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The G.I. Joe Movie Gets a New Writer

It certainly looks like the G.I. Joe movie is definitely moving forward, with previous reports that Stephen Sommers had been hired on as the director, and now the powers that be have assigned screenwriter Stuart Beattie to take a crack at the script. Which comes as good news for anyone who has read the previous [...]

August 31st, 2007 | Nix | 0 comments | Read More

Confirmed: Stephen Sommers to Direct G.I. Joe Movie

Hear that? That’s the sound of fanboys everywhere screaming at the latest news regarding the G.I. Joe movie. And yeah, it’s news that is going to drive them bonkers, alright, because The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that Stephen Sommers has, in fact, been hired by Paramount Pictures to direct the live-action G.I. Joe movie despite [...]

August 23rd, 2007 | Nix | 0 comments | Read More

Sommer Says No to G.I. Joe, Wiseman Confirmed for Escape from New York Remake

Director Len Wiseman is in pretty high demand, with a string of hits to his credit. To my knowledge, I don’t think he’s had a box office stinker yet. From the “Underworld” movies straight to the recent “Die Hard” sequel. And now it appears as if the studios have confirmed Wiseman to make over John [...]

August 15th, 2007 | Nix | 0 comments | Read More

Jason Statham is Action Man in the G.I. Joe Movie?

On the heels of news that Stephen Sommers (of “Mummy” fame and “Van Helsing” infamy) has been offered to the job of directing the live-action version of “G.I. Joe” at Paramount, here’s an intriguing rumor that the Transporter himself, Jason Statham, may also climb on board to join Mark Wahlbeg, who has long been connected [...]

August 14th, 2007 | Nix | 0 comments | Read More

Sommers takes command of G.I. Joe.

Well this should be exciting. After all G.I. Joe (or Action Force as it was known to me as a kid), is one of the greatest cartoon series to have ever existed, and even that daft movie with the giant insects and Cobra Commander turning into a snake was completely awesome!
A director has now been [...]

August 13th, 2007 | Tom | 0 comments | Read More

G.I. Joe Movie Update: New Scripts, Old Writers

The G.I. Joe shuffle continues (last reported here), and IESB.net has your rundown of what’s happened so far, what’s happening now, and what probably should happen soon. They start off by pointing to this savaging LatinoReview script review of Skip Woods’ (”Swordfish”) version of “G.I. Joe”, which is currently going around town, picks up on [...]

June 5th, 2007 | Nix | 0 comments | Read More

Is a G.I. Joe Movie On the Way?

Hopefully. I’ve always liked the Joes. Okay, that’s not quite true. There have always been only two characters that I really care for — Joe ninja Snake Eyes and his nemesis, the Cobra ninja Storm Shadow. Maybe it’s the whole ninja motif that got me all excited when I was a kid, but I loved [...]

June 4th, 2007 | Nix | 0 comments | Read More

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