Over at Deadline Hollywood, Harvey Weinstein hinted that another "Rambo" sequel is already planned and will involve bringing the character back to the United States.
The comments come after the latest (and fourth) "Rambo" film opened to a solid but unspectacular $18.1 million and second place spot over the weekend.
Despite "Rambo III" taking in $53m domestic back in 1988 - an amount this "Rambo" isn't expected to top despite two decades of inflation - Weinstein is bullish over its economic prospects. Perhaps the retro factor of the character and all the kick-booty nostalgia may resonate with fans.
Weinstein's hopes lie in the international market as the "Rambo" films, like the James Bond series, have consistently made 75% of their profit overseas - a quite different margin than other action franchises like superhero films or the Jason Bourne series which earn notably more domestically than internationally.
Yet analysts predict Harv may be disappointed with global totals considering the political climate change in the past two decades, and the anti-American sentiment (or more specifically the anti-Bush sentiment) that has pervaded even other Western cultures in the post-Iraq environment.
Even more interesting, is that the other day, Sly dropped a hint that he'd love to take the green beret into another realm. Perhaps supernatural? Perhaps alien?
Whatever the case, we're on board.
