Noah Centineo Set To Star
EXCLUSIVE: Following phrase this previous spring {that a} bundle was coming collectively for a Rambo prequel, Millennium Media seems to have its man as sources inform Deadline that Noah Centineo is connected to star in John Rambo. Sisu director Jalmari Helander is ready to direct from a screenplay by writing duo Rory Haines and Sohrab Noshirvani.
Sources say the plan is to shoot prime of 2026 in Thailand. Insiders additionally add that whereas no offers are in place, Lionsgate is the front-runner to land the bundle. The studio has launched the previous two Rambo pics and in addition has a relationship with Helander having labored with him on Sisu.
The movie’s plot is beneath wraps, however it is going to be the origin story of a younger John Rambo through the Vietnam Battle. One of the crucial iconic motion heroes in U.S. cinema, the character was created by David Morell in his novel First Blood. The unique 1982 movie noticed noticed Sylvester Stallone play the veteran Inexperienced Beret, who’s pressured by a merciless sheriff and his deputies to flee into the mountains and wage an escalating one-man battle towards his pursuers. The 5 motion pictures within the franchise have generated greater than $800 million worldwide; the newest, 2019’s Rambo: Final Blood, produced by Millennium and Sly’s Balboa, made $92M on the field workplace.
As for Stallone, when Deadline first reported on the bundle, insiders informed Deadline he was conscious of the challenge however was not concerned, and as of right now that continues to be the identical. Sources now say that Stallone has been alerted to Centineo’s attachment.
Producers on the newest installment are Kevin King-Templeton on behalf of Templeton Media, Les Weldon, Jonathan Yunger and Avi Lerner. Government producers embrace Trevor Quick and Bonfire Legends’ Dallas Sonnier and Amanda Presmyk.
As for Centineo, his star has been on the rise after breakout roles within the Netflix hit collection To All of the Boys I Liked Earlier than and The Recruit, however that is form of position that would launch a younger star onto the A-list. Up subsequent, he’ll star as Ken Masters in Legendary’s live-action adaptation of Avenue Fighter, starring reverse Jason Momoa and Andrew Koji. Directed by Kitao Sakurai, the movie is slated for launch in 2026.
Most just lately, Centineo appeared in A24’s Warfare from Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland, in addition to in Oscar Boyson’s directorial debut Our Hero, Balthazar, which he additionally produced beneath his Arkhum banner. The latter premiered at this 12 months’s Tribeca Movie Competition.
Centineo is repped by WME and Myman Greenspan Fox.