with Stallone directing the film. In 2015, Stallone and Rambo creator David Morrell developed a story for ""Rambo V"". Stallone wanted a ""soulful journey"" for the character that Morrell described as a ""really emotional, powerful story"". Stallone pitched the idea to the producers but they wanted to proceed with the human trafficking story instead, abandoning Stallone and Morrell's idea. In October 2015, Stallone pondered on the possibility of a prequel, stating, ""It's intriguing to find the whys and wherefores of how people have become what they are."
"was a comic simply titled ""Rambo"" featuring other adventures of the character. ""Rambo III"" was also published in a 3D version by Blackthorne. On August 21, 2013, it was announced that Entertainment One, along with Avi Lerner and his production company, Nu Image, are to develop and produce a Rambo TV series and that Stallone is in talks to join the project. However Stallone's press representative has denied reports that Stallone will reprise Rambo on the small screen. On December 1, 2015, Deadline reporting that Fox were developing a Rambo TV series titled ""Rambo: New Blood"" with Stallone reprising his"
"commercial hit. After the critical and box office failure of the previous installment ""Rocky V"", Stallone had decided to write, direct and star in a sixth installment which would be a more appropriate climax to the series. The total domestic box office came to .3 million (and million worldwide). The budget of the movie was only million. His performance in ""Rocky Balboa"" has been praised and garnered mostly positive reviews. Stallone's fourth installment of his other successful movie franchise is titled simply ""Rambo"". The film opened in 2,751 theaters on January 25, 2008, grossing on its opening day and over"
"and Vajna's wife and Kassar's girlfriend were their secretaries. In less than four years, Carolco became one of the top three foreign sales organizations in motion pictures industry. In 1982, Vajna was a founder and then president of the American Film Marketing Association. During that same year, Vajna and Kassar made their film production debut with ""Rambo: First Blood"", starring Sylvester Stallone. ""First Blood"" was a success, grossing $120 million internationally. """" was released in 1985, generating more than $300 million worldwide. Vajna was executive producer with Mario Kassar on such films such as Alan Parker's ""Angel Heart"", and ""Rambo"
"excerpts from ""First Blood"" and is endorsed by Sylvester Stallone, the star of the ""Rambo"" series. At the very end of the closing credits, Carter's voice-over points out that ""Rambo"" is not spelled with a ""w"". Will replies, ""Oh OK,"" and Carter quickly adds, ""It was still good though."" The UK distributor, Optimum Releasing, is owned by StudioCanal - which owns ancillary rights to the first three ""Rambo"" films. The American distributor, Paramount Vantage, is a division of Paramount Pictures - which owns TV and digital rights to said films in North America (with the former being sublicensed to Trifecta"
"Rambo (franchise) Rambo is a franchise based on the David Morrell 1972 novel ""First Blood"", about John Rambo, a troubled Vietnam War veteran and former U.S. Army Special Forces soldier who is skilled in many aspects of survival, weaponry, hand-to-hand combat and guerrilla warfare. Upon returning to the United States, Vietnam veteran John Rambo has difficulty adjusting to civilian life and wanders the country as a drifter for almost a decade. In December 1981, Rambo travels to a small town in Washington, in search of a fellow U.S. Army Green Beret buddy. He learns that his friend died from cancer"
"to do it in America or a foreign country"". In August 2009, Millennium Films green-lit the film with Stallone writing, directing and starring. At that time, the plot focused on Rambo battling human traffickers and drug lords to rescue a young girl abducted near the U.S.-Mexico border. In September 2009, Stallone revealed that the film would be titled ""Rambo V: The Savage Hunt"". The film would have been loosely based on ""Hunter"" by James Byron Huggins and would have focused on Rambo leading an elite special forces kill team to hunt and kill a genetically engineered creature. Nu Image/Millennium Films"
"Rambo series films had grossed over $600 million USD. The publisher said the purchase was fueled by the 2008 ""Rambo""'s success and by the scheduled release of the action film ""The Expendables 2"", starring Sylvester Stallone. They stated that they planned to use the rights as a launching pad for the company. In August 2011 the publisher said a Rambo game would be released at retail in 2012 and would be available on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Microsoft Windows. Jeffrey Matulef of ""Eurogamer"" said on October 5, 2012, that he did not believe the game would see release"
"date. Rambo travels to Mexico to save a friend's daughter who has been kidnapped by a Mexican cartel. In February 2008, Sylvester Stallone revealed that making a fifth film would depend on the success of the fourth film, stating he was ""gearing one up"" and that it would ""be quite different"". In March 2008, Stallone revealed he was ""half-way through"" writing ""Rambo V"", stating that it would not be another war movie, with Bulgaria being considered to film Rambo's home in Arizona. In February 2009, Stallone revealed that he's proceeding with the fifth film but stated, ""the conflict is whether"
"the smaller shape. For this reason, he is a favorite from Muay Thai fans and get that nickname ""Rambo"" like the Sylvester Stallone movie character. Every time before the match his staff waved a big black pirate flag and his trunk will also have a ""skull & bones"" symbol attached to it, as a unique identity. He has been fought with many famous fighters, such as Langsuan Panyuthaphum, Paluhadlek Sitchunthong, Hippy Singmanee, Toto Por Pongsawang, Charoensub Kiatbanchong, Tukatathong Por Pongsawang, Nung ubon ""Tuan-pe"" Sithlertchai, Maikel Lieuwfat etc. He has been training at Charoenmuang Gym, the gym of the legendary aggressive"
"Hood was hired to write a new script, separate from ""The Savage Hunt"", titled ""Rambo: Last Stand"" that Hood described was ""more in line with the small-town thriller of ""First Blood"""". In 2012, Hood revealed that ""Rambo V"" was on hold while Stallone finishes ""The Expendables 2"". Hood also revealed his uncertainty whether the film will be similar to ""Unforgiven"" or will be a passing-of-the-torch. In 2016, Sylvester Stallone revealed that ""Rambo V"" was no longer in production. By October of the same year, Milliennium announced plans to reboot the film series, with Ariel Vromen directing. Stallone would have no"
"The traumas, the loss and the tragedy of being in Vietnam would certainly be a great challenge for a young actor, and it would be ironic that Rambo directs younger Rambo having played it for twenty years plus"". In 2016, Sylvester Stallone revealed that ""Rambo V"" was no longer in production. In May 2018, ""Rambo V"" was re-announced and was scheduled to begin filming in September with the plot focusing on Rambo taking on the Mexican drug cartel. Stallone confirmed to be co-writing the script with Matt Cirulnick, but seemed unlikely to direct. That same month, Stallone confirmed that the"
"film was an independent production between Nu Image and Emmett/Furla Films for Equity Pictures Medienfonds GmbH. The film was green-lit and sold before ""Rocky Balboa"" was released. In between the making of the third and fourth films in the ""Rambo"" franchise, the films' original producer, Carolco Pictures, went out of business. In 1997, Miramax Films purchased the ""Rambo"" franchise. The following year, Miramax subsidiary Dimension Films intended to make another film, and a writer was hired to write the script, but attempts to make it were deterred by Stallone, who had stated that he no longer wanted to make action"
"not write a novelization for the 2008 film, ""Rambo"", as he felt the film's characterization matched that of the original ""First Blood"" novel. """" was an animated series that ran in 1986 where John Rambo leads a team called the Force of Freedom to fight an evil organization called S.A.V.A.G.E. (short for Specialist-Administrators of Vengeance, Anarchy and Global Extortion). 65 episodes were aired. ""Rambo and the Forces of Freedom"" spawned a line of toys. In the late 1980s, Blackthorne Publishing published a few comics starring the character. One, titled ""Rambo III"", adapted the film of the same name. Also, there"
"role as Rambo, while he, Lerner and Jeb Stuart will executive produced the series, Stuart will also be penning the script. The series will explore the complex relationship between Rambo and his son, J.R., an ex-Navy SEAL. Fox chairman and CEO Dana Walden has stated that Stallone is off as the producer of the series. Rambo is a character in ""Fight Klub"", a trading card game published by Decipher, Inc in February 2009. Soundtracks with music from the films were also released. The soundtracks for ""First Blood"", ""Rambo: First Blood Part II"", and ""Rambo"" are available on iTunes. However, the"
"but the title sequence referred to it as ""John Rambo"". On October 12, 2007, Lionsgate announced that the film title was being changed to ""Rambo: To Hell and Back"". After some negative feedback from the online community, Stallone spoke with AICN's Harry Knowles and said: """"Lionsgate jumped the gun on this. I just was thinking that the title ""John Rambo"" was derivative of ""Rocky Balboa"" and might give people the idea that this is the last ""Rambo"" film, and I don't necessarily feel that it will be. He's definitely a superb athlete, there's no reason he can't continue onto another"
"adventure. Like John Wayne with ""The Searchers""."""" Brian Tyler composed the original score for the film. Stallone wanted Tyler to incorporate Jerry Goldsmith's original themes into the movie. He did not rely on Goldsmith's actual theme, though he based his own theme and orchestrations on the style of the original to maintain the musical series. The soundtrack includes 20 tracks. Tyler also composed the soundtrack to ""The Hunted"", a film noted to be similar to the first ""Rambo"" film, ""First Blood"". Track listing ""Rambo"" opened in 2,751 North American theaters on January 25, 2008 and grossed $6,490,000 on its opening"
"and founding member Adam Venit. The bulk of Lerner's films featured action stars who were at their peak in the 1980s–1990s: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Steven Seagal, Wesley Snipes and Dolph Lundgren, usually released as direct-to-video. Lerner produced ""Rambo"" starring Sylvester Stallone, and ""Righteous Kill"" starring Robert De Niro and Al Pacino for Millennium Films and Emmett/Furla Films. He produced ""The Expendables"", directed by Stallone. Other features Lerner has had a hand in include: ""End Game"", starring Cuba Gooding Jr. and James Woods; ""Edison"", starring Morgan Freeman, Kevin Spacey, and Justin Timberlake, ""16 Blocks"", ""The Black Dahlia"", ""The Wicker Man"", and"
"fitness and nutrition as well as a candid insight into his life and works from his own perspective. The book also contained many photographs of Stallone throughout the years as well as pictures of him performing exercises. In addition to writing all six ""Rocky"" films, Stallone also wrote ""Cobra"", ""Driven"", ""Rambo"" and ""Homefront"". He has co-written several other films, such as ""F.I.S.T."", ""Rhinestone"", ""Over the Top"", the first three ""Rambo"" films, the three ""The Expendables"" films and ""Creed II"". His last major success as a co-writer came with 1993's ""Cliffhanger"". In addition, Stallone has continued to express his passion in"
"""Rocky III"" (1982) and ""Rocky IV"" (1985). Stallone has portrayed these two characters in a total of eleven films. In preparation for these roles, Stallone embarked upon a vigorous training regimen, which often meant six days a week in the gym and further sit-ups in the evenings. Stallone claims to have reduced his body fat percentage to his all-time low of 2.8% for ""Rocky III"". Stallone met former Mr. Olympia Franco Columbu to develop his character's appearance for the films ""Rocky IV"" and ""Rambo II"", just as if he were preparing for the Mr. Olympia competition. That meant two workouts"
"Rambo Rajkumar Rambo Rajkumar, born Rajkumar (21 October 1956 – 26 April 2009), was an Indian stunt director and action choreographer. He was the son of T. K. Parameshwar, who himself was in the stunt department. Rajkumar was a very highly respected stunt director and has worked in more than 450 films in all Indian languages and is known for his close association with actor Mithun Chakraborty. His posthumous release was the film ""Aayirathil Oruvan"" and ""Aadukalam"". He earned the prefix of 'Rambo' because of his style of realistic close combat scenes, which resembled Sylvester Stallone's style in the movie,"
"Miramax intended to produce a fourth film but Stallone was unmotivated to reprise the role. The rights were then sold to Nu Image and Millennium Films in 2005, who green-lit the film before the release of ""Rocky Balboa"". Filming began in January 2007 in Thailand, Mexico, and the United States and ended in May 2007. ""Rambo"" was released on January 25, 2008 to mixed reviews. It grossed $42 million domestically and $113.2 million worldwide against a budget of $50 million. Plans for a fifth film were announced on and off again since 2008, with Stallone confirming in May 2018 a"
"Rocky Balboa Robert ""Rocky"" Balboa is the title character of the ""Rocky"" film series. The character was created by Sylvester Stallone, who also portrayed him in all eight ""Rocky"" films. He is depicted as an everyman who started out by going the distance and overcoming obstacles that had occurred in his life and career as a professional boxer. While he is loosely based on Chuck Wepner, a one-time boxer who fought Muhammad Ali and lost on a TKO in the 15th round, the inspiration for the name, iconography and fighting style came from boxing legend Rocky Marciano. The character is"
"Vajna served as executive producers on ""The Changeling"" (1980), ""The Amateur"" (1981), and ""Escape to Victory"" (1981). The latter film marked the first time for both Kassar and Vajna to have worked with Sylvester Stallone. In 1980, Kassar and Vajna paid Warner Bros. approximately $383,000 for the option rights of David Morrell's 1972 novel, ""First Blood"". Even though they overpaid him, Kassar and Vajna cast Stallone as John Rambo because they knew the actor's star status could be used to secure the requisite investment. The result, ""First Blood"", was a major hit in October 1982, and eventually made $125 million"
"festival celebrating the work of Ntozake Shange at the New Federal Theatre on February 11, 2007. Brooks has directed Shange's ""Boogie Woogie Landscapes"" at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and in London's West End. In 2006, Trekweb and TrekToday announced that Avery Brooks would take a role in the film ""Rambo"". Brooks himself later said this was not the case. He 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."" In March 2007, it was confirmed that Brooks would appear"
"working as a high school teacher, serving in the United States Army, and as a construction contractor. In 1971, Lile became a full-time knifemaker and was known as ""Gentleman Lile"" or ""The Arkansas Knifemaker"". He was particularly known for his Survival knife designs known as ""The Mission"" series, created by request for Sylvester Stallone to use in his first two ""Rambo"" movies. These designs would go on to influence other knife makers in the 1980s. In addition to creating the Rambo knives, Lile designed and made several Bowie knives that he presented to Governor Bill Clinton and U.S. Presidents Ronald"
"the attention of producers in Hollywood. He co-authored the Cold War drama, ""Russkies"", which was the first starring role for a young Joaquin Phoenix. Around the same time he wrote the screenplay for the now-classic martial arts film, ""Bloodsport"", which launched the career of Jean-Claude Van Damme. One of his Vietnam-based screenplays caught the eye of Sylvester Stallone, which resulted in an overall deal with Stallone's White Eagle Productions, and led to him co-writing ""Rambo III"" with Stallone. The success of Bloodsport not only turned Jean-Claude Van Damme into an international action star, but it also forged a long and"
"Alf Humphreys Alfred Humphreys (August 9, 1953January 31, 2018) was a Canadian actor. Humphreys was born in Haileybury, Ontario, Canada. He was the son of Leslie and Gabrielle Humphreys. Humphreys was a dramatic actor who first acted on stage with a troupe in North Bay, Canada. His breakthrough role was as the Deputy Lester in ""First Blood"" (1982), which starred Sylvester Stallone as Rambo. His other memorable roles include the character Howard Landers in ""My Bloody Valentine"" (1981) and William Drake in the blockbuster film ""X2"" (2003). He also starred in two horror films directed by William Fruet: ""Funeral Home"""
"his 2009 novel, ""The Shimmer"". Morrell lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Morrell was presented with the 2009 ThrillerMaster Award from the ITW. David Morrell David Morrell (born April 24, 1943) is a Canadian-American novelist, best known for his debut 1972 novel ""First Blood"", which would later become the successful Rambo film franchise starring Sylvester Stallone. He has written 28 novels, and his work has been translated into 26 languages. He also wrote the 2007–2008 Captain America comic book miniseries ""The Chosen"". Morrell was born on the 24 April 1943 in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. He decided to become a writer"
"gesture and not necessary. I don’t want that to happen."" At the 2010 Cannes Film Festival, Millennium Films and Nu Image advertised ""Rambo V"" with posters and handouts. Following an interview with Stallone for Ain't It Cool News, in which the director expressed his desire 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."" In 2011, Sean Hood was hired to write a new script titled ""Rambo: Last Stand"" that Hood described was"
"author David Morrell published ""First Blood"", a novel that features a former member of the Army Special Forces named John Rambo. The novel focuses on the struggle Rambo faces when he attempts to return to civilian life following the end of his tour of duty in Vietnam, and he eventually turns to violence. In 1982, a film adaptation of the novel was released, starring Sylvester Stallone. The film altered many aspects of the novel, including excising the self-loathing characteristics the protagonist possesses in the novel. The film was a box office success, and spawned a media franchise. United States Army"
"1972, Morrell sold the film rights to ""First Blood"" to Columbia Pictures, who in turn sold them to Warner Bros. This trend continued for ten years. The story passed through three companies and eighteen screenplays. Finally, Andrew G. Vajna and Mario Kassar, two film distributors looking to become producers, obtained the film rights. They altered the story from a transposal of the Vietnam War to America to a ""cheer for the underdog"" story, thus beginning the ""Rambo"" film series. First Blood (novel) First Blood is a 1972 novel by David Morrell which was adapted into the 1982 film starring Sylvester"