Sylvester Stallone unveils the trailer of "Rambo V" during the emotional tribute to Cannes – Deadline

Friday Sylvester Stallone at the Cannes Film Festival ended with an honorary career retrospective of Rocky and Rambo star, topped with a quick look at his upcoming Millennium Entertainment film Rambo V – Last Blood, that he co-wrote.

After a standing ovation (of which Stallone was torn apart) and an introduction by Cannes chef Thierry Frémaux, a very hot movie was launched with Stallone's praiseworthy speech in the 1978 truckers syndicate movie FIST."We're going back there, and they're not going to kill us anymore, they're not going to burn us down anymore, they're not going to kill us anymore …" before the union members make a cry of fever "One Fist ! One Fist! "The soundtrack lit up Survivor Rocky III "Eye of the Tiger" and the crowd cheered in unison, continuing until Bill Conti Rocky theme "Go fly now".

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Unlike the history of Robert de Niro's Cannes career, dominated by Harvey Weinstein's praise of the Oscar-winning double actor three years ago, none of his contemporaries or co-stars speeches. Rambo V – The last blood Producer Avi Lerner and co-star Paz Vega were at the Grand Theater Lumière, alongside Jennifer Flavin, wife of Stallone, and her daughter Sistine Rose Stallone, star of the upcoming Entertainment Studios film. 47 meters lower: without cage.

Stallone, starring, said, "When I started, I just wanted to get a job. Then I discovered writing and it was a fun way to express myself. You know, without fail, if I had done what I wanted to do, it would be over. But the fact is that I failed and found something else to do: being able to take the words inside and put them on the page, hoping they relate to everyone. I want to thank the power of the written word. This is the most amazing event I have ever seen. I did not expect that. "

And then everyone at the Big Light could see what the CinemaCon crowd could not see during the Lionsgate session: the Rambo V – The last blood trailer.

The trailer begins with images of Rambo Ranch. "I've never talked about it before, because I may never live," he says in a voice-over against chains of pinched countries. "Nobody would understand," he says in a weapons bunker. As the action moves to Mexico, Rambo says, "All these years, I have kept my secrets, but the time has come to face my past. If it's looking for me … "- Rambo at the center of a gang with weapons pointed at him -" Death will be welcome ". We see Rambo building weapons in his barn, aiming at his bow and an armed man coming down to his ranch. . The last move is to lift his signature knife and cut it.

Earlier today, at a Masterclass in Cannes, Stallone shared more information about Rambo VPlot that Martin Scorsese and Niro did when they discussed their upcoming gangster movie L & # 39; Irish during their sitdown Tribeca Film Festival.

Before the new 4K DCP print of the 1982 film was screened at the GTL, Frémaux asked Stallone to share some memories of First blood

"Nobody wanted to do this movie. I was the 11th choice. Every actor, every major player said "No". That made me think, why is everyone afraid of this movie? It was a very different project. He was a man fighting his own country. But I thought that there was something because of Vietnam. There are many men who have suffered in the world. If I could tell their story, it might be interesting, "said Stallone.

"When I wrote the script, I decided that he would not say anything. He would have almost no dialogue, "continued Stallone." The producer yelled, "I paid you all this money! You must speak "I said" No, no one understands me anyway. "

Stallone said that once the film was finished, none of the studios would distribute it. So far, producers have presented 20 minutes of First blood to a group of distributors.

"Those 20 minutes – they loved it and it changed my life," said Stallone.

the Rambo The franchise through four films has brought in nearly $ 728 million worldwide, unadjusted for inflation. Rambo V – The last blood opens September 20 via Lionsgate in the United States.