Briefly: Just last week it was revealed that FOX was developing a Rambo television series, tentatively titled Rambo: New Blood.

At the time, it was unknown whether or not series star Sylvester Stallone would appear in the series, but it looked as though he was at least attached to executive produce.

Now, it (sadly) looks like that’s not the case. A new report from Deadline notes that Stallone’s representatives stated that  “Contrary to reports, Sylvester Stallone has opted not to participate in the planned Rambo television series in any way at all.”

Stallone himself added “I wish the others well with the project.”

It’s certainly a little sad, as Stallone’s involvement is certainly what had me most exciting for the in-development series. As a huge Rambo fan, in any case, I’ll certainly be giving it a chance whether he’s associated with it or not.

Are you looking forward to the series? Even knowing just how much Rambo‘s intense violence will have to be toned down to even make it on television? Be sure to let us know in the comments below!

According to Deadline, Fox has inked a deal with Sylvester Stallone to develop and executive produce a ‘Rambo‘ series tentatively titled ‘Rambo: New Blood‘ . The series is rumored to explore the complex relationship between Rambo and his son, J.R., an ex-Navy SEAL. It’s still not clear whether or not Stallone will be a main stay on the show or just show up in the pilot as a introduction for J.R. since it has never been previously mentioned that Rambo ever fathered a child.

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A fifth ‘Rambo’ movie has been in the works for years. The most recent news was that the final movie would be ‘Rambo: Last Stand’, that would have seen Rambo taking the fight to Mexican drug cartels. I would have loved to see this version of a Rambo going head to head with Danny Trejo in a ‘El Mariachi’ style of movie.

Are you excited for a ‘RAMBO’ T.V. series? Let us know in the comments.

With Creed on its way to theaters, Robert Rodriguez will sit down with Sylvester Stallone on a new episode of The Director’s Chair. Primed to air this Sunday, November 15 at 8pm ET/PT, the rebel filmmaker and the Italian Stallion will meet once again (Rodriguez directed Stallone in Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over) to talk about his stellar career, from Rocky to Rambo and all the way to The Expendables.

In honor of the episode, El Rey and Geekscape are teaming up once again for an awesome poster giveaway! We’re giving away FIVE (5) of these incredible posters from artist Paul Shipper.

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How do you get one? It’s very simple.

Invite three of your friends to like El Rey and Geekscape on Facebook. Then, on the Geekscape Facebook post advertising this contest, comment below with your Expendables codename. Jet Li was Yin Yang. Randy Couture was Toll Road. The awesome Terry Crews? Hale Caesar. Sylvester Stallone, Barney Ross. (Hey, it works.) So tell us yours, and we’ll pick the winners by Saturday, November 14. Good luck!

Briefly: It’s been a few months since we’ve seen anything new from Rambo: The Video Game (the last trailer debuted back in November), but Reef Entertainment has just debuted a new preview, and it’s just as awesome as you’d expect.

Our previous thoughts about the game being on-rails appear to be true, as the video’s description states that “RAMBO ® THE VIDEO GAME will be a fixed-perspective, first-person shooter & action game allowing players to fill the combat boots of John Rambo on a violent journey through iconic action sequences from the original three legendary Rambo movies.”

Alright, Rambo: The Video Game looks pretty bad. But could it maybe, just maybe, be so bad, that it’s excellent? Only time will tell! Rambo: The Video Game hits PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 later in 2014. Take a look at the newest trailer below, and let us know what you think!

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Briefly: Reef Entertainment today debuted a new gameplay trailer for the long awaited Rambo: The Video Game.

The preview shows off plenty of the game’s action scenes. From Rambo’s classic bow, ripping out someone’s throat with a knife, to right out exploding a dude, this game looks to have it all. Sure, the graphics are kinda bad, but it’s a freaking Rambo game.

The title covers the events of Rambo I, II, and III, so action lovers young and old should find something to feel nostalgic about when Rambo: The Video Game hits PS3, Xbox 360, and PC in early 2014. Watch the new trailer below, and let us know what you think!

Briefly: I certainly wasn’t expecting to read this today.

Entertainment One and Nu Image have joined forces to produce a Rambo television series.

Details on the project are still (very) scarce, but franchise star Sylvester Stallone is in talks to join the project at a creative level… and possibly even reprise his role.

Take a look at the full announcement below, and let us know if this is a show you’d watch! Is there any way to capture the spirit of Rambo, without it being unbelievable violent? Won’t a series have to tone things down a lot?

Entertainment One (eOne) announced today that it has firmed up a co-development pact with Avi Lerner (Rambo, The Expendables) and Nu Image to develop and produce a television series based on Rambo.

Under their exclusive option arrangement, the partners will collectively develop the series and shop it to broadcasters in the US and internationally. The parties are currently in negotiations with Sylvester Stallone to be involved with the project on a creative level as well as potentially reprise his iconic role as the original Rambo.

Rambo is a cult classic series of movies and an epic feature film character starring Sylvester Stallone as John Rambo. Based on the David Morell novel “First Blood,” the film is about a troubled Vietnam War veteran and former Green Beret who is skilled in many aspects of survival, weaponry, hand to hand combat and guerrilla warfare. The series consists of the films First Blood, Rambo: First Blood Part II, Rambo III and Rambo.

“We’re thrilled to join forces with a renowned producer like Avi and the Nu Image team. The ability to fuse the big screen and the small screen through Avi’s feature film expertise and eOne’s domestic production capabilities and international distribution infrastructure, makes for a highly complementary partnership,” said John Morayniss, CEO, eOne Television. “Rambo fans cover all demographics and we’re confident that we’ll quickly find this series a home.”

“I’m happy to be partnering with a prolific company like Entertainment One who has a track record of creating high quality programming for their broadcast partners around the world,” commented Lerner. “And I’m excited by the prospect of collaborating again with my good friend Sly for an encore in this next phase of the Rambo legacy.”

The television series will be produced by eOne in association with Lerner and Nu Image. Executive producers will include John Morayniss for eOne and Lerner for Nu Image, with eOne handling the worldwide rights to the series in all media.

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Reef Entertainment today debuted a new trailer for the long awaited Rambo: The Video Game.

The preview shows little gameplay, but plenty of action. From Rambo’s classic bow, ripping out someone’s throat with a knife, to right out exploding a dude, this game looks to have it all.

The title covers the events of Rambo I, II, and III, so action lovers young and old should find something to feel nostalgic about when Rambo: The Video Game hits PS3, Xbox 360, and PC this Winter. Watch the new trailer below, and let us know what you think!

Today, August 3rd, will go down in history. It is the day we get the first teaser trailer for the upcoming Teyon game “Rambo“. Take a gander below:

Now really, there isn’t anything here. Just some clips from some movies. But what is here is hope. Hope that the relatively unknown Polish studio will churn out a game that is epic.

The game is said to be a combination of first person and “fixed perspective” action sequences that feature cover and destructible environments. A playable demo will be available at the Gamescom conference.  Release date is TBA, though PC is confirmed as a platform it will be released on.

Yeah, that’s right. Part 1. This is such an in depth topic that it’s getting a sequel.

Everyone has a fictional character they’d bang, whether it’s someone from a movie, a comic, or a car insurance company. So the Geekscape staff put together their top 5 lists, High Fidelity style. We even got The Devastator’s Geoffrey Golden in on the action!

Molly ‘Mayhem’ Mahan

Rambo: I actually poised a similar question to my mother the other day (we have that kind of relationship), only it was “Rocky or Rambo?” She went with Rocky and I couldn’t disagree more. While I do love the Italian Stallion, few things get me going more than a man who knows how to wield a bow (It’s the Dinah Lance in me). I remember watching the fourth one (yes, with Old Man Stallone) and the minute he whipped out the compound bow and started laying waste to the enemy, I melted. Additionally, he’s a soldier who disdains the government and authority, but still accepts (or at least performs) his mission, meaning he knows how to follow orders even if he thinks it’s a little weird and will go out of his way to perform. Hardly sounds expendable in the bedroom to me, amiright? And don’t tell me that guy isn’t in some serious need of sexual healing. Bow chicka bow wow.

Ares, God of War: As played by the late-great Kevin Tod Smith on Hercules and Xena: Warrior Princess (did you seriously think you’d get away with me not talking about Xena?). Though a complete and utter asshole on Herc, when the God of War showed up on Xena he was still a bastard, but a lovable one at that. I watched this show during my formative years, so the heat and passion between the two was always something I wanted for
myself, and at times seemed like the ideal. And he could be as sweet as a teddy bear at times, too, so he wasn’t all bad. I watched the show religiously during my formative years, so Ares became without a doubt the embodiment of what I found (and still find) sexy.

Tyrion Lannister: All the other fangirls can have their Jon Snows and Jaime Lannisters, I’ll go with the half-man who has proven time and time again that he knows what to do with a woman. Bonus: he doesn’t feel bad about it nor have incestuous leanings. That clever
tongue of his ain’t half bad either.

Jason Todd: Pre-boot, post-resurrection, and in the Hush black leather costume, please. The man’s got daddy issues, has died and come back, and is hell bent for vengeance. Don’t even try to tell me the sex wouldn’t be crazy awesome. Also, I think that random which patch of hair he had in that costume was cool, I don’t care how little sense it made, it was a neat aesthetic. Plus, banging one of the Robins (especially the one that has been the source of such angst in Bat-lore) just feels so awesomely perverse, I can’t help it.

Saotome Ranma from Ranma 1/2: Although a dude, he can change into a girl when hit with cold water. That must be experienced. Preferably by me.

Looking back on this collection, I realize that I may have some anger issues.

Dave Biscella

Dagger: I’m one of the few that LOVE Cloak & Dagger, so I figure that will give me an in. Plus I could use the line, ‘My addiction to you is one addiction you can’t cure.’

Ariel: She’s clearly pretty confident based on the way she dresses. She’s got beautiful red hair and a nice singing voice. Also, always wet.

Harley Quinn: It’d be like hooking up with a hot Juggalette without having to listen to ICP blare in the background.

Tinkerbell: Petite. Blonde. Looks good in green. Can fly. Can’t talk. Perfect mate.

Ryan Gosling in Drive: He won’t let anybody hurt me.

Ben Dunn

Mystique: The only correct answer to the “Which Fictional Character Would You Bang” question is Mystique. I include all incarnations of this blue skinned she-devil. Movies, comics, video games. The reason being that she can fulfill any sexual fantasy you have. Want to bang Kate Upton? Scarlett Johannson? Ros from Game of Thrones? She can be all of those! You would never have to look elsewhere again.

Echo (Dollhouse): Same reason as Mystique, only she gets to keep Eliza’s amazing body.

Jess (New Girl): Not only is she hot like Zooey Deschanel, but she’s super adorkable! Plus, it seems like she is up for whatever. Definitely couldn’t take her after a few days, so this would probably have to be a one nighter.

Alishia Bailey (Misfits): Her super power seems a bit redundant really, a super hot chick who’s power is to make you want to have sex with her? It’s like a delicious cake having the power to make you want to eat it. Stupid. That being said, I don’t care if I don’t remember it afterward, would still bang.

Thorn (Bone): She has curves in all the right places. Plus she hangs out with a bunch of white Smurf rip-offs, so I would probably be HUGE by comparison!

Editor’s Note: Matt Kelley has called shenanigans on Ben, citing the ‘wishing for infinite wishes’ rule for naming Mystique. This brings up a lot of ethical issues: what do you think, readers?

Eric Diaz

Will Hunting: The titular character of Gus Van Sant’s movie Good Will Hunting, and probably actor Matt Damon’s breakout role. Will Hunting is a rough around the edges, smart ass blue collar type, who is secretly hiding a genius level brain and a sensitive soul. Combined with Damon’s then baby face, floppy blonde hair and lips that look like they were put on this Earth to do one thing, it is all pretty much my own personal form of kryptonite.

Audrey Horne: For twenty years now, Sherilyn Fenn’s portrayal of Twin Peak’s black haired sex kitten in saddle shoes and pleated skirts Audrey Horne has been my go to answer for “if you had to go hetero for one night, who would it be?” My answer will always remain Audrey. Either sultrily smoking cigarettes in high school bathrooms, rolling her eyes at those around her and their small town ways, or causing trouble by going undercover in Canadian brothels, Audrey was always the very definition of sex bomb to
me. It is also possible I really just want to BE Audrey more than bang Audrey…. And that’s not a crime.

The Vampire Lestat: Possibly my favorite fictional character period, Anne Rice’s vampire protagonist is tall, blonde, and kind of a prick (all weaknesses of mine with men) but ultimately a noble soul when it counts. Ya know, except for the whole killing people thing. Instead of brooding about his vampiric condition, he mostly enjoys it and loves all the sensual new pleasures it brings him. Lestat is the prototype for vampires like Spike on Buffy and Eric Northman on True Blood. Although portrayed on screen twice-first by Tom Cruise in an admirable attempt, and later by Stuart Townsend in a movie I’d burn every reel of if I could, neither could come close to evoking the novel’s version of Lestat’s
ambiguous omni-sexual nature. It remains the novel version alone that really gets my juices flowing.

Aquaman: I’m talking classic Aquaman, with the orange shirt, clean shaven face, with the short hair and the big trident (the hippie look Aquaman was a big turn off. I hate long hair on guys most of the time). Why Aquaman? Why not? He’s muscular, super strong and rules 75% of the Earth. Also, he’s tall and blonde, and that’s been my type since I first saw Sam J. Jones in Flash Gordon as a young kid, and got excited for the first time down there. I should mention that runner up in the comic book category has gotta be Dick Grayson/Nightwing. I mean, he’s an acrobat. Do the math.

Chris Evans as Captain America: I’ve never been all that crazy about Cap in the comics, at least not enough to get turned on by him, by Chris Evans’ portrayal of the aw-shucks do gooder with a heart of gold trapped in a little guy’s scrawny body, who then gets turned into sex on a stick gets me going every damn time. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve paused that Blu ray in the scene where he emerges from the super soldier transformation all shirtless and sweaty and hot and…yeah, I’d better stop now. I will
admit, this entry is 50% “omg I really want have sex with Chris Evans” so I don’t know how much of that is him being Cap or not, but I figure I’d get less flack if I posted Chris Evans as Cap and not Chris Evans as Johnny Storm. Who I would also happily have sex with.

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Special Guest Geoffrey Golden: A Girlfriend Approved Sex List

Let me preface this by saying that Amanda, my girlfriend and co-founder of our comedy magazine The Devastator, is not looking over my shoulder as I write this.

The only fictional characters I want to have sex with are ones that won’t make my beautiful, amazing girlfriend jealous. For example, Rosie the Robot from The Jetsons, a robot and not even a particularly attractive one at that (like, say, Lisa from Weird Science, who I definitely never fantasized about every day of 8th grade). Another robot I’d have sex with is Dot Matrix from Spaceballs, voiced by Joan Rivers, a trailblazing comedienne whose work I greatly respect.

Other characters I’d have sex with: Princess Fiona from Shrek, but only in ogre form, because I value inner beauty over outer beauty; the Librarian Ghost from Ghostbusters, assuming the physical contact we could make would be largely unpleasant; finally, Gaia from Captain Planet, who – according to Amanda – would be like having sex with a faint breeze. You know what, I’ll take it! On a related subject, do they make Captain Planet cockrings?

Some women do not want to read the phrase “Captain Planet cockrings” on a computer monitor.

Our culturally significant world changing discussion on cartoons we’d eff continues next week! BE THERE!

It’s safe to say that I am a man full of cynicism. I’ve done many horrible things, and it’s been pretty fun. However, upon viewing the new independent film Son of Rambow, my cynicism was stripped off of me as if I were reborn in holy light and hallelujah! I now love everyone! I even love the ones that I don’t really even LIKE or care to talk to! This feeling is going to fade very quickly though, so enjoy it now. The experience of watching Son of Rambow is like the scene in Ratatouille where the vampirish food critic, Anton Ego, takes a bite of the French stew and blasted back to childhood.

Here’s the setup for the uninitiated: Son of Rambow is about two 12-year-old children from opposite family backgrounds. Will Proudfoot ( Bill Milner ), whose name kind of sounds like a Hobbit’s, is from a family who is part of a religious sect called “The Brethren”. This religious sect, which has a name better suited for a band of mutant-powered terrorists, believes that all secular culture is the work of the devil. They do not watch TV, movies or listen to music, yet they live in the modern world and use electricity. They are kind of like the Amish, but without the balls to go a hundred percent Old School. The other boy, Lee Carter (Will Poulter), lives at a retirement home which his family runs. His parents are divorced, his father is a deadbeat dad, and his mother usually spends most of her time in France with her new boyfriend. His older brother, whom he idolizes, is supposed to take care of him, but treats him like a slave instead. A kid with a background like this is of course going to be the disobedient troublemaker child that nobody at school likes.

This all begins to change when Will sees a bootleg copy of Rambo: First Blood, the first movie he’s ever seen, and the two boys set out to make a sequel to the film for an amateur film competition. There is also a French kid, Didier Revol (Jules Sitruk), who in every scene he is in made me laugh like a little giggling girl because he’s just too cool. On top of all that, the kids are British and the movie is set in the 80’s, which gives it a welcome overdose of cuteness and awesomeness. This is all that I am willing to expose of the plot because the film unfolds so wonderfully and is so charming that the less said the better.

Many people might read this and dismiss this movie as overly cloy and too “Chicken Soup for the Soul” but I assure you that it is not. Director Garth Jennings conveys the story so personally and beautifully that you never once feel a toothache. The story itself feels to me like it was a less girl on girl, PG version of Peter Jackson’s Heavenly Creatures. There are two disparate characters who form a bond over a make believe world. That make believe world is rendered in such a hyper fantasy way that it makes you want to shed off the confines of your reality and crawl into the screen. Both movies are stunning achievements in filmmaking that make you feel the full gamut of emotion, ranging from deep laughter to teary sadness. The main differences between these two films are that there is no underage gayness, and no one receives a brick to the face in Son of Rambow. Everyone is the cast is amazing in performance, from the leads Bill Milner and Will Poulter to Jessica Stevenson (from the hit British nerd show Spaced) who plays the conflicted and complex mother of Will Proudfoot.

America is insane about exposing children to violence. They think that they will all grow up to be murders and rapists if they see a movie like Commando, but those are always the movies young boys actually want to see. Every boy needs to disobey his parents and sneak into an R rated movie at some point. It should be a rite of passage. For me it was Robocop. I snuck in to see it because there was a cyborg in it! I was expecting something like an urban Star Wars, but what I got was an exploding gas station, fourth wall shattering commercials, and a mugger getting capped in the groin. Needless to say, it blew my mind, and just like the boy in this movie, I was hooked as if I had just tried crack.

Son of Rambow proves that there can be films that are enjoyable for both adults and children alike. This movie is a family film through and through, but it doesn’t make you want to slap the children around you for enjoying it because it is actually good. This is a lesson I wish Hollywood would learn. There can be quality in family films, but for every Finding Nemo there are five Sharks Tales. After the screening of the film I attended, director Garth Jennings talked about how autobiographical it was and how it was a personal film. It truly shows. If you were ever a child that played in the back yard or snuck into a movie your parents deemed inappropriate, then you should go watch Son of Rambow as soon as it is released nation wide. This movie deserves to be the next Little Miss Sunshine.

Son of Rambow opens in limited release Friday, May 2nd.