Sylvester Stallone Wanted To Do "Rambo" Prequel De-Aged With AI

Dan Lalonde
Sep 18
2 min read

Sylvester Stallone AI Rambo Noah Centineo

What classic film would you want to see get a prequel or sequel using the actor to be de-aged? No, the 'Cosby Show' and '7th Heaven' aren't movies.

Sylvester Stallone recently did an interview with Playlist discussing the new 'Rambo' prequel film starring Noah Centineo and directed by Jalmari Helander (Sisu). Stallone tried playing Rambo again, but using AI to de-age himself: “Everyone thought I was crazy. AI is sophisticated enough to go through Saigon to see him at 18 years old and basically use the same image. So it isn’t as big a stretch."

"I wanted Rambo to be the nicest guy in the school, the valedictorian, the prom king, and all that stuff. And when he goes to Vietnam, he thinks it’s going to be a three-week hit-and-run, and you see him being tortured and captured, his friends murdered, one thing after another, and [his] life in Saigon. And that’s how I became the way I became, but originally I was bon vivant–that kind of thing. And I thought, ‘We could do this with AI,’ but [we] procrastinated too long and they took it over and, I hope, you know, good luck."

Stallone was asked about Centineo replacing him and the pressure that entails: “It’s very, very hard. He may do a stellar job, but you’re overcoming this because I went through it with 'Get Carter.' Everyone loves the original, and then you’re always fighting that prejudice.”

Does anyone want to see more 'Rambo' with Stallone? Can we call AI from now on CGI so that no animators are out of work? Comment below with your thoughts.