Three-time Oscar nominee Sylvester Stallone emerged from his trailer proudly wielding his character’s ‘heart-stopper’ knife on the Spanish set of Rambo 5 on Friday.
The 72-year-old action star resumes his role as troubled Vietnam War veteran John Rambo and he co-wrote the screenplay for the fifth and final film of the violent franchise – blasting into theaters in fall 2019.
Joining the native New Yorker in Madrid was Dietmar Pohl, whose company Pohl Force Knives Germany crafted the stainless steel weapon.
‘Heart-stopper’: Three-time Oscar nominee Sylvester Stallone emerged from his trailer proudly wielding his character’s new knife on the Spanish set of Rambo 5 on Friday
‘Unstoppable as you will see…razor sharp…super powerful…most perfect design for battle ever…you will see,’ Sly (born Michael) gushed on November 5.
‘On top of the handle is the brass fixture called “the Skullcrusher,” which will come in handy.’
As the two men posed together, two staffers held umbrellas over their heads to shield them from the drizzle.
‘It’s so rewarding after so many years in the [business] to be truly excited about being in an extraordinary scene,’ Stallone wrote on Instagram last month.
Blasting into theaters in fall 2019! The 72-year-old action star resumes his role as troubled Vietnam War veteran John Rambo and he co-wrote the screenplay for the fifth and final film of the violent franchise
Point person: Joining the native New Yorker in Madrid was Dietmar Pohl (L), whose company Pohl Force Knives Germany crafted the stainless steel weapon
Sly gushed on November 5: ‘Unstoppable as you will see…razor sharp…super powerful…most perfect design for battle ever…you will see. On top of the handle is the brass fixture called “the Skullcrusher,” which will come in handy’
Handlers: As the two men posed together, two staffers held umbrellas over their heads to shield them from the drizzle
‘This [has] been a very tough shoot and I am missing family and home, but hopefully it’ll all be worth it.’
The prior four Rambo installments starring the Golden Globe winner and spanning 1982-2008 collectively amassed $727.8M at the box office.
Director Adrian Grunberg (Get the Gringo) takes the helm, which has been shooting in Spain and Bulgaria since October 2.
In it, the Green Beret drifter-turned-cowboy heads South of the border to battle one of Mexico’s most ruthless cartels and retrieve his housekeeper’s kidnapped daughter Gabrielle.
Stallone wrote on Instagram last month: ‘It’s so rewarding after so many years in the [business] to be truly excited about being in an extraordinary scene. This [has] been a very tough shoot and I am missing family and home, but hopefully it’ll all be worth it’
Franchise: The prior four Rambo installments starring the Golden Globe winner and spanning 1982-2008 collectively amassed $727.8M at the box office
Action! Director Adrian Grunberg (Get the Gringo) takes the helm, which has been shooting in Spain and Bulgaria since October 2
MTV’s Faking It star Yvette Monreal will make her big-screen debut portraying the damsel in distress Gabrielle – according to THR.
When audiences last saw the US Army Special Forces soldier, he had finally returned to a rural horse farm in the States marked with a rusted ‘R. Rambo’ mailbox.
Óscar Jaenada (The Man Who Killed Don Quixote) and Sergio Peris-Mencheta (Life Itself) play the villainous brothers Victor and Hugo Martinez.
Nice chaps: In it, the Green Beret drifter-turned-cowboy heads South of the border to battle one of Mexico’s most ruthless cartels and retrieve his housekeeper’s kidnapped daughter Gabrielle (pictured October 2)
Kidnap victim: MTV’s Faking It star Yvette Monreal will make her big-screen debut portraying the damsel in distress Gabrielle (pictured June 4)
Home sweet home: When audiences last saw the US Army Special Forces soldier, he had finally returned to a rural horse farm in the States marked with a rusted ‘R. Rambo’ mailbox
The 43-year-old Spaniard has shared several BTS snaps, including the Mars-like landscape of volcano Mount Teide on Tenerife in the Canary Islands.
Rocky 5 – rumored to be titled ‘Last Blood’ – also features Manuel Uriza, Joaquín Cosío, Paz Vega, Adriana Barraza, Díana Bermudez, Aaron Cohen, and Owen Davis.
But first, Sylvester returns to the ring as producer, co-writer, and boxing trainer Rocky Balboa in Creed II, which hits US theaters Wednesday and UK theaters November 30.
‘The Martinez Brothers are in da house!’ Óscar Jaenada (L) and Sergio Peris-Mencheta (R) play the villainous brothers Victor and Hugo Martinez (pictured Sunday)
Bling: The 43-year-old Spaniard has shared several BTS snaps, including the Mars-like landscape of volcano Mount Teide on Tenerife in the Canary Islands (pictured Saturday)
‘Movember’: Rocky 5 – rumored to be titled ‘Last Blood’ – also features Manuel Uriza (M), Joaquín Cosío, Paz Vega, Adriana Barraza, Díana Bermudez, Aaron Cohen, and Owen Davis
Director Steven Caple Jr. takes the helm from Ryan Coogler for the eighth Rocky installment also starring Michael B. Jordan, Dolph Lundgren, Tessa Thompson, and Phylicia Rashad.
When the Italian stallion isn’t in front of the camera he bonds with his three daughters – Sophia, 22; Sistine, 20; and Scarlet, 16 – with third wife Jennifer Flavin since 1997.
Stallone is also father to 39-year-old son Seargeoh with ex-wife #1 Sasha Czack, but their eldest Sage died age 36 from heart complications in 2012.
Knockout: But first, Sly returns to the ring as producer, co-writer, and boxing trainer Rocky Balboa in Creed II, which hits US theaters Wednesday and UK theaters November 30
‘Out with the family!’ When the Italian stallion isn’t in front of the camera he bonds with his three daughters – Sophia, 22; Sistine, 20; and Scarlet, 16 – with third wife Jennifer Flavin since 1997 (pictured September 1)