Hasbro CEO Talks About G.I. Joe 2

Hasbro CEO Talks About G.I. Joe 2

CEO of Hasbro toys talks about the sequel to G.I. Joe: The Rise Of Cobra, Hints that director Stephen Sommers is no longer involved, and how the sequel will stand on its own...

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By bleedthefreak - Feb 22, 2011 11:02 AM EST
Filed Under: G.I. Joe
Source: MTV NEWS













Hasbro CEO Brian Goldner was recently questioned by MTV NEWS about the search for a director to helm the sequel to the 2009 G.I. Joe: The Rise Of Cobra. Goldner answered with this:

"It's in the works! We have a really good script and we're right now talking to a number of directors," he told us. When asked if the director search officially puts original helmer Stephen Sommers out of the running, Goldner replied: "I don't know if I can comment. I don't know if the studio has commented yet. But we're certainly talking to some people."

Goldner was also questioned about how the sequel would stand on its own after the not so critically successful first outing:

"There is a really great idea in the second 'G.I. Joe,'" he said. "In many ways, it'll be great for the people who saw the first one, but you don't need to have studied every element of the first one to enjoy the second. We've made sure that that's the case."



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flames809
flames809 - 2/22/2011, 11:40 AM
cool i hope they keep the cast they did well given what they had.
KUSlacker
KUSlacker - 2/22/2011, 11:49 AM
As long as they have Shipwreck in the next one I will be a happy camper!!!
AlexdoxA
AlexdoxA - 2/22/2011, 11:56 AM
I love the franchise... I wasn't so happy about the flick but I enjoyed it... If they put a little more effort on the sequel it'll be awesome. The one thing I couldn't enjoy was Marlon Wayans, he was exactly what Jar Jar Binks was to Star Wars.
bleedthefreak
bleedthefreak - 2/22/2011, 12:08 PM
wow now Grif thats just not true, whats the next thing you're gonna tell us the sky is blue?...CRAP!
nuck82
nuck82 - 2/22/2011, 12:11 PM
all i want in it is all the smoking little hotties from the 1st film, and give us ship wreck!!!!


SOAL!
AlexdoxA
AlexdoxA - 2/22/2011, 12:20 PM
@NerdAlert... aren't they in the new movie?? I read in an article posted here that they were going to be upgraded...
orgasmicslug
orgasmicslug - 2/22/2011, 12:23 PM
I'd like to see The Renegades in the next movie.
write33
write33 - 2/22/2011, 12:25 PM
I love this quote........ "but you don't need to have studied every element of the first one to enjoy the second."

study every element???? That's funny; how complicated a film did he think it was? GI Joe loses often (bye bye Eiffel tower, hi Zartan as President) and Cobra sort of, but not really, forms. The. End.

I was very disappointed by the first. As a fan of the toy line more than anything. I hope they capture more of the "fantasy version of an army" feel and keep an overall promising cast. especially Rachel Nichols. :D
CapFan79
CapFan79 - 2/22/2011, 12:28 PM
I liked the first film because it had the cheesy qualities of the show and wasn't too serious. There was some decent action (FX are bad in a lot of parts though) but it had too many poor elements like the Baroness & Duke romance, an unrecognizable Cobra Commander and Marlon Wayans and Tatum as Duke. I don't hate Tatum, but he's not Duke and should be recast or they need to do away with Duke an introduce Flint. I am actually really looking forward to a sequel, I think.

They MUST have a Sgt. Slaughter cameo (he had a naming rights issue in 2009 so he couldn't be in the first film which is why Fraser got a cameo). I think they need someone like Terry Crews for Roadblock and someone like Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson for Alpine. Jessica Biel as Lady Jaye would be awesome and they must have Shipwreck, Gung Ho and maybe Major Blood in the film too.

This is the type of film where using wrestlers & athletes actually would enhance the film. This ain't gonna be Platoon or Saving Private Ryan so they should have fun with it.
yankeemanf
yankeemanf - 2/22/2011, 12:35 PM
replace channing tatum and the rest were good they can stay...i think duke should be played by possibly kellan lutz idk tho i think if they look they can find a muscular good actor other than tatum to play the role
LocoLobo1127
LocoLobo1127 - 2/22/2011, 12:38 PM
Glad they are making a sequel , now all they need to do is change a few things like:
1.get rid of Tantum and Waynes, replace them with Stalker, Flint, lady Jaye, and Beachhead
2. get rid of Breaker and Heavy Duty, he is just a poor mans Roadblock anyway.
3. undo the whole Baroness is Cobra Commanders sister and make her back into a badgirl oh and put a hood on Commander.
4. Add in the Dreadnoks and Firefly
5. no booster suits
6. Use Gi Joe: Resolute as a model
CapFan79
CapFan79 - 2/22/2011, 1:01 PM
I think Vin Diesel could be a good Beachhead. He's not a good actor, but he doesn't have to be for this. They need to make the costumes more unique for each character. Even if it's just an Army uniform for one guy, while another has a Navy uniform or Air Force. They should take advantage of the different colors & patterns (or hats like Shipwreck). The Batman uniforms sucked.

Terry Crews for Roadblock. The Rock for Alpine. I'd like to see Bazooka in the film. Maybe Steve Austin for Gung Ho (because I said so!)?

SaintXHorseFly
SaintXHorseFly - 2/22/2011, 1:03 PM
The only thing that can make this good, is to REBOOT it.
The first was horrible, with NOTHING good about it. Absolutly a bad movie, begining to end. Bad story, bad actors, bad director, bad everything.
































It sucked.
CapFan79
CapFan79 - 2/22/2011, 1:09 PM
There's no reason to start all over. They can reboot it and have it be a sequel. They can just use different characters for the Joes, but keep Quaid as Hawk and then go with Cobra in full force (with a new mask) since they were set up already. If they make it more episodic that a direct sequel (like the cartoon) then it won't matter that they do.
Stumblin
Stumblin - 2/22/2011, 1:29 PM
Oh god just let this franchise die and start again in few years. For now the current movie in my heart and on my shelf is GI Joe: Resolute, [frick] this movie and the first.
Jer3miah
Jer3miah - 2/22/2011, 1:52 PM
There are no layers of the first that needs to be studied, lol. It was a one-sided script with little to no plot twists.. but rather, holes. Heh, it was still enjoyable, though.
Protonite
Protonite - 2/22/2011, 1:57 PM
If it's true they need to replace Tatum. He's absolutely horrible as Duke. I wouldn't go as far as to say Rise Of Cobra was "a load of crap", but it wasn't a good movie either.
superotherside
superotherside - 2/22/2011, 2:00 PM
i actually kinda liked the first one it was a good action flick you didn't have to think about...
jjmeylar
jjmeylar - 2/22/2011, 2:04 PM
I don't care what anyone says. I really enjoyed "Rise of Cobra". Tatum was horrible, but the rest of the film was just fine. It was enjoyable and that's all that matters.
vexfly
vexfly - 2/22/2011, 2:15 PM
I saw in the theatre when it came out and don't really remember much now that I think about it. Normally things like this I'll buy on DVD/blue-ray but never bothered w/ GI JOE, maybe if I find it in the $3-5 bin somewhere
AlexDeLarge87
AlexDeLarge87 - 2/22/2011, 2:18 PM
This film was one of the worst things i have seen!:( It doesnt deserve to carry the name G.I. Joe nor it doesnt deserve a sequel!
marvel72
marvel72 - 2/22/2011, 2:53 PM
make a film of scarlett & the baroness.

f*ck the rest of the characters they all sucked.
CoolioVids
CoolioVids - 2/22/2011, 2:54 PM
I really hope this is better than the last
JosePetrelli12
JosePetrelli12 - 2/22/2011, 3:04 PM
mehhh... as long as Tatum has a few acting classes between now and the start of filming it has potential...
TurdFergunson
TurdFergunson - 2/22/2011, 3:53 PM
at the end of the movie they should show the PSA while the credits show.

skullboy
skullboy - 2/22/2011, 4:25 PM
Enough with the hate already. It's no damn worse than Transformers Revenge Of The Fallen. I'd like to see the Dreadnoks and Shipwreck in the next film.
Stumblin
Stumblin - 2/22/2011, 4:57 PM
Transformers is a guilty pleasure of mine, but it pretty much nailed my expectations besides a few nit picks here and there.

GI Joe however was just a butchery of a story, zero pacing, terrible CGI, and the acting...is self explanatory. I'm not saying the acting was terrific in either Transformers but definitely was better than Rise of Cobra. I will definitely not be wasting my money on this sequel.
Gab
Gab - 2/22/2011, 5:21 PM
GIVE DUKE A SHAVE,DYE HIS HAIR BLONDE! MAKE IT MORE LIKE THE CARTOON!!
Joe6Pack74
Joe6Pack74 - 2/22/2011, 5:26 PM
I don't care how the script goes as long as they destroy Paris again. I will be in the theater again yelling "USA! USA! USA!"
Matador
Matador - 2/22/2011, 6:19 PM
I'll be the one to say it....shit movie and shit sequel.
StevilNYC
StevilNYC - 2/22/2011, 6:29 PM
StevilNYC
StevilNYC - 2/22/2011, 6:30 PM
Damn! Turd beat me to it! lol
Spidey1996
Spidey1996 - 2/22/2011, 7:37 PM
This movie I can't wait for!
AlexDeLarge87
AlexDeLarge87 - 2/23/2011, 4:07 AM
The cast should be something like this if they are going to make it right.

Brad Pitt (Gen. Clayton Abernathy aka Hawk)
Gerard Butler (James McCullen aka Destro)
Paul Walker (Conrad Hauser aka Duke)
Jessica Biel (Shana O´Hara aka Scarlett)
Emily Blunt, Milla Jovovich or Kate Beckinsale (Anastassia DeCobray aka The Baroness)
Michael C. Hall (Cobra Commander)
Idris Elba (Lonzo Wilkinson aka Stalker)
Scott Adkins (Snake-Eyes)
Tadanobu Asano (Thomas Arashikage aka Storm Shadow)
Luke Goss (Zartan)
Sam Worthington (Dashiell Faireborn aka Flint)
Terry Crews (Marvin Hinton aka Roadblock)
Evangeline Lilly (Alison Hart-Burnett aka Lady Jaye)
Jeremy Renner, Charlie Hunnam or Ryan Hurst (Craig McConnel aka Rock&Roll)
Woody Harrelson (William Hardy aka Wild Bill)
Steve Austin (Etienne LaFitte aka Gung Ho)
Columbus Short (Carl Greer aka Doc)
Josh Brolin (Gen. Lawrence Flagg)
Michael Fassbender (Firefly)
Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Maj. Sebastian Bludd)
Chris Pine (Philip Provost aka Chuckles)
Chris Evans (Wallace "Ripcord" Weems)
Josh Duhamel (Ronald Tadur aka Dusty)
Maggie Q (Kimi Arashikage aka Jinx)
Edgar Ramirez (Hector Delgado aka Shipwreck)
Adam Beach (Charlie Iron-Knife aka Spirit)
Barry Pepper (Wayne Sneeden aka Beach Head)
Sarah Carter (Courtney Krieger aka Cover Girl)
Damian Lewis (Harlan Moore aka Snow Job)
Will Yun Lee (MacArthur Ito aka Quick Kick)
Jackie Earle Haley (Dr. Mindbender)
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