Rambo: Last Blood

Rambo: Last Blood
Rambo: Last Blood
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Adrian Grünberg
Screenplay by	Matthew Cirulnick; Sylvester Stallone;
Story by	Dan Gordon; Sylvester Stallone;
Based on	John Rambo; by David Morrell
Produced by	Avi Lerner; Kevin King Templeton; Yariv Lerner; Les Weldon;
Starring	Sylvester Stallone; Paz Vega; Sergio Peris-Mencheta; Adriana Barraza; Yvette Monreal; Genie Kim aka Yenah Han; Joaquín Cosío; Oscar Jaenada;
Cinematography	Brendan Galvin
Edited by	Todd E. Miller; Carsten Kurpanek;
Music by	Brian Tyler
Production; companies	Balboa Productions; Dadi Film (HK) Ltd.; Millennium Media; Templeton Media; Campbell Grobman Films;
Distributed by	Lionsgate
Release date	September 20, 2019;
Running time	89 minutes; (US, UK, Canada); 101 minutes; (International);
Country	United States
Languages	English ; Spanish
Budget	$50 million
Box office	$95.1 million

Rambo: Last Blood^[a] is a 2019 American action film directed by Adrian Grünberg. The screenplay was co-written by Matthew Cirulnick and Sylvester Stallone, from a story by Dan Gordon and Stallone, and is based on the character John Rambo created by author David Morrell for his novel First Blood. A sequel to Rambo (2008), it is the fifth installment in the Rambo franchise and stars Stallone as Rambo, alongside Paz Vega, Sergio Peris-Mencheta, Adriana Barraza, Yvette Monreal, Genie Kim aka Yenah Han, Joaquín Cosío, and Oscar Jaenada. In the film, Rambo travels to Mexico to save his adopted niece, who has been kidnapped by a Mexican cartel and forced into prostitution.

Plans for a fifth film were announced on and off again since 2008, with different iterations developed and cancelled. The film was finally announced in May 2018, with Grünberg attached to direct. Principal photography began in October 2018 in Bulgaria and Spain and ended in December 2018, with additional photography in May 2019. Brian Tyler returned to score the film.

Rambo: Last Blood was theatrically released on September 20, 2019, to negative reviews from critics with criticisms aimed at its screenwriting, graphic violence and accusations of racist and xenophobic attitudes towards Mexico, but the action sequences and Stallone's performances received praise for his return in the lead role.^[9]^[10] The film grossed $91.5 million worldwide against a production budget of $50 million and print and advertisement costs of $30 million.

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^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (May 24, 2019). "Sylvester Stallone Celebrated At Cannes: Promises 'Serious Vengeance' In 'Rambo V', Rebooting 'Cobra' & Plans For New 'Rocky'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on July 2, 2019. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
^ Gibbons, Fiachra; Pratviel, Nicolas (May 24, 2019). "Stallone jokes about elocution school at sneak peek of 'Rambo V'". Yahoo News. Archived from the original on July 2, 2019. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
^ Parker, Ryan (May 30, 2019). "John Rambo Faces His Past in First Trailer For 'Last Blood'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
^ Graeme McMillan (September 19, 2019). "'Rambo: Last Blood' - What the Critics Are Saying". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on September 20, 2019. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
^ Trepany, Charles (September 21, 2019). "Is 'Rambo: Last Blood' any good? Critics call it a 'MAGA fantasy,' 'orgy of death'". USA Today. Retrieved September 21, 2019.

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[6] D'Alessandro, Anthony (May 24, 2019). "Sylvester Stallone Celebrated At Cannes: Promises 'Serious Vengeance' In 'Rambo V', Rebooting 'Cobra' & Plans For New 'Rocky'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on July 2, 2019. Retrieved July 1, 2019.

[7] Gibbons, Fiachra; Pratviel, Nicolas (May 24, 2019). "Stallone jokes about elocution school at sneak peek of 'Rambo V'". Yahoo News. Archived from the original on July 2, 2019. Retrieved July 1, 2019.

[8] Parker, Ryan (May 30, 2019). "John Rambo Faces His Past in First Trailer For 'Last Blood'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 21, 2019.

[graeme-10] Graeme McMillan (September 19, 2019). "'Rambo: Last Blood' - What the Critics Are Saying". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on September 20, 2019. Retrieved September 20, 2019.

[charles-11] Trepany, Charles (September 21, 2019). "Is 'Rambo: Last Blood' any good? Critics call it a 'MAGA fantasy,' 'orgy of death'". USA Today. Retrieved September 21, 2019.

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