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RAMBO: Millenium Media Eyes Prequel With ‘Sisu’ Director

RAMBO: Millenium Media Eyes Prequel With ‘Sisu’ Director

Yup. Rambo’s coming back… Word has it that Millenium Media is revamping the IP for a new origin story set during the Vietnam War with none other than Jalmari Helander directing the film. The company is also eyeing a production start in October over in Thailand. Helander will direct from a screenplay by Rory Haines and Sohrab Noshirvani (Black Adam), with the film billed as a prequel to Ted Kotcheff’s inaugural 1982 film, First Blood, based on David Morell’s 1972 Rowman & Littlefield book. Kevin King-Templeton will produce for Templeton Media alongside Les Weldon, Jonathan Yunger and Avi Lerner. Exec producing are Trevor Short, and Bonfire Legends’ Dallas Sonnier and Amanda Presmyk. The news comes courtesy of Deadline’s Andreas Wiseman who also notes that Sylvester Stallone is well aware of the project and is currently not involved. Stallone debuted the character in Kotcheff’s film for Orion Pictures, translating Morell’s novel […]

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THE SHADOW STRAYS 2 Is In The Works!

A sequel is officially in development at Netflix for Indonesian action thriller, The Shadow Strays, according to a social media post by Timo Tjahjanto on Friday. The director also hinted at the return of actress Aurora Ribero in a caption he wrote saying “She will return.” The line is a likely reference to Ribero’s portrayal of “13,” a member of an elite clandestine organization of ninja-like assassins whose forced hiatus in Jakarta results in a violent investigation into the murder of a young boy’s mother. Her quest escalates into an all-out war with a gang of politically-connected criminals, as well as her own organization. The film throws in a lot of moving pieces that definitely set up more story arcs, so this would be an ample opportunity for Tjahjanto to capitalize on those, particularly with the cameos of action star Yayan Ruhian, as well as actress Mawar Eva de Jongh. […]

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Marvel’s THE PUNISHER: Jon Bernthal To Lock And Load For A 2026 Standalone Special

Jon Bernthal is currently set to reprise his role as Marvel mainstay, The Punisher, opposite leading man Charlie Cox in “Daredevil: Born Again,” streaming exclusively on Disney+ from March 4. In the meantime, the actor is reportedly getting back into character for a Punisher special according to the trades on Tuesday. Bernthal follows in the footsteps of Dolph Lundgren (1989) and Thomas Jane (2004), providing an extensive rollout of the character across several shows, between Netflix and Disney+, including his own in 2017 for two seasons. He is co-writing the standalone special with Reinaldo Marcus Green, who will also direct for its 2026 release, according to THR’s Etan Vlessing. The actor will next appear on the big screen alongside Ben Affleck in The Accountant 2, which opens in April in theaters from Amazon MGM Studios. Read more at The Hollywood Reporter. Lead image: Netflix/Jessica Miglio

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