Noah Centineo is attached to play a young John Rambo, the role made famous by Sylvester Stallone, in a new “Rambo” prequel from Millennium Media titled “John Rambo.”
The first “Rambo” film was based on David Morrell’s 1972 novel “First Blood,” about a troubled Vietnam War veteran and former U.S. Army Special Forces Soldier who is expert in weaponry, hand-to-hand combat and guerrilla warfare. The five-film franchise, consisting of “First Blood” (1982), “Rambo: First Blood Part II” (1985), “Rambo III” (1988), “Rambo” (2008) and “Rambo: Last Blood” (2019), has grossed over $800 million worldwide.
Centineo rose to fame for his role on “The Fosters” before breaking out with a scene-stealing turn as heartthrob Peter Kavinsky in Netflix’s “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” films. Centineo also starred in and executive produced the spy adventure series “The Recruit” for the streamer. In 2022, the actor appeared opposite Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson in “Black Adam” as Atom Smasher. Most recently, he portrayed gunner Brian Zawi in Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland’s “Warfare” for A24, alongside Joseph Quinn, Kit Connor, Charles Melton and D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai. Additional credits include “Charlie’s Angels” and “Sierra Burgess Is a Loser.”
Centineo also helms production banner Arkhum Productions alongside Enzo Marc, which debuted its first feature “Our Hero, Balthazar” at Tribeca earlier this year. Written and directed by Oscar Boyson, the film is a black comedy about a wealthy teen who makes social media videos pleading for stricter gun laws as a ploy to get attention, before his life changes when he meets up with an online troll who says he’s planning a school shooting.
Centineo is represented by WME and Myman Greenspan Fox.
Deadline was first to report the news.