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Sylvester Stallone to revive Rambo role
(AP)
Updated: 2005-10-29 10:16
LOS ANGELES - Rambo is back in business. Sylvester Stallone will reprise his
role as gun-toting John Rambo in the upcoming "Rambo IV," said Ben Nedivi of
Millennium Films, which is producing the project with Emmett/Furla Films.
Sylvester Stallone
is seen in this Jan. 21, 2005 file photo in Universal City, Calif.
Stallone will reprise his role as gun-toting John Rambo in the upcoming
'Rambo IV,' said Ben Nedivi of Millennium Films, on Friday, Oct. 28, 2005,
which is producing the project with Emmett/Furla Films.
[AP] | The 59-year-old Stallone also intends to
bring boxer Rocky Balboa out of retirement. He will write and direct "Rocky
Balboa," the sixth film in that franchise, with shooting set to begin next
year.
Nedivi said the $50 million "Rambo IV" will recapture the rawness of "First
Blood," which launched the franchise in 1982.
Production is set to begin after "Rocky Balboa" wraps.
Michelle Bega, a spokeswoman for Stallone, said the actor wasn't available
for comment Friday.
A new "Rambo" script hasn't yet been written, but the story calls for the
reclusive Vietnam veteran to return to his vigilante ways when a young girl is
kidnapped.
The first three films grossed a combined $614 million worldwide.
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