James Franco Joins ‘John Rambo’ Prequel Movie With Noah Centineo (EXCLUSIVE)

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James Franco has joined the cast of “John Rambo.”

The actor — currently at the Cannes Film Festival — has a small role as a villain in the film, Variety understands, joining Noah Centineo as Rambo and the recently announced David Harbour as Rambo’s commanding officer Major Trautman.

Being directed by Jalmari Helander (“Sisu”), “John Rambo” is the origin story of the franchise and takes place before 1982’s “First Blood,” the Sylvester Stallone movie that started the popular franchise.

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