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G.I. JOE: RETALIATION Behind the Scenes Video
ET‘s Christina McLarty was on the New Orleans set of Jon M. Chu directed G.I. Joe 2: Retaliation, where she got the scoop from the highly anticipated sequel’s stars Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Adrianne Palicki and D.J. Cotrona
First Photo from G.I. JOE 2 Set
Paramount’s G.I. Joe 2: Retaliation has officially started production with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, posting a picture of himself in character as Roadblock via his Twitter. Johnson added a brief message with the photo, which depicts the wrestler-turned-actor in costume as heavy machine gunner and aspiring chef Roadblock.
Tim Miller Tapped by 20th Century Fox to Helm X-Men Origins: Deadpool
According to Deadline, Tim Miller has signed to direct the Deadpool film, with Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick attached as writers and Lauren Shuler Donner producing and the X-Men spinoff movie expected to star Ryan Reynolds.
Tim Miller is a well-respected name in the FX community, a strong collaborator with a genuine sensibility and Blur Studio has done some impressive work for films as well as in the world of video games.
As you know Miller and his own Blur were very involved in the attempt to re-imagine Heavy Metal, animated anthology that was set to feature segments by Jim Cameron, Zack Snyder, David Fincher and David Prior.
G.I. Joe 2 Sets for August 10, 2012, Duke, Storm Shadow and Snake Eyes will Return for the Movie
More updates on the upcoming Jon Chu‘s G.I. Joe 2, only this time we’re here for casting update! And once again, thank God for Twitter, because now we know what characters of the original film’s cast will return for the sequel.
That’s exactly what Rachel Nichols, who portrayed Scarlett in G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, shared with all of us, so check out the rest of the report to find more on that.
So, the only main cast to return are: Byung-Hun Lee (The Good, the Bad, the Weird, I Saw the Devil) will return as Storm Shadow, Ray Park (Star Wars: The Phantom Menace) who played Snake Eyes and Channing Tatum who played Captain Duke Hauser. Nichols also added: “Thank you. After the GI JOE news I had Heavy Boots, but I’m smiling now!”
As you see, it looks like her character would not be in the sequel story, although we all had a chance to hear saying: “I would love to (reprise role). They’ve been very tight-lipped about it – I haven’t even seen a script, but I would jump to do it in a second. Making the first one was a blast.”
Jon Chu is Directing the G.I. Joe Sequel
And the winner is… Jon Chu! Yes, you already know that we’re here to continue our little chat about the upcoming sequel to G. I. Joe: The Rise Of Cobra. Chu, together with F. Gary Gray (Law Abiding Citizen) and Jaume Collet-Serra (Unknown) were the leading candidates to direct the sequel, and now it looks that it’s going to be Chu.
It’s too early to talk about some details, but according to the latest reports some of the cast from the first G.I. Joe might not return.
There are also rumors that Sienna Miller (Baroness) and Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Cobra Commander) as two that might not be back. But, let’s repeat it once again – these are just the rumors.
But what’s interesting is that Chu is definitely a big fan of the whole thing. In an interview with MTV, he explained:
“Joe’ is something I’ve loved since I was a kid. I still think there’s a movie out there that can be done for the real ‘Joe’ fans, the one we’ve been waiting for that hasn’t been done before.”
In another interview with guys from MovieWeb, Chu said:
“Joe, to me, is iconic. It is as American as Coke and the Boy Scouts. To have that kind of history in a brand is so rare these days. And that is so powerful. So you can’t treat Joe like its just another action movie. You can’t treat Joe as just another petty commercial movie. Joe has history. Joe has always been a part of what America is, and now the world. What it means to be a leader and a hero.
G.I. Joe 2 In Summer 2012
A sequel to G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra is in the pipeline for a 2012 release, it has been announced.
Guess we all remember this 2009 action blockbuster starring Channing Tatum and Sienna Miller, that took more than $300 million in ticket sales and much more in toy and merchandising sales.
So, as you see, it looks like G.I. Joe 2 will join some tough competition, since we all know Batman 3, Spider-Man, The Avengers, Battleship and Star Trek 2 are all expected to open at a similar time.
So, no big details about this one yet, but Producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura says Zombieland writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick are working on a script for the follow-up, which could begin shooting next spring for a summer 2012 release.
Deadpool Movie Writers Confirmed
20th Century Fox has hired Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick (Zombieland) to write the screenplay for its “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” spinoff, “Deadpool.”
Ryan Reynolds, who played the wisecracking mercenary character in “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” and is slated to reprise it, has a window in his schedule after wrapping Martin Campbell’s “Green Lantern” this summer. The story is expected to stay true to the mythology of “Deadpool” as Reynolds is a huge fan and protector of the property
