Overview
- Variety and other outlets reported Saturday that Franco has a small villain role alongside Noah Centineo as a young John Rambo and David Harbour as Major Trautman.
- Jalmari Helander directs the prequel to 1982’s First Blood from a script by Rory Haines and Sohrab Noshirvani.
- Lionsgate will distribute the film produced with Millennium Media, Templeton Media and AGBO, with Sylvester Stallone and Anthony and Joe Russo among the executive producers.
- Production wrapped in Thailand, and the ensemble also includes Yao, Jason Tobin, Quincy Isaiah, Jefferson White and Tayme Thapthimthong.
- Franco, appearing at the Cannes Film Festival, said he had just finished a “big studio movie” and guessed the release could land late this year or in 2027, though no date is announced.