Sylvester Stallone Shares Blunt Reason Why Rambo 6 Probably Won't Happen

Sylvester Stallone addressed the possibility of starring in another Rambo movie, and it doesn't seem likely.


John Rambo's days of combat are likely behind him, as Sylvester Stallone recognizes that he's getting too old to convincingly play the action-heavy role.


In years past, Rambo has served as one of pop culture's most popular characters, going back to the release of the original film, First Blood, in 1982. Stallone would return as the enemy soldier slayer 1985's Rambo: First Blood Part II and 1988's Rambo III. The character has since made two unexpected returns, with Rambo releasing in 2008 followed by Rambo: Last Blood in 2019. Having slayed his way through five feature films, some fans may be wondering what the odds are of seeing Rambo return once again for a potential Rambo 6.


Per JoBlo, Stallone recently appeared at the Toronto International Film Festival to help promote the release of his new documentary Sly. While fielding questions, the action movie legend spoke about possibly returning as John Rambo in another film, but he was quick to state that it's not likely to happen. Stallone mentioned that there was interest in Hollywood in doing a new Rambo sequel, but at 77 years old, the veteran actor used some humor to suggest that his time as John Rambo is complete.


“Rambo, I could leave him," Stallone explained. "He’s done pretty much, even though they want to do another one, but what am I fighting? Arthritis?”


Rambo 6 Doesn't Seem Very Likely, But What About Rocky?


It's possible that Stallone is also finished with playing Rocky Balboa, another one of his most popular roles. He notably did not return for Creed III after appearing as Rocky in the first two films. There have been reports of a Rocky prequel series happening at Amazon Studios with Stallone's involvement, but it's unclear if the actor would have any on-screen appearances as the older version of the character.


“It’s pretty close," Stallone said of the Rocky prequel series happening in a THR interview last year, admittedly questioning if it would even work. "There’s a side of me that goes: Is this really going to work? Every time you try to do Son of Kong, Son of Tarzan, it doesn’t work. There’s a certain indescribable formula that happens. If I gave you the novel The Godfather, good luck on casting that today. Good luck selling that whole premise today.”

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