When Sylvester Stallone attended the London premiere for The Expendables 2, he brought up the idea of trying something different in Expenadables 3 (should it happen), leading us to speculate that he could be interested in adding some sci-fi flavor to the testosterone-fueled franchise. Sly hasn’t tackled that genre since his days making Demolition Man and Judge Dredd back in the 1990s, but there was a time when he had his eye on a version of Rambo 5 – subtitled The Savage Hunt – that read as a semi-adaptation of James Byron Huggins’ novel Hunter.
Sly has been sitting on the rights to Huggins’ book for over a decade, and the latest reports on the subject indicate that he’s planning to make a straight-forward adaptation of Hunter his next project.
Huggins’ source novel revolves around a seasoned hunter named, well… Nathaniel Hunter, who is recruited by the government to take down a genetically-modified, half-human abomination that has escaped from a (not-so) secret facility located in the Arctic Circle, and is heading south towards civilization. If you’re experiencing a sense of déjà vu right now, it might be because you remember that the synopsis for Rambo V: The Savage Hunt was identical to the summary for Hunter (albeit, the titular protagonist had been switched out for John Rambo).
Bloody Disgusting says that Lionsgate is fast-tracking Hunter for release in 2014, with Stallone onboard as writer, director, and star; moreover, the project will be filmed in 3D, a first for Sly. Hunter should also make heavier use of digital effects than any other film helmed by the 66-year old action star to date (no, the CGI blood in the first two Expendables movies doesn’t count).
Sylvester Stallone in ‘Bullet to the Head’
Next year will be a trip down memory lane for Sly, what with his buddy-movie throwbacks Bullet to the Head and The Tomb (the latter co-headlined by Arnold Schwarzenegger). Stallone coined the phrase “male-pattern badness” to describe the old-fashioned school of action cinema he helped to establish – where bulky screen heroes tossed around cheesy one-liners and killed their enemies without remorse – and has made it no secret that he’s been going all out these past few years, in order to keep the style alive.
That’s not to say that Sly is changing course with Hunter; instead, he’s keeping his tradition alive, while at the same time moving forward by incorporating different tropes and technical elements (like 3D) into the mix. It may be welcome news for fans who are tired of watching Stallone indulge in nostalgia – while, at the same time, cracking jokes about how he’s a senior citizen action star.
More on Hunter as the story develops.
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Source: Bloody Disgusting
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enough already…
yes,enough talk already,let’s see some action !
Can’t wait for more Cool 80′s action !
If his movies are still making money why not? I have the Rockys and Rambo sets on Blu Ray, so I like Sly… But hopefully he can start directing more movies he does not star in like Eastwood.
OT : where is the Dredd 3D review Screenrant ? I know you guys loved it ( how can you not ) so hit us up with the goodness. Waiting with bated breath to read your review.
It’ll be up early tomorrow morning, when the film officially opens.
Awesome looking forward to it, hopefully that does not put people off seeing midnight screenings.
So long as Sly still kicks ass onscreen convincingly, and there is a market for it, I say God bless him.
Hello my name is Hunter and I’m a Hunter.. Hmm.
It’s great that these old stars are in the limelight again but lets get them to do something other look knackered and reminisce about the glory days, granted they were never the best actors, but given the right script, director and tone we should be seeing better movies that seem to be mere left overs from the Fight Factory lost property box
I read that book.
It’s horrible
The story is simple and predictable (not a huge issue with that) but the writing itself…. it’s so terrible.
I think any kind of movie treatment can only be an improvement
(though I might be wrong)
I am a Stallone fan. Always have been, always will be. Keep making them, Sly! I’ll keep watching.
he should be cast in the movie and should just direct it b/c he has shown us that when he does everything himself, certain parts fall short. with that being said, as long as he isn’t the main character it should be fine (he could play the detectives old friend with the heavy arsenal).
the book itself is downright kick a**, here’s hoping he doesn’t change to much of the book, personally it wouldn’t hurt if he did cut some stuff out to increase the pace b/c the book dragged on a little to begin with (the end made up for it though).
I’m getting excited for all these “male-pattern badness” movies and this one sound great!!
I like how Stallone has gone back to what made his earlier films great. Expendables was cheesy and over the top, but there were enough elements in it to make it enjoyable. My favourite will always he his Rocky films (except part 5), but the other action ones are great too. I just hope we get enough variety so it’s not just one interchangeable film after another like some action stars can regress into.
Hunter movie is very nice movie & his hero is my best hero.I like it movie
Kenneth, Rocky did did actually win Oscars so they don’t all “suck” at acting. My bloody father raised me (visualize an impressionable 12 year old girl) on Steven Segal and Sly. Tragic I know, but Sly still gets me every time…