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Sylvester Stallone is doing the media rounds to promote Tulsa King season three, and was asked what his thoughts are on Noah Centineo, the actor who is believed to be playing a young John Rambo.<\/p>\n
When confronted with the notion of turning 80 next July, during a recent interview with Entertainment Tonight<\/a>, Stallone responded with his typical good humor, \u201cIt must be a mistake,\u201d he joked to his questioner, Jessica Moore.<\/p>\n Of course, Sly has plenty to be happy about. While the third season of the incredibly popular \u201cTulsa King\u201d on Paramount+ premiered just days ago, it has already been renewed for a fourth series. And that\u2019s not the only Stallone project that continues to spawn spin-offs and sequels. With six Rocky movies, three Creed spin-offs, four Expendables released (and counting), it appears that Rambo could get a sixth instalment, with a prequel movie and an actor already chosen to play the young soldier, potentially taking place before or during the Vietnam War.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t know much about the young man,\u201d explained Stallone when asked about the casting of Noah Centineo, who\u2019s credits include Black Adam (2022) and the upcoming Street Fighter movie. \u201cBut it\u2019s going to be quite a challenge,\u201d expanded Sly, perhaps reflecting on the many stunts that he performed himself during the last five instalments. You see I had an idea for that too,\u201d said Stallone, who had pitched an AI driven movie that could de-age the original actor<\/a>. While that idea was ultimately rejected, the challenge that Centineo will face in order to fill Stallone\u2019s combat boots will be massive. \u201cIt\u2019s very, very hard,\u201d Stallone told Variety in another recent interview. \u201cHe may do a stellar job, but you\u2019re overcoming this because I went through it with Get Carter (originally starring Michael Caine). Everyone loves the original, and then you\u2019re always fighting that prejudice.\u201d<\/p>\n Still, Sly wished the best for the young upstart. \u201cI think he could be fantastic, I really do,\u201d he explained, noting that his vision for the younger character was that John Rambo was a popular guy, great at college sports, and a straight-A student before the war broke him down and turned him \u201cinto this havoc machine.\u201d<\/p>\n The Rambo character was first created by David Morell in the novel, First Blood, and became an iconic figure in 1982 thanks to Stallone\u2019s portrayal, which provided a masterclass in both emotion and physicality. While critics and fans may debate the quality of the more recent Rambo movies, the series has generated over $800 million dollars worldwide.<\/p>\nNoah Centineo Has Been Cast as \u201cYoung Rambo\u201d<\/h2>\n