Just a few days ago it was reported that the fifth installment of the Rambo franchise, now officially titled Rambo V: The Savage Hunt, had been greenlit with Stallone obviously back to shepherd the character that helped make him an action icon in the 80's. The reports came complete with a synopsis of the film, which detailed Rambo's quest to rescue a girl from human triffickers near the US/Mexico border. Turns out that's not quite right. There have been rumors floating around for awhile that this Rambo would go in a different direction, with most of those stories claiming that the war hero's story would be almost totally science fiction. That's not true, either, but then again it's also not completely false depending on how you look at it.
In an interview with Ain't It Cool News, Sly reveals that the actual story involves a secret government experiment to create perfect, cold-blooded killers by tapping into the savagery that lies within all human beings. When one of these super-soldiers goes rogue, Rambo is brought in to lead a group of hardcore mercs to take him down.
Sounds like it's a little bit Commando, a little bit Predator. Some might take issue with the slight change in tone, but I'm actually all for it. Don't get me wrong, I see some serious shark jumping potential here, but I trust Stallone to keep it as grounded as possible. As long as we don't see Rambo wielding a tachyon particle beam or anything, I'm all for it. Although that would be kinda cool.
Rambo V: The Savage Hunt is set to begin production in the Spring.
