Noah Centineo to Play Young John Rambo in New Prequel Film

Noah Centineo is stepping into some very big boots. The actor is set to portray a young John Rambo — the iconic role made famous by Sylvester Stallone — in John Rambo, a new prequel movie from Millennium Media.

The original Rambo saga began with 1982’s First Blood, based on David Morrell’s 1972 novel about a troubled Vietnam War veteran and former U.S. Army Special Forces soldier skilled in weaponry, hand-to-hand combat, and guerrilla warfare. Over the years, the franchise grew to five films — First Blood (1982), Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985), Rambo III (1988), Rambo (2008), and Rambo: Last Blood (2019) — earning more than $800 million worldwide.

Centineo first gained recognition on the TV series The Fosters before becoming a household name as Peter Kavinsky in Netflix’s hit To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before films. He went on to star in and executive produce the Netflix spy series The Recruit, and in 2022 played Atom Smasher opposite Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson in Black Adam.

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More recently, Centineo appeared in Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland’s A24 war drama Warfare as gunner Brian Zawi, sharing the screen with Joseph Quinn, Kit Connor, Charles Melton, and D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai. His other credits include Charlie’s Angels and Sierra Burgess Is a Loser.

Beyond acting, Centineo runs his own production company, Arkhum Productions, alongside Enzo Marc. The banner’s first feature, Our Hero, Balthazar, premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival earlier this year. Written and directed by Oscar Boyson, the black comedy follows a wealthy teen who uses social media to call for stricter gun laws as a bid for attention — only to have his life upended after meeting an online troll planning a school shooting.

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Centineo is represented by WME and Myman Greenspan Fox.