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The image above is of a poster that is showing up around the Cannes Film Festival.  The back of the poster has the words Coming 2011.  So it would seem that earlier reports that Sly had decided not to return for another Rambo were wrong.  But were they?  Not according to this report from Harry at Ain’t It Cool News.  Harry says…

… Stallone told me in no uncertain terms - At the end of JOHN RAMBO - when he sees his home, those horses and he looks back at that road… for Sly, that was a road he is never walking down again.

Truthfully, I liked the idea of Rambo going into Mexico to rescue some kidnapped girls. Of course I also thought that the ending to Rambo was a perfect capper to the series. If Sly asked for my advice, I’d say, you can’t top perfection. Rambo has come full circle. Let’s end the series and do Hunter and another Expendables. After that, let’s see what else is out there. Perhaps Poe?

Before we leave the topic of another Rambo.  There could be another Rambo with another Rambo.  “Huh,” you say?  It has been floated that perhaps the series will return with someone else playing the character.  I do think that Rambo would be viable as an on-going series and different actors could step into the role… if enough time passes between Sly stepping down and the new person stepping up.  RIght now, I think it would be too soon.

EmpireOnLine.com recently posted their list of The Top 25 Best One Man Armies in the Movies. Of course, Rambo came in at #1. Who could argue with that? The rest of the list can [and should] be debated. Isn’t that the purpose of lists? Here are my suggestions for the top ten:

1. Rambo played by SYLVESTER STALLONE in FIRST BLOOD, RAMBO: FIRST BLOOD, PART II, RAMBO III, RAMBO
2. Lee played by BRUCE LEE in ENTER THE DRAGON
3. Bryan Mills played by LIAM NEESON in TAKEN
4. Geno Felino played by STEVEN SEAGAL in OUT FOR JUSTICE
5. Creasy played by DENZEL WASHINGTON in MAN ON FIRE
6. Walker played by LEE MARVIN in POINT BLANK
7. El Mariachi played by ANTONIO BANDERAS in DESPERADO, ONCE UPON A TIME IN MEXICO
8. John Matrix played by ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER in COMMANDO
9. Blade played by WESLEY SNIPES in BLADE, BLADE II, BLADE TRINITY
10. John Preston played by CHRISTIAN BALE in EQUILIBRIUM

To see the full list, click here.

Harry at AICN has scored again. This time he has a copy of the synopsis to “Rambo V: The Savage Hunt.”  The plot does sound like an adaptation of the novel Hunter written [with Sly in mind] by James Byron Huggins.  Since I’ve always pulled for Sly to make Hunter, I like the idea of adapting it to fit Rambo.  I also like the Harry thinks that they should drop the “V” from the movie title  [I suggested the same thing yesterday] and simply call the movie “Rambo: The Savage Hunt.”

You can read Harry’s full post here.

On Friday, September 4th, Harry @ AICN posted about a conversation he had with Sly about the plot of the next Rambo movie.  Tentaively titled, “Rambo V: The Savage Hunt,” the story follows Rambo, who is brought to the Pacific Northwest to lead a Black Ops team, as they hunt down a genetically enhanced soldier created in a secret muilitary project.  Although Sly is still working on the story, it’s obvious that he’s ready to take Rambo in a new an unexpected direction.

Later Harry updated the report with a voice message from Sly himself [which you can hear] talking about his plans for Rambo.  You can read and hear the report here.

I like the new direction that Sly is leading Rambo.  Almost reminds me of the plot of Hunter (which I would still like to see Sly do).  I also like the proposed title for the film, but I would drop the “V” and just call it “Rambo: The Savage Hunt.”

Other sites who’ve picked up the AICN story include:

• FirstShowing.net: SciFi Plot Revealed for Rambo V: The Savage Hunt
• MovieHole.net: Rambo V Story Details
• Screencave.com: Rambo V Update
• EmpireMovies.com: Stallone Talks Rambo V and Sly Talks Rambo V — Via Voicemail
• Examiner.com: New Rambo Movie to go SciFi and Is Rambo on a Savage Hunt
• Icon vs Icon: Sylvester Stallone Talks “Rambo V: The Savage Hunt”
• Geeks of Doom: Check That: “Rambo 5″ to Incorporate SciFi
• News in Film: Is Rambo Stalking a SciFi Story?
• Rope of Silicon: “Rambo 5″ Story Details Different Than Originally Reported
• ScreenRant: Stallone Clears Up Rambo V Confusion

The news broke today that Sylvester Stallone will return to write, direct and star as Rambo in a 5th film.  Word is that Rambo will be crossing the border to bring back a girl kidnapped by Mexican drug lords. As you can imagine, Sly returning to one of his signature characters is making headlines in places like:

• Variety: Stallone Readies Fifth Rambo
• MTVMoviesBlog: Sylvester Stallone is Prepping a Fifth Rambo
• Sydney Morning Herald: Stallone Set for One More Rambo
• Deccan Herald: Rambo V to go on the Floor
• WAToday.com: Sly Set for More Rambo
• Sowetan: Sylvester Stallone to Star in Another “Rambo” Movie
• NZCity: Sylvester Stallone Returning as Rambo
• The Times: Sylvester Stallone to Star in Another Rambo
• OntheFlix.com: Sylvester Stallone to Direct and Star in New “Rambo 5″ Movie
• AZCentral: Sylvester Stallone to Star in Another “Rambo”
• BigPond: Sly Stallone May Bring “Rambo” Back
• SundayMercury.net: SylvesterStallone to Bring Rambo Back Again!
• MetroLife: Rambo 5 in the Works
• Examiner.com: Sylvester Stallone to do New Rambo Movie