Harvey Weinstein Wants Another Rambo Sequel?

Filmstalker found this 1/28/2008 on www.firstshowing.net [flag]

The latest film in the Rambo franchise opened just this past weekend to mediocre results. The film placed second below Meet the Spartans with a box office total of $18.1 million over the weekend. However, Harvey Weinstein, of The Weinstein Company, mentioned to Nikki Finke at Deadline Hollywood that he wants to see yet another sequel, and "even has a plot in mind 'bringing the character ... [link]

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Another Rambo?
Published 1/28/2008 at Filmstalker
... of another Rambo film, even though this was intended to be the closing episode of the Rambo series, it seems that everyone is wanting more. Now it's Harvey Weinstein's turn. His comments are very vague, but it's showing much more appetite for another Rambo film, and there are a growing number of voices coming out in support of it, and not just from Sylvester Stallone either. Weinstein spoke about the film to Deadline Hollywood Daily (sorry I can't grab the link at the moment) through First Showing and said: "I like the idea of an older guy kicking ass. Maybe it's because I'm ...

Harvey Weinstein Wants More Rambo
Published 1/28/2008 by john@themovieblog.com (John Campea) at The Movie Blog
... Well it looks like Harvey Weinstein has not yet had his fill of John Rambo. We get word today that he is interested in putting out another shoot em up with the legendary bowman. This story comes to us from the mouth of Weinstein, thanks to our friends at firstshowing: ...

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