Amidst Bad Reviews of 'Rambo: Last Blood', Director Reflects on Closing Out the Franchise

It is the end of Rambo franchise officially now. The long-lasting, sometimes dwindling but the extremely popular franchise is now done with as the Sylvester Stallone led action drama recently released its latest installment, Rambo: Last Blood.

But everything hasn't been hunky-dory about the film as it has received scathing reviews and critics have called it the worst film in the franchise. Nevertheless, director Adrian Grunberg went on to sit with The Hollywood Reporter where he talked about his journey from being a second unit director to working with big names and actually directing them in a film.

On collaborating with Stallone on Last Blood, Grunberg said, "First of all, I loved it. I think he’s a really talented person, never mind a filmmaker. There were certain things that we all know about Rambo, nobody more than Sly, and then it was a matter of bringing in what I had, collaborating and bringing it to the screen. I think my background as a Mexican and Hispanic filmmaker, in any case, hopefully, shows enough on the movie."

On working as a first assistant director and second unit director throughout his career and working with big names throughout his career, he said, "People of that stature have a different way of thinking, and it’s normal being who they are, being in the public eye for so long and being in people’s living rooms for so long. There’s a certain level of madness that you need to have to be in this business and to achieve that greatness. I think it’s allowing that madness to grow and even nurturing it. You want to grab on to it and allow yourself to steer it to a better place. I enjoy working with that kind of talent."

Rambo: Last Blood is now in theatres.