Lionsgate will open their prequel John Rambo on June 4 next year.
The pic will bow in the post-Memorial Day frame following Disney/Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: Starfighter from director Shawn Levy and star Ryan Gosling. The other only wide release on June 4 next year is an untitled feature from Paramount.
John Ramboexplores the soldier’s origin story and the events preceding 1982’sFirst Blood.Noah Centineo is taking over the bandana and the 420J2stainlesssteelbladefrom Sylvester Stallone, who made the character famous.
John Rambois directed by Jalmari Helander (Sisu). The pic is produced byKevin King Templeton, Les Weldon,Jonathan Yunger, Angela Russo-Otstot and Michael Disco, and executiveproduced by Stallone, AGBO’s Anthony & Joe Russo,TrevorShort, Dallas Sonnier andAmandaPresmyk. The script was written by Rory Haines and Sohrab Noshirvani.
The Rambo franchise through five movies have grossed north of $819 million at the global box office.