The new Rambo prequel reportedly has a lead actor locked in, but it's not who Sylvester Stallone wanted
The newest face of the Rambo film franchise has been leaked but not everyone is happy with the appointment – including Sylvester Stallone himself.
Actor Noah Centineo is reportedly taking on the role, portraying the soldier in an origin film titled John Rambo that will follow him during the Vietnam war, according to Deadline.
The 29-year-old made his name with the Netflix show To All the Boys I Loved Before, shooting him to teen heartthrob status. He followed up his success with roles in Black Adam, Charlie's Angels, The Recruit, and more.
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Noah Centineo is the new Rambo Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP
Jalmari Helander is set to direct, with the screenplay written by famed writing duo Rory Haines and Sohrab Noshirvani, who also worked on Black Adam and TV series Informer.
Lionsgate is expected to land the film, with production to begin in Thailand in early 2026, according to Deadline.
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Centineo's breakout role was in To All The Boys I've Loved Before Netflix
Despite fronting all five installments of the franchise – First Blood (1982), Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985), Rambo III (1988), Rambo (2008), and the recent reboot Rambo: Last Blood (2019) – Stallone will not be involved in the production of this new film.
However, he has previously weighed in on who will be taking on his iconic role.
Turns out Stallone has some very strong thoughts about who should be taking the reins – and it's not Centineo.
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In an appearance on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon last year, Stallone mentioned that he wanted Ryan Gosling to play his iconic character.
"I met him at a dinner and obviously we're opposites. He's good-looking – I'm not. That's how it works," the Rocky star said.
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Sylvester Stallone in First Blood. Orion
"But he goes, 'I was fascinated by Rambo, and I used to go to school dressed as Rambo and people would chase me away and I still didn't stop.'
"He just kept saying that he had a lot of affiliation with Rambo, and I thought, this is interesting.
"If I ever pass the baton, I'll pass it on to him because he loves the character."
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