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Millennium Media must\u2019ve seen the last remaining fans on Twitter getting excited about <\/span>The Hunger Games<\/span><\/i> casting younger versions of old characters<\/a> and said, why not us? On Monday, it was reported that the production company is in talks with Noah Centineo to star as young Rambo in the origin story <\/span>John Rambo<\/span><\/i> from director <\/span>Jalmari Helander<\/span> with a screenplay by writing duo Rory Haines and Sohrab Noshirvani. None of the deals are finalized, according to <\/a><\/span>Deadline<\/span><\/i><\/a>, but Lionsgate\u2014coincidentally, home of <\/span>The Hunger Games<\/span><\/i>\u2014is reportedly the frontrunner to distribute the flick.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Sources for <\/span>Deadline<\/span><\/i> say that old Rambo, Sylvester Stallone, \u201cwas aware of the project but was not involved\u201d after sharing a screenplay credit on all five of the previous films<\/a>. The sources say he\u2019s \u201cbeen alerted to Centineo\u2019s attachment,\u201d an ominous statement particularly given Stallone\u2019s public ire<\/a> about not having control over the other franchise he made famous. But Stallone was once open to a young star taking the reins, musing in 2015 (via <\/a><\/span>Empire Magazine<\/span><\/i><\/a>), <\/span>\u201cIt\u2019s intriguing to find the whys and wherefores of how [people] have become what they are. The traumas, the loss and the tragedy of being in Vietnam would certainly be a great challenge for a young actor, and it would be ironic that Rambo directs younger Rambo having played it for twenty years plus\u2026.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Sadly, they did not tap Rambo to direct younger Rambo, or to write it or have any involvement at all\u2014so keep your eyes peeled for any disgruntled social media messages from Sly himself. The origin story will supposedly cover Rambo\u2019s time in Vietnam, though, so perhaps Centineo\u2019s recent turn in Alex Garland\u2019s <\/span>Warfare<\/span><\/i> helped him secure the role. Earlier this year, Centineo\u2019s Netflix series <\/span>The Recruit<\/span><\/i> was canceled<\/a>. But he\u2019s clearly got other irons in the fire, including a role in the upcoming <\/span>Street Fighter<\/span><\/i><\/a> adaptation<\/a> opposite Jason Momoa. Should the Rambo origin story proceed, <\/span>Deadline<\/span><\/i> reports it will shoot early 2026 in Thailand.<\/span><\/p>\n