( CNN ) John Rambo will live to fight again . The troubled Vietnam vet , first seen in 1982 's `` Rambo : First Blood , '' will appear in one final movie , according to the actor who portrays him . Sylvester Stallone let the news slip while sharing plans on Twitter for another movie . He will work on `` Scarpa , '' based on the life of organized crime member turned FBI informant Greg Scarpa , `` after LAST BLOOD RAMBO , '' he tweeted last week . `` First Blood , '' the story of a Vietnam veteran on the run , and its sequel `` Rambo : First Blood Part II , '' about his quest to rescue U.S. prisoners of war , were hugely popular in the 1980s . They spawned a cartoon series and two more films : `` Rambo III '' in 1988 and 2008 's `` Rambo . '' The 68-year-old Stallone is expected to play the namesake role in the fifth installation , which has no release date . It 's not the only memorable role Stallone is reprising . He will play boxer Rocky Balboa in the upcoming movie `` Creed , '' the seventh in the `` Rocky '' film series , scheduled for release in 2016 . Sylvester Stallone exhibits his art .
Sylvester Stallone announces final episode of `` Rambo '' series . The actor and director announced the end to his long-running TV show on Monday in a statement posted on Facebook. '