Rambo Prequel Starring Noah Centineo Gets Summer 2027 Release Date
- On June 4, 2027, Lionsgate will release John Rambo, a prequel starring Noah Centineo that serves as an origin story taking place before the events of 1982's First Blood.
- Centineo is taking over the bandana and the 420 J2 stainless steel blade from Sylvester Stallone, following a franchise that has grossed north of $819M globally across five movies.
- Director Jalmari Helander helms the project from a script by Rory Haines and Sohrab Noshirvani, with the cast including David Harbour as Major Trautman, James Franco, Yao, and Jason Tobin.
- The film arrives alongside an untitled Praamount feature, the only other wide release on June 4 next year, while Lionsgate will also release The Fall 2 and The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping later this year.
- Filming on the prequel wrapped earlier this year, though it remains unclear if there are plans for sequels with Centineo in the role, as the story explores the United States Army Special Forces veteran's origins.
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It stars Noah Centineo, while the cast also includes David Harbour and James Franco.
Rambo Prequel Starring Noah Centineo Gets Summer 2027 Release Date
John Rambo, a new prequel film about the titular character, has a release date. Lionsgate has confirmed that the new film starring Noah Centineo will release on June 4, 2027. (It'll be sandwiched between Shawn Levy's Star Wars: Starfighter and the live-action How to Train Your Dragon 2.) Not much is known about John Rambo, other than it will show fans the origin story of the character during his days in Vietnam. Sylvester Stallone is not expecte…
John Rambo draws first blood for the first time next summer
Start sharpening those Bowie knives and carving those arrows because John Rambo, the infamous Vietnam vet who went from being unable to find a job parking cars to working with the Taliban, is returning to theaters. John Rambo, the long-awaited prequel to the ur-’80s action series, opens next summer, Lionsgate announced earlier today. Directed by Sisu‘s Jalmari Helander and starring Noah Centineo as Rambo, David Harbour as Col. Sam Troutman, and …
‘Rambo’ Prequel Movie Sets 2027 Release Date
“John Rambo,” a prequel in the long-running action franchise, will hit theaters next summer. Lionsgate has slated the film for June 4, 2027. It’s scheduled to debut just ahead of Disney’s “Star Wars: Starfighter” (May 28) and a few weeks before Sony’s “Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse” (June 11) and the Warner Bros. “Oceans” prequel (June 25). “John Rambo” serves as an origin story, taking place before the events 1982’s “First Blood,” the…
John Rambo Sets Early Summer 2027 Release Date
'John Rambo' will open on June 4, 2027.
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