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Stephen Sommers Not Returning to Direct the Sequel to 'G.I. Joe'
by Ethan Anderton
January 5, 2011
Source: 24 Frames
Considering he didn't really offer much in the vein of spectacular style or incomparable vision for G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, I'm not really upset with the news from 24 Frames that Stephen Sommers won't return to direct the sequel. This completely contradicts the news we heard last August when it was reported Sommers would return for the sequel, but apparently a couple agents to unnamed directors have been contacted recently about helming the sequel instead. This isn't surprising considering the rumors of trouble with Sommers on the set of the toy adaptation along with the fact that the filmmaker is also lined up for an Odd Thomas movie.
However, no project with Sommers is involved is ready to shoot immediately, so it sounds like the director and Paramount Pictures may simply have had a falling out. It shouldn't be too hard to find a director that can craft action sequences with the same craziness in which a child might play with their own G.I. Joe action figures. Hopefully this time some better writing will come in the form of a script by Zombieland screenwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick who came on board the project over a year ago. But we still don't know who will direct the sequel with Sommers gone, and knowing is half the battle. Who do you want to direct G.I. Joe 2?
Reader Feedback - 19 Comments
1
God, kill this project and America will be a better country.
Jon A. on Jan 6, 2011
2
Uwe Boll! haha! Nothing could be worse than the first....except for this new comment format....WTF firstshowing?
C.Murder on Jan 6, 2011
3
Bring on JJ Abrams
Pookey on Jan 6, 2011
4
Now this is a good suggestion.
jjboldt on Jan 6, 2011
5
DO NOT MAKE A GI JOE SEQUEL!!!!!! The sane people have spoken, that is all!
MJH on Jan 6, 2011
6
a GI Joe sequel is like changing the format to a comment section...a bad idea.
Xerxex on Jan 6, 2011
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oh comon firstshowing bring back the old comment section ? its pretty bad
hal on Jan 6, 2011
8
The first one sucked, why make a sequel?
Cruzer on Jan 6, 2011
9
Oh Darn it. and i was looking forward to that sequel...
Joe on Jan 6, 2011
10
This is one movie that really needs a reboot . The last was an insult to Joe fans.
mike on Jan 6, 2011
11
Seriously undeserved. This series needs a reboot or a cancellation. Period.
Johnny Neat on Jan 6, 2011
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Despite my better judgement I actually liked G.I. Joe more than I expected. Still it had it's problems but was a fun ride if you check your brain. Long shot but I'd like to see Matt Reeves take a swing at it. Maybe he could bring some depth to the 2 dimensional characters and he's already comfortable with action and pacing. Or Favreau now that's he's not up for Iron Man 3
Anonymous on Jan 6, 2011
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Reboot it and give it to Michael Bay. Say what you will about Bay (I'm not his biggest fan) but the dude makes anything Military look friggin cool and does combat action like nobody else. Just watch anyting military in Transformers 1 or 2, even the Air Force One stuff and block out the robots. It is a serious no-brainer.
TrackerLV on Jan 6, 2011
14
Oh my Wow.... Dunno about this new format.
Solo Calrissian on Jan 6, 2011
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I second the nomination of Michael Bay. GI Joe with Bay would show all of us Joe fans what we really want to see. Also people, it's a movie about GI Joe, it's not gonna win any awards. Enjoy it for what it is and stop thinking so much.
Marc Walker on Jan 6, 2011
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The first one was embarrassing—for the filmmakers and for me watching it (at least someone else paid for my ticket).
voodoo2 on Jan 7, 2011
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Robert Rodriguez
Brithead321 on Jan 7, 2011
18
forget about how bad the 1st movie was... move people and this film deserves a redemption of srots. but please forget about those people who made the CG of the first film...
Iggypop on Jan 7, 2011
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Thought the only good parts of the movie was Snake-Eyes
Anonymous on Jan 7, 2011
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