Stallone Confirms: Rambo Is Retired

It looks like that nasty rumour of Rambo headed to television has been put to be once and for all, at least with Stallone’s involvement.  In a new interview with Variety, the following has been published;

Stallone had previously said publicly that he was working on “Rambo V,” but he thinks the character is done. “The heart’s willing, but the body says, ‘Stay home!’” he says. “It’s like fighters that go back for one last round and get clobbered. Leave it to someone else.” He’s also not involved in the “Rambo” TV series, which focuses on the character’s son. “I don’t want to cast aspersions,” Stallone says, “but it’s delicate to try to replace a character with his son. I’ve seen the son of Flicka, the son of Tarzan, the son of King Kong. It’s a very difficult premise.”

The series, if it goes ahead was said to follow Stallone’s John Rambo character and his son J.R. who is an ex-Navy Seal.  It follows the Beverly Hills Cop TV pilot, where Axel Foley supported his ‘son’ as a successor.