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Is The G.I. JOE Sequel Closing In On A Director??
Merrick here...
THIS very brief piece at Latino Review reveals the "short list" of directors who might take the helm of a forthcoming G.I. JOE sequel. We've previously learned that the first film's director, Stephen Sommers, would not be returning to direct the picture. Per LR, the candidates are said to be...
Jaume Collet-Serra (HOUSE OF WAX, ORPHAN, GOAL II, UNKNOWN)
F Gary Gray (THE ITALIAN JOB,. LAW ABIDING CITIZEN, A MAN APART, SET IT OFF)
and John Chu (JUSTIN BIEBER: NEVER SAY NEVER, STEP UP 2, STEP UP 3D)
Not a list that any of us were expecting. Of this group, F. Gary Gray would seem to be the most appropriate choice. But, then again, who woulda figured Rob Marshall would be directing a PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN movie?
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at all.
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I don't get the sense anyone is waiting in breathless anticipation for more GI Joe.
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Seriously. Once a Wayans gets involved, isn't that pretty much the kiss of death even if you get Eastwood to direct?
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He did make both Friday and The Negotiator. He's got range. As long as it doesn't become Team America Live Action like the first one did.
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I've never done it before, so I took the opportunity. Anyway, I thought the first movie was fun, and most def F. Gary would be closest out of that group. Oh, and the jury is still out on Rob Marshall with POTC.
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the guys who wrote Zombieland. That was announced a few months back.
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To which I say, who cares?
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is Johnny Depp. It was funny in the trailer for the new one where he screamed and then stopped abruptly. Otherwise, I don't really care for those movies.
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With films like that on his resume, he's PERFECT for this movie! This promises to be all kinds of awfuk.
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Well, not F. Gary Gray. My vote goes for him.
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..have no fucking clue how to make a decent action film. Any Director who was responsible for step up or a justin beiber film has no place on the list of contenders for a gijoe movie.
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I could see that. I really liked his version of the Italian Job.
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I can honestly say that without him at the helm, I officially care zilch about the next "GI Joe" flick.
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Feb. 11, 2011, noon CST
if only they made a REAL gi joe film based on the marvel comics
by FleshMachine
that last film was terrible.....what a waste.
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I guess we know what kind of film we should expect with G.I. Joe 2: Dogshit.
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Mummy I & II? Ven Helsing?! Deep Rising and the Jungle Book are the only two decent things he has done. One of those is animated and the other was done on a tiny budget.
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The Losers rocked! Barring that, I would also accept Rob "Reign of Fire" Bowman, or David Twohy.
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I liked the first, faults and all. PLEASE: Cobra Commander in the mirror helmet.
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The studio could slap together some random security camera footage, CGI in a million explosions, and slap the name GI Joe on it--no one would really notice.
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Oh fuck you're right. Fuck Stephen Sommers even more.
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..a Director is not involved in the proposed sequel. yeah, fuck Sommers for allowing bullshit like HALO suits, a lame ass Duke, Baroness being a brainwashed terrorist, Marlon Wayans,an Middle eastern Zartan and Breaker,No fucking Roadblock but instead we get Adelbisi, all Black uniforms (Both cobra and Joes) "Ka-tainnnn"!! and worse of all.......... ...drum roll please...... ........please........ .....COBRA COMMANDER?!? WTF was that shit?Spyglass/Paramount couldnt spring for a decent Helmet/faceplate, so that went with the super elastic bubble plactic WHAM-O mask? The funniest excuse for not having the hood was so ppl wount mistake CC for a Klansman?Now Iv'e heard it all ROTMMF
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He sucks, that's what.
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Ahhh, that used to be one of my AOL IM away messages when I was in college.
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Feb. 11, 2011, 12:30 p.m. CST
I've always appreciated F Gary Gray work. The Negotiator is seriously underrated
by Harry
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it can't be worse than the first one. Steven Sommers entered Uwe Bole territory with that cup of anal vomit.
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Makes logical sense to pick that guy ... make the movie more kid-friendlier, right?
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First one sucked so hard not expecting anything better from the sequel.
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Feb. 11, 2011, 1:13 p.m. CST
So I'm guessing we should be going to Latino Review now for news.
by iceman199
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this type of film has micheal bay written all over it. if only he choosed this instead of transformers
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at least it'll keep them from directing something worth while
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F Gary Gray directing from the Zombieland guys' script would be an upgrade over the first film to be reckoned with. But WTF is that John Chu clown doing on there!? Photographing a teenage hermaphrodite makes him qualified to direct an explosive military superhero action movie with a 150 million dollar budget!? I'd like to think it's a joke, but who knows, maybe he's on there as their contingency plan if the whole project ends up going DTV.
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A natural blonde Baroness with an American accent...and that was only the least of the first movie's problems.<p> I don't care who directs, so long as you lock the motherfucker in a room for a month with the complete DVD set of the original cartoon series and nothing but JOE comic books to read.
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Marshall makes sense for PIRATES because I would assume there's a lot of sympathetic understanding between huge dance numbers and large-scale action set pieces. It's all about choreography.
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wasn't the suckiest suck that ever sucked. Seriously, second worst movie in the last 15 years behind Van Helsing. See the pattern?
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GI JOE gave good cleavage. For that, and that alone, we should be thankful.
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My wife and I turned it off about 10-15 minutes in... (right after forgettable G.I. Joe recruit #1 beat Snake Eyes in a fight). Not even the promise of more Rachel Nichols was enough to keep me watching.
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does gary really have to battle chu for this? put gary on a better script for another movie. they killed this franchise with the first one. it already needs a reboot. its hulk all over again
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Feb. 11, 2011, 3:46 p.m. CST
F Gary Gray, cause it's Friday, you aint got no job or shit to do.
by chadiwack
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I have absolutely no experience whatsoever and I have no business directing a movie but at least I would respect the source material... I mean, how do you screw up the look of the guys from Cobra(leaders down to footsoldiers)? But yet, they did... The only good thing in the first movie was Rachel Nichols as Scarlett.
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He f'n sucks balls!
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I made a promise to myself that I'll never, EVER watch a Stephen Sommers movie again. EVER.
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Feb. 11, 2011, 4:35 p.m. CST
John Chu? Doesn't he do dance movies and shit like that?
by Mr. Pricklepants
He would be an awful pick.<br> <br> I mean, would this mean that G.I. Joe and Cobra are going to fight each other in an epic dance battle or something like that? And would this also mean that Justin Bieber will replace Channing Tatum as Duke? Yeah, go ahead and choose him. It would make the first one look like a fucking masterpiece.
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I mean, if we're getting a new director, a I heard new writers, at least there's some sign they know they could do better. Or at least weren't happy with the first one.
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He would do a great job with the dance numbers.
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The first movie was awful. It ruined all of my childhood memories of Joe. Fuck you Hollywood
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Fatal Fluffies and all that shit. And Shipwreck! "We just went from the sewer up to the toilet!" I still use that line almost everyday.
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For sure. He's got 3D experience and close ties with Paramount. Ugh.
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Like the cartoon from the 80's.
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Feb. 12, 2011, 1:46 a.m. CST
Larry Hama writes and directs without studio interference...
by Toruk_Makto
the only scenario that puts my flabby butt in a theatre seat...
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This guy was mostly responsible for the GIJ universe only to have the film do a 360 turn and fuck everything up.And as one of the tbers have mentioned in regards to Duke beating Snake Eyes in a sparring contest, that is pathetic writing courtesy of stuart baird.that's like Scott Summers kicking the shit out of Logan in the danger room.No wonder why it was a close runner up for last year's Razzies only to have Bayformers win top prize for suckiest film of 2009.and rightfully so.
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John Chu? Oh dear, we are in trouble, aren't we? That's a bad list. How about someone who has proven they can direct action and get good character performances, then get Larry Hama to write the script with no BS interference from the studio or anyone else. He created the characters, wrote the entire run of the EXCELLENT comic book, and still loves the characters. Here we have the original creator alive, and he is a WRITER, and they won't get him to do this, you just watch. And no, this should not be based on the fucking cartoon. If you haven't read the comic and only know the cartoon, that's your problem. The comic was fun and had humor as well, but it was also a kick-ass action military series rooted in reality enough to make it all work. The best comic issues were better than anything Hollywood has given us in years! Hire Larry and ADAPT SOME OF THEM!
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Feb. 12, 2011, 7:52 a.m. CST
WHO THE FUCK CARES ABOUT THIS PROJECT?? IT'S SHIT ON THE GROUND.
by JonChambers
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Feb. 12, 2011, 2:24 p.m. CST
GI JOE really should have more American soldiers in it in the sequel, and not really have it be an international strike force!
by MrMysteryGuest
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The first film was laughably bad. I can't imagine the sequel to be any better.
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After "The Mummy Returns" it's safe to say Stephen Sommers should never direct a sequel again.
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he had better be in the sequel
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If limited to that list
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Aug. 28, 2011, 7:07 p.m. CST
Movies where the parents REFUSE to believe their own kids.
by GibsonUSA Returns
Thoughts (SPOILERS!!!!!!!!): <BR><BR> 1. My dad used to say that when he was growing up, the movies most annoying to him were the ones where parents absolutely refuse to believe their own kids even in the face of indisputable evidence. The parents either refuse to look, or just blow off their own kids. <BR> My dad is now retired, and yet they are STILL making movies like this.<BR> How about making a movie where the parents believe their kid IMMEDIATELY, and react to protect the kid IMMEDIATELY? Is that out of the question?<BR><BR> 2. Not only to the parents in this movie initally refuse to believe or take responsive action when the little girl says that something is trying to HARM her, they come across as being dumb as bricks. The old guy is stabbed, and all this weird shit happens, and they are like "whatever" and proceed with having a party. Why not take precautionary measures? This family apparently has money. Take the little girl to a hotel - safe and sound away from the house - is that out of the question? When the little gremlins cut the electricity towards the end of the movie...Katie Holmes walks around slowly for no reason. Grab the girl and get outta the house you idiot!! Also, didn't they notice the smashed gremlin by the bookshelf? The little girls says the gremlins hate light....why not bring in bright lights like crazy?? Why are things still dim throughout the movie?<BR><BR> 3. Why are the gremlins even a threat? They are these little assholes that rely on stabbing you with knives and forks and shit. You can smash them even with a plastic camera. How are these little things a threat? Stomp the shit outta them. Take a flamethrower and torch the hit outta that little cave. The fact that these little munchkins can take down so many humans is ridiculous.
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Aug. 28, 2011, 7:10 p.m. CST
The above review was for Dont be Afraid of the Dark
by GibsonUSA Returns
Posted it here by accident. Whoops!
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