Los Angeles, Sept. 22 -- Filmmaker and actor Sylvester Stallone who first became synonymous with John Rambo, is contemplating an extraordinary return to the character, not by conventional means, but through the prism of artificial intelligence.

During a conversation on The Playlist's Bingeworthy podcast, Stallone revealed a prequel concept that would chart Rambo at eighteen, navigating the turbulent streets of Saigon. Remarkably, Stallone proposed embodying this youthful iteration himself, employing advanced de-aging AI to seamlessly reconstruct his younger visage, reports The Hollywood Reporter.

"Everyone thought I was crazy," Stallone said of the pitch. "AI is sophisticated enough to go through Saigon to see him at 18 years old and basi...