Sylvester Stallone’s career is based on two well-known film series: Rambo and Rocky. In the future we will probably only see him in one of the two rows. Because with Rocky he’s out. In addition to his farewell in Creed II, the dispute that rages behind the scenes with the owner of the trademark rights is responsible for this.
While Creed III lacks any trace of Rocky, see Rambo’s future prospects more promising. There are three projects that could expand the franchise in the future – with and without Sylvester Stallone. We’ll walk you through each option and give you an estimate of how likely they are.
Possibility 1: The sequel Rambo 6 in the cinema
Although Rambo: Last Blood could be seen as the conclusion of the series (the title “Last Blood” brings the circle to the first part, which was released as “First Blood”), Stallone has expressed his interest in the character several times in recent years to return and tell the next part of the story.
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Sylvester Stallone in Rambo: Last Blood
rambo 6 would be the most obvious project to keep the series alive with the original star. In an interview with JoBlo in 2019, Stallone hinted that he could envision a sequel in which Rambo finds refuge on a reservation after the bloodshed in Last Blood. So far they have not specified these plans.
Possibility 2: A Rambo prequel in streaming
He is aware that Stallone cannot embody the fighter forever. That’s why he has already thought about a prequel on a streaming service that tells the story of the first part. Here we would John Rambo at the age of 16 or 17 met as a teenager before he was sent to the Vietnam War.
Stallone outlined his original vision for the project to the Hollywood Reporter in 2022:
I wanted [das Rambo-Prequel] how to make a Ken Burns documentary about Vietnam. First we get to know young Rambo as an outgoing guy who is a football captain. Then we see what war makes of him. But [das Studio] has more in mind a film set in the present and about me passing the baton.Possibility 3: The series Rambo: New Blood on TV
Ten years ago, reports about a Rambo series made the rounds in Hollywood for the first time. The US television broadcaster Fox wanted to come along Rambo: New Blood bring to home screens an episodic sequel that would have explored the relationship between John Rambo and his son.
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Sylvester Stallone in Rambo: Last Blood
Of the three possibilities mentioned, this is the least likely. There hasn’t been a new update to Rambo: New Blood for years. When Deadline last reported on the series in 2015, it was about Stallone not being involved. Should a Rambo series come, then probably with a completely new approach.
The films have greater chances. Stallone announced at the theatrical release of Rambo: Last Blood that the box office success decides on part 6. Since the film only grossed 91 million US dollars on a budget of 50 million US dollars (excluding marketing costs), it cannot be said to have been a great success.
Rambo: Last Blood is the first Rambo film to fail to break $100 million. The prequel therefore currently has the best chances. In the aforementioned interview with the Hollywood Reporter, Stallone says: “I think it will happen. […] It could be implemented soon.”
The crucial question is whether it’s still a prequel at all. The project seems to have moved away from Stallone’s mix of coming-of-age and Vietnam War film. The idea with the Handover of the baton sounds more like a legacyquel à la Creed – Rocky’s Legacy, which are very popular in Hollywood right now.
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