Rambo 5: Sylvester Stallone teases sequel with NEW pictures

The 72-year-old has been hitting the gym hard in preparation for Rambo 5 and now he’s teased the long-awaited sequel with two new pictures.

The first shows Rambo from behind in the rain, wearing his signature red bandana.

Posting on his Instagram, Stallone wrote: “A SAVAGE RISING!… soon.”

He followed this with an up close head shot of Rambo back in the day, but coloured red.

For this one Stallone captioned: “… The Devil came from Arizona.”

Rambo 5 is due to start shooting on September 1, with filming set to take place in London, Bulgaria and the Canary Islands.

According to Screen Daily, the synopsis is as follows: “[Rambo] finds him[self] living in a ranch in Arizona, deeply troubled and wrestling with PTSD as he picks up casual work wherever he can.

“When long-time family friend and estate manager Maria informs Rambo that her granddaughter has gone missing after crossing into Mexico for a party, he sets off with her to find the youngster.”

The synopsis continues: “What ensues is a violent descent into hell as Rambo uncovers a sex-trafficking ring.

“He teams up with a journalist whose half-sister has also been kidnapped and must deploy all his skills to save the girls and bring down a vicious crime lord.”

Back in May Stallone revealed the film’s official title as Rambo V on a teaser poster.

Meanwhile Stallone has been working on sequels to his other major franchises.

Later this year he returns as Rocky Balboa in Creed II, the eighth film in his Rocky franchise.

The star was nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Oscar at the 2016 Academy Awards for his role in the film.

Incredibly he was previously nominated for playing the same character almost 40 years ago.

Rambo V is set for release in Autumn 2019.