Noah Centineo, best known for his roles in Black Adam and the To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before trilogy, is attached to star in the titular role in John Rambo, a prequel to the First Blood franchise, Deadline reports.

The film hails from Millennium Media, the studio behind Rambo: Last Blood and The Expendables. Original star Sylvester Stallone is not currently involved in the project.

The origin story will follow a young John Rambo during the Vietnam War. Jalmari Helander is set to direct from a script by writing duo Rory Haines and Sohrab Noshirvani, the pair of whom worked on Black Adam and The Mauritanian. Filming is expected to begin early next year in Thailand. Producers on the latest instalment are Kevin King-Templeton on behalf of Templeton Media, Les Weldon, Jonathan Yunger and Avi Lerner. Executive producers include Trevor Short and Bonfire Legends’ Dallas Sonnier and Amanda Presmyk.

The Rambo franchise launched in 1982 with First Blood, based on a novel by David Morrell. It was followed by Rambo: First Blood Part II, Rambo III, Rambo and lastly, 2019’s Rambo: Last Blood. All titles starred Stallone. There was also an animated series.

As for Noah Centineo, he will next star as Ken Masters in Legendary’s live-action adaptation of Street Fighter, starring opposite Jason Momoa and Andrew Koji.