LOS ANGELES: Sylvester Stallone has revealed his upcoming "Rambo: Last Blood" has earned a "hard" R-rating.
The action heavyweight, who returns for his fifth and final outing as the action character John Rambo, announced the news on Instagram on Wednesday.
"Great day! We got our HARD R Rating today! What's coming is going to be unlike anything you've ever seen......Death is coming', John said," Stallone captioned the post.
The 73-year-old actor also shared a couple of gory stills from the film.
Stallone first played the part in 1982's "First Blood", which he followed up with "Rambo: First Blood Part II" (1985), "Rambo III" (1988) and "Rambo" (2008).
"Last Blood" is directed by Adrian Grunberg from a script by Stallone and Matt Cirulnick.
The film also features Paz Vega, Sergio Peris-Mencheta and Yvette Monreal in pivotal roles.
"Last Blood" will be released in India on September 20 by PVR Pictures and MVP Entertainment.