Stephen Sommers Signs On For GI Joe 2

Stephen Sommers Signs On For GI Joe 2

Despite rumors to the contrary, Sommers will once again put his genius film-making abilities to work on a sequel to Gi Joke: Rise Of Cobra..

By MarkCassidy - Aug 03, 2010 06:08 PM EST
Filed Under: G.I. Joe
Source: The Wrap

It pains me to report this, it really does. I almost couldn't bring myself to write up the article. But The Wrap reports...

"G.I. Joe" director Stephen Sommers will return to direct Paramount's sequel, an individual familiar with the project has told TheWrap.

There had been some doubts about whether Sommers would be brought back into the "Joe" fold, as there were conflicting reports across the blogosphere last summer that there had been some tension between Sommers and the studio, but the alleged bad blood appears to have been resolved.


Despite being one of the most mind numbingly awful movies to ever defile a cinema, Gi Joe: Rise Of Cobra grossed more than $300 million worldwide last year on a reported production budget of $175 million. It has its fans no doubt, so at least someone will be happy with this news. All we know aside from this is that the script is being penned by Zombieland writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick and while no major cast members have been confirmed, they are all apparently contractually obliged to return. Maybe in this one Channing Tatum and Marlon Wayans get killed off in the opening credits!..and I mean the actual actors. That I would pay to see. Too hopeful? At lest the chicks are hot I guess.









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Destroyer14
Destroyer14 - 8/3/2010, 7:06 PM
Great news. I'm really looking forward to this film.
InTylerWeTrust
InTylerWeTrust - 8/3/2010, 7:11 PM
I just died inside.
The4thWall
The4thWall - 8/3/2010, 7:19 PM
StuckInPanels
StuckInPanels - 8/3/2010, 7:27 PM
Sweet....can't wait...I loved GI JOE!!! Take it for what it is...it was playing to its demographic...not to be taken serious...I wanna see Sienna Miller as Baroness again*drools* I fell in love*swoons*
Joe6Pack74
Joe6Pack74 - 8/3/2010, 7:31 PM
Sweet, it hit rock bottom with the first. It can only up from here.
Frankelly
Frankelly - 8/3/2010, 7:32 PM
Good,now give me the Green Lantern trailer,please :)
RedDevil
RedDevil - 8/3/2010, 7:40 PM
If there is a Transformers/G.I Joe crossover, that would be epic or complete failure with all big bangs and no story. IDK, the first was ok but Stephen is like the smaller ambitious version of Michael Bay.
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 8/3/2010, 7:41 PM
My favorite scene..

SuperManFan01
SuperManFan01 - 8/3/2010, 7:42 PM
A sequel!? As if the first movie wasn't bad enogh. Get Chris Nolan to do a G.I. Joe/TransFormers crossover already.
Montross
Montross - 8/3/2010, 7:44 PM
I am of the opinion that the faults of the first film lie with the script more so than any other factor. Stuart Beattie raped GI Joe canon when he wrote that script and no one, not even Larry Hama, called his hand on it. That bit with Scarlett and emotions still makes me want to pull my hair out.

Of course Tatum and Wayans didn't help the situation at all. Sommers is by no means the best director on the planet, but I don't think he should be given as much shit for his role to play. There are far more deserving culprits who [frick]ed up. Here's looking at you Di Bonaventura. Looks like a KKK hood, my ass.
NERO
NERO - 8/3/2010, 7:45 PM
[frick] Stephen Sommers. [frick] Tater. [frick] Wayans. [frick] Ray Park. [frick] Miller. [frick] Quaid. [frick] the studio. [frick] Hasbro. And mostly [frick] anyone that wasted their time and money to give this bastardized version of one of my all time favorite properties enough legs to even have a [frick]in' sequel.

I cannot believe anyone liked the drivel that poured from the ass of creation onto the screen, that was GI JOE: The Rise of Cobra. [frick]ing awful. I will not see it. To pay to see it is to be complicit in an abomination before God himself.
Ryguy88
Ryguy88 - 8/3/2010, 7:46 PM
Funny stuff, mean but funny. The next movie will most likely have a higher budget but a much lower total gross. People understood that the first movie wasn't very good and if the film makers attempt more of the same it wont go over well.
Hellmont
Hellmont - 8/3/2010, 7:46 PM
WHY?????

How is it that they sit in a boardroom and say yeah Sommers should direct another film?? Especially GI JOE 2.

I Hope this is a F#CKINg rumor

This just goes to show how stupid most of us Americans have become. Every time Sommers churns out any movie the viewers permanently become dumber.

This is a F#CKING OUTRAGE!!!!!
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 8/3/2010, 7:49 PM
@Montross...Well, sure Sommers wasn't the only culprit as you say, I just hate him anyway. He's not even a director. I just see him as a big fluffy Muppet who runs around throwing special effects at stuff and waving at the hot girls. A director should at least get semi convincing performances from his actors at the very least. I actually caught his first shit heap on tv the other night, the one with Treat Williams on the ship with the sea monster..can't think of the name. I actually thought it was better than Gi Joe!
patriautism
patriautism - 8/3/2010, 7:51 PM
NOOOOO!

I'd rather see a CGI Masters Of The Universe.

NERO
NERO - 8/3/2010, 7:52 PM
I agree Ryguy, the second will flop because the general consensus even among nonfans of the original comics was that the film was a joke. I'm basing this on my own group of friends and family who saw it: none had a kind word for it. If its profit margin is too low, which I think it will be, the franchise is done. Thank God for it when that day comes. Audiences can forgive one stupid film, but give them two and they’ll be bitter. Look at the general backlash to Trannies 2, people forgave the ‘Splosion based fun of the first, but derided the second for not doing more than that, like actually having a plot.
ButtNakedSmurf
ButtNakedSmurf - 8/3/2010, 7:54 PM
why would they make a sequel to that epic peace of sh*t?
ManThing
ManThing - 8/3/2010, 7:54 PM
gi NO!
Hellmont
Hellmont - 8/3/2010, 7:54 PM
@ Montross hey bro I dont know under what rock u been under but The Mummy movies all sucked, Van Helsing was a F#CKING JOKE and JI JOE was simply SAD.

IT just goes to show whatever Sommers touches turns into a huge steaming plie of SH!T
Ryguy88
Ryguy88 - 8/3/2010, 7:58 PM
The first Transformers movie had enough "fun" in it to convince people to spend over $400 million domestic dollars on the second one despite how bad it was. G.I. Joe does not have that going for it, it was as if Transformers 2 came out first to scare everyone away.
sweetre15
sweetre15 - 8/3/2010, 7:58 PM
I think the Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick script might save this movie.hopefully.
Hellmont
Hellmont - 8/3/2010, 7:59 PM
@ Montross hey bro I dont know under what rock u been under but The Mummy movies all sucked, Van Helsing was a F#CKING JOKE and JI JOE was simply SAD.

IT just goes to show whatever Sommers touches turns into a huge steaming plie of SH!T
Minotauro
Minotauro - 8/3/2010, 8:01 PM
@Ror - You didn't like Mummy?
antonio
antonio - 8/3/2010, 8:03 PM

what sucks is joseph gordon levitt as cobra commander.he is now one of my favorite actors and he was in this.ew.........
this is gonna suck JUST LIKE THE 1ST ONE. and btw,

INCEPTION=GREATEST.......MOVIE...EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! also,wtf with channig tatum?the mofo underacts at everything he does.EVERYTHING!!
NERO
NERO - 8/3/2010, 8:04 PM
Sommers is the mother[frick]ing antichrist of modern cinema, followed closely by Mark Steven Johnson, Tim Story, and Uwe Boll.
Montross
Montross - 8/3/2010, 8:04 PM
I enjoyed the first 2 mummy movies (never bothered to see the 3rd)and I liked Van Helsing. Say I have poor taste if it makes you feel better, but I'm not ashamed to say if I enjoyed something or not, even if it isn't all that popular. I won't lose any sleep over it.
NERO
NERO - 8/3/2010, 8:07 PM
No fault on you Montross, to each their own, man.
Stumblin
Stumblin - 8/3/2010, 8:10 PM
What's with Sommers getting another movie deal? I guess if it makes money it gets a sequel with this hack of a director. F^ck this movie and everyone involved I hope they all die on Christmas day.
antonio
antonio - 8/3/2010, 8:17 PM
in the words of the comedian from watchmen-god help us
superdog
superdog - 8/3/2010, 8:23 PM
Ror@ it was called deep rising. And actually wasn't a bad movie, relatively speaking. Famke Jensen was hot.

As for this, I'm not surprised by anything Hollywood does these days. There generally morons
GreenieGobbie
GreenieGobbie - 8/3/2010, 8:28 PM
I have to agree, it's not the best or greatest movie in the whole world, but it has it's moments. And I only like Joseph Gordon-Levitt's portrayal as Cobra Commander from the last movie. Channing Tatum kinda bored me, and Marlon Wayans did an OK job. Everyone else was average. Now this isn't the best movie, like I said, but heck I enjoyed watching this a lot more than Bayformers 2: Revenge of the Explosions (pun intended). So yeah, I can't wait to see this sequel. I want to see more of Cobra Commander (even though his costume is a bit ridiculous, but oh well).
SpiderBat209
SpiderBat209 - 8/3/2010, 8:32 PM
Nuff Said. :(

majinlogan
majinlogan - 8/3/2010, 8:34 PM
KaneDiablo
KaneDiablo - 8/3/2010, 8:45 PM
You got to be shitting me! This was one of the biggest disappointments of this decade!...
Ven0m
Ven0m - 8/3/2010, 8:59 PM
Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow was the only thing entertaining about the whole movie. Hopefully they do better this time.
RadHatter
RadHatter - 8/3/2010, 9:20 PM
Hell yeah! Sommers rocks! Glad to hear this! Eat it haters! LOL :)
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