Lionsgate Releases Complete ‘Rambo’ Series in 4K This May

Lionsgate has announced a 4K and digital release for the entire Rambo film collection this May. Filmogaz.com confirms the boxed set will be an Amazon exclusive on May 26.

The franchise stars Sylvester Stallone as John Rambo. The character is an ex-Green Beret haunted by Vietnam. The films follow his return to small towns, POW rescues, missions in Myanmar, and a final revenge mission in Mexico.

Release and availability

The set will be sold exclusively through Amazon on May 26. Lionsgate opened pre-orders on the announcement day. Both Rambo and Rambo: Last Blood will include theatrical and extended cuts.

Lionsgate will issue a complete 4K Rambo series collection in May. The release bundles digital editions and a newly assembled bonus disc.

Bonus disc and First Blood extras

A new bonus disc is included with this release. It focuses heavily on First Blood and archival material.

• Reflections on First Blood with director Ted Kotcheff.
• Storyboarding First Blood and a poster gallery.
• Audio commentaries with Sylvester Stallone and writer David Morrell.
• Featurettes such as “An American Hero’s Journey” and “A Long Road: 40 Years of First Blood.”
• Other pieces: “The Hunter and the Hunted,” “Drawing First Blood: 20 Years Later,” and “Rambo Takes the 80s Part 1.”
• Alternative ending, outtake, and deleted scenes including “Saigon Bar.”
• Five trailers and TV edits with deleted and extended scenes.

First Blood Part II supplements

Extras for the second film present production context and interviews. Director and cast contributions are included.

• Audio commentary with director George P. Cosmatos.
• Featurettes: “We Get to Win This Time: The Rambo Phenomenon” and “Guts and Glory.”
• “Rambo Takes the 80s Part 2” and segments on preparing for action.
• Material on creating realistic war environments and action in the jungle.
• Interviews with Sylvester Stallone and Richard Crenna.
• Three trailers and multiple TV spots.

Rambo III package

The third installment includes extensive behind-the-scenes content. It explores production and geopolitical context.

• Audio commentary with director Peter MacDonald.
• Featurettes including “Rambo Takes the 80s Part 3” and “Rambo III: Full Circle.”
• “Afghanistan: Land in Crisis” and “Suiting Up: Rambo’s Survival Hardware.”
• Segments on marketing, economics, and the Trautman-Rambo relationship.
• Eight deleted scenes, behind-the-scenes footage, and three trailers.

Rambo (2008) and Last Blood content

The 2008 Rambo release and Last Blood receive several documentaries and production diaries. Music, editing, and soundcraft receive focused coverage.

• 2008 film: audio commentary with director Sylvester Stallone and a “Production Diary: To Hell and Back.”
• Featurettes: “It’s a Long Road: The Resurrection of an Icon” and “A Score to Settle.”
• Segments on editing, sound, weaponry, and the film’s release and reception.
• Last Blood includes a multi-part production diary titled “Drawing Last Blood.”
• Last Blood also includes theatrical trailers, featurettes such as “Rambo’s Greatest Hits,” and TV and digital spots.

Packaging and extras summary

The set compiles commentary tracks, featurettes, deleted scenes, and archival interviews. It also bundles multiple trailers and promotional materials.

Filmogaz.com notes the package aims to appeal to collectors and series completists. Expect comprehensive archival material and restoration in 4K.