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Rambo: Last Blood to top the U.S. box office with franchise best opening

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Sylvester Stallone’s John J. Rambo makes his return to the big screen this month with Rambo: Last Blood, and according to tracking estimates the fifth instalment in the iconic action franchise is set to top the U.S. box office this month with an opening weekend of between $21-24 million. Not accounting for inflation, that would […]

Rambo: Last Blood officially rated R, new images released

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With less than a month to go until Rambo: Last Blood arrives in cinemas, a batch of images have been released for the fifth instalment in the Sylvester Stallone-headlined action franchise, while the Motion Picture Association of America has officially rated the film R for “strong graphic violence, grisly images, drug use and language.” Check […]

Does the world want Rocky to return?

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Tom Jolliffe looks at the potential of another outing for Rocky Balboa… If there’s one thing that has rung true with Sylvester Stallone throughout his career, it’s that occasionally large pinches of salt are required when he says something ‘definitive’ about a prospective film or characters arc. Last year, and not for the first time, […]

Sylvester Stallone unleashes hell in new Rambo: Last Blood trailer

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A month out from its release, Sylvester Stallone has unveiled a brand new trailer for Rambo: Last Blood, the fifth instalment in the legendary action film series, which sees Rambo unleashing hell upon a drug cartel; check it out here… SEE ALSO: Sylvester Stallone is open to a sixth Rambo movie Almost four decades after he […]

New poster for Rambo: Last Blood featuring Sylvester Stallone

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A new international poster has surfaced for the upcoming action thriller sequel Rambo: Last Blood featuring Sylvester Stallone’s iconic Vietnam veteran John J. Rambo; take a look here… SEE ALSO: Sylvester Stallone is open to a sixth Rambo movie SEE ALSO: Death is coming in first trailer for Rambo: Last Blood Almost four decades after he drew […]

Sylvester Stallone and Dolph Lundgren team for action drama series

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Deadline is reporting that Rocky and The Expendables co-stars Sylvester Stallone and Dolph Lundgren are teaming up for a new action drama series which will be headlined by Lundgren, with Sly executive producing. The project has been written by Ken Sanzel (Numbers) and sees Lundgren portraying a covert operative at the Department of Safety and […]

Rambo: Last Blood gets a poster, banner and hard-R rating

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With Sylvester Stallone taking to Instagram to confirm that the upcoming Rambo: Last Blood has been granted a “hard R” rating from the MPAA  (and tease that “what’s coming is going to be unlike anything you’ve ever seen), Lionsgate has now released a new poster and banner for the action sequel featuring Stallone’s Rambo with […]

Sylvester Stallone says Rocky VII and a prequel TV series in the works

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Despite the fact that he announced his retirement as Rocky Balboa following the release of last year’s Creed II, it looks like Sylvester Stallone is keen on another outing as the Italian Stallion. Speaking to Variety, Stallone has revealed that he is currently working on another Rocky movie – that’s Rocky VII, as opposed to […]

Sylvester Stallone’s Lock Up gets 4K restoration release in the UK

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StudioCanal has announced that it is bringing a brand new, uncut 4K restoration of Sylvester Stallone’s cult 1989 action thriller Lock Up to the UK this September. Lock Up sees Stallone portraying Frank Leone, a convict nearing the end of his sentence in a low-security prison, who finds himself transferred to a brutal maximum security […]

Movie Review – Escape Plan 3 (2019)

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Escape Plan 3, 2019. Directed by John Herzfeld. Starring Sylvester Stallone, Dave Bautista, Curtis ’50 Cent’ Jackson, Jin Zhang, Harry Shum Jr., Jaime King, and Devon Sawa. SYNOPSIS: Security expert Ray Breslin and his cohorts have to break into a prison to rescue a billionaire’s daughter from the clutches of a former colleague’s son out […]