Anthony and Joe Russo’s AGBO will be producing John Rambo, the sixth installment in the Rambo franchise in partnership with Lionsgate and Millennium Media.
The news comes in the wake of Lionsgate inking a deal with Millennium Films to acquire rights to develop and produce all derivative works of The Expendables franchise, and global distribution rights to John Rambo. Lionsgate is launching foreign sales soon for John Rambo at AFM.
Angela Russo-Otstot and Michael Disco will produce for AGBO, alongside Kevin King Templeton, Les Weldon, and Jonathan Yunger for Millennium Media. The Russo brothers will serve as EPs.
Set during the Vietnam War and filming in Thailand, John Rambo will explore the formative experiences of the United States Special Forces Army man. Finnish filmmaker Jalmari Helander (Sisu) is directing from a script by Rory Haines and Sohrab Noshirvani (The Mauritanian, Black Adam). Noah Centineo (The Recruit) is in final talks to star.
“AGBO’s entire team, led by Anthony and Joe, are creative innovators who are delivering the most emotionally satisfying and inventive action-led storytelling in theaters around the world today,” said Charlotte Koh, Executive Vice President , Acquisitions & Co-Productions Lionsgate Motion Picture Group. “Combining our longstanding partnership with Millennium Media with AGBO’s groundbreaking body of work and Jalmari’s singularly visceral directing talent, we are confident that John Rambo will be an event film that is a must-see for action fans.”
“Rambo is one of the most enduring and iconic figures in action cinema and exploring the origins of that mythology is an incredibly exciting opportunity,” said Angela Russo-Otstot, Chief Creative Officer, AGBO. “Everyone knows John Rambo is a relentless force of nature, but what truly distinguishes him are his principles, his code, his unerring sense of what’s right, and his willingness to risk everything to defend it. Jalmari brings the raw action and emotional depth needed to pay homage to this legendary character. We’re thrilled to collaborate with our partners at Lionsgate and Millennium to support his vision and introduce a new generation to Rambo.”
AGBO has been behind myriad modern-day action titles including the Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Captain America: Civil War, The Gray Man (one of Netflix’s Top 10 most-watched films of all time) an Extraction, one of the top franchises on Netflix of all time.
Production on John Rambo is expected to start in early 2026.
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