Who says Rambo, the volatile veteran of the Vietnam War with a chip on his massive shoulder, isn't relevant?
Sylvester Stallone on Monday announced at Comic-Con in San Diego that the latest installation in the Rambo franchise, Last Blood, will see John Rambo take on the Islamic State.
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That hardly means the plot of Last Blood is set in stone. Stallone previously said the movie would be set in Mexico, a Rambo-ized version of No Country for Old Men.
Update: Looks like Stallone didn't actually say this. The Independent and others based their reports on a hoax site.
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