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Published 20:56 IST, October 3rd 2018

Sylvester Stallone Unveils First Look From 'Rambo 5' As He Starts Shooting For The Film

Hollywood veteran Sylvester Stallone who is all set to resume his role as the iconic 'John Rambo' in the fifth and final franchise of the action loaded 'Rambo' film series, unveiled his first look from the film.

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Veteran Hollywood actor Sylvester Stallone who is all set to resume his role as the iconic 'John Rambo' in the fifth and final franchise of the action loaded 'Rambo' film series, unveiled his first look from the film. As the actor started shooting for 'Rambo 5' on Tuesday, October 2, he took to social media to share pictures from the sets where he can be seen in a completely different avatar. Unlike the iconic Rambo look with long hair, the actor can be seen in short hair.

In the first picture shared by the actor on his official Instagram account, he can be seen donning a cowboy outfit. He can be seen wearing a grey plaid shirt, a cowboy hat, tan gloves, and chap, and a watch. Announcing the first-day shoot, he captioned the post as saying, "Tonight we start filming…!"

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In the second picture shared by the 72-year-old, he can be seen riding a horse wearing a long black leather jacket and a cowboy hat that partially covers his face. The location for the film's shoot seems to be in America's Wild West. The ravishing look of the actor will definitely impress the Rambo fans. The actor captioned the post saying, "Comes a Horseman Wild and Free. @rambomovie #rambo5"

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The Hollywood veteran was first featured as the iconic John Rambo in Ted Kotcheff's directorial 'First Blood' that released on December 18, 1982, following which he has resumed the character in three other sequels of the action drama including 'Rambo: First Blood Part 2' (1985), 'Rambo 3' (1988), 'Rambo' (2008). 'Rambo 5' is scheduled to release on 2019, however, the exact date has not been announced yet.

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On the other hand, 'The Expendables' star will be next seen in boxing drama, 'Creed 2' which began filming in April is slated to release a November 21.  Sylvester is all set to reprise his role as Rocky Balboa in the film which also stars Michael B Jordan in the lead role. Moreover, the actor has also been rope for 'The Expendables 4' where he will rejoin co-star Jason Statham. 

19:14 IST, October 3rd 2018