Stephen Sommers Will Not Return For The G.I. Joe Sequel!

Stephen Sommers Will Not Return For The G.I. Joe Sequel!

The new report reveals that director Stephen Sommers, who helmed the first film G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra, will not return for the upcoming sequel. Check it out!

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By WolvieCBM - Jan 05, 2011 02:01 PM EST
Filed Under: G.I. Joe
Source: 24 Frames



It was previously reported that Stephen Sommers will come back to direct the G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra sequel, but it looks like that might not be the case.

24 Frames reports:

"Those who were on the fence about the filmmaker can unhook themselves: After reports this summer that Sommers would be returning to direct a planned sequel, it looks like he won't be doing that after all. Two agents who represent other filmmakers have said they'd recently been approached about their clients coming on to helm the movie and were told that Sommers would not be getting behind the camera. Paramount declined to comment."


G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra was released in 2009 and earned around $300 million dollars at the worldwide box-office, so sequel is definitely happening.

What do you think about this? I honestly think that a new director is a good idea, since the first movie was just meh, it could have been a lot better.

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jazzman
jazzman - 1/5/2011, 3:16 PM
now lets hope they get rid of Channing Tatum
Denn1s
Denn1s - 1/5/2011, 3:17 PM
it was a fun, summer, popcorn movie. why is everyone bashing it? i enjoyed it
Destroyer14
Destroyer14 - 1/5/2011, 3:18 PM
That's too bad, he did a good job on the first. Well, looking forward to the sequel.
SeaSerpentine
SeaSerpentine - 1/5/2011, 3:19 PM
@Denn1s I enjoyed it too, but I glad he isn't returning.
jazzman
jazzman - 1/5/2011, 3:19 PM
@Denn1s

the only reason why it was fun cause of Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow made the movie interesting.
dudemanjac
dudemanjac - 1/5/2011, 3:25 PM
We bash it because they took an easy franchise to make into a movie and screwed it up. It took the GI Joe name and just made a standard action flick out of it taking very little from the show besides names. They couldn't even get the basics right. Lips on ninja costume... Super high tech body armor... Baroness... Cobra Commander... Maybe the only thing they got right was the animosity between the ninjas, but why was one of them an emo douchebag?

If you forget it was supposed to be GI Joe, then yeah, it was an okay action flick. Ok. Nothing I've bothered to watch again. Sure wasn't hoping to find it in my stocking for Christmas.
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 1/5/2011, 3:25 PM
GOOD!!!



We need COBRA in the sequel or don't bother! : P
Ryguy88
Ryguy88 - 1/5/2011, 3:25 PM
Wait a minute, how is the next one going to suck as much as first without Sommers directing? I mean, isn't that the goal of this whole franchise?
nuck82
nuck82 - 1/5/2011, 3:26 PM
lol good!! man was i let down by the 1st one, they didnt have ship wreck!! how do you not have ship wreck in a g.i. joe film? and what the [frick] scarelt better go back to being dukes lady also!!! dont [frick] with my childhood!! THAT IS ALL ; )

SOAL!!!
GUNSMITH
GUNSMITH - 1/5/2011, 3:28 PM
LOVED THE MOVIE, IT WAS FUN BUT THE NEXT ONE IM HAPPY THAT A NEW DIRECTOR WILL HELM IT..ANTICIPATING IT. I MEAN I HAVE MY IDEAS AND WISHES ON WHAT THEY COULD HAVE DONE OR COULD DO IN THE NEXT THAT IM SURE EVERYONE HAS, BUT IT CAME AND WENT AND NEW BLOOD WILL GIVE US A TAKE..SO BRING IT.
icebergslick
icebergslick - 1/5/2011, 3:29 PM
Let's hope they learn from the first one and make something that us fans will appreciate.
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 1/5/2011, 3:29 PM
The first one was terrible, no matter what perspective you look at it from. Popcorn flick, mindless fun blah blah. If you liked it that's great, but you liked a bad movie:)
jazzman
jazzman - 1/5/2011, 3:29 PM
this was the real G.I. Joe

Ambushbug
Ambushbug - 1/5/2011, 3:29 PM
The first movie wasn't too bad, I enjoyed it for what it was. Truthfully I was expecting it to be MUCH worse, maybe that's why I enjoyed it. There is a lot of room for improvement though, maybe a new director will help.
MiZeatWizad
MiZeatWizad - 1/5/2011, 3:30 PM
In total agreement here. I could only really stomach the ninja scenes...and any shot with Scarlet in it that didn't include Wayans brother. I only paid $4, so I enjoyed it. Might not have had I paid more.
dahamma
dahamma - 1/5/2011, 3:34 PM
the first sucked, especially the ending, felt like i was watching a saturday morning cartoon. Snake eyes was the only thing good about this movie
Ryguy88
Ryguy88 - 1/5/2011, 3:36 PM
The fight scenes and action scenes weren't even good, there is no reason this movie should garner any praise what so ever!
BatLantern
BatLantern - 1/5/2011, 3:36 PM
snake eyes sure has a purdy mouth,for a chareter that never speaks
dahamma
dahamma - 1/5/2011, 3:38 PM
ecksmanfan
ecksmanfan - 1/5/2011, 3:43 PM
That's one giant step in helping, but there is still a gargantuan pile of shit they need to dig through to find the good in that franchise.
jaysin420
jaysin420 - 1/5/2011, 3:49 PM
I liked the first one, but mostly cause of the Brendan Fraser cameo.
GUNSMITH
GUNSMITH - 1/5/2011, 3:52 PM
WHAT ID LOVE TO SEE IN A JOE MOVIE...


RAY PARK AS SNAKE EYES, KEEP HIM...

THE GUY IS AWSOME, THE SUIT LOOKED AWSOME, BUT YOU COULD TELL IT WAS PROBABLY MURDER ON THE GUY AND HOT, PLUS YOU DIDN'T REALLY GET A REASON WHY HE PUTS ON A RUBBER BODY SUIT..SIMILAR TO SPIDERMAN'S MOVIE COSTUME WOULD BE OK, PLUS IT WOULD ALLOW THE GUY TO NOT SWEAT HIMSELF TO DEATH AND DO SOME BAD ASS STUNTS MORE FLUIDLY...

GIVE US THE COBRA COMMANDER WE WANNA SEE..

HIS COSTUME IS ICONIC AND SHOULDNT BE MESSED WITH...

STAY TRUE TO THE SOURCE MATERIAL..


THERES A REASON WHY IT WORKS, STAY TRUE TO THE FANS AND THE THINGS THEY LOVE AND REMEMBER MOST, AND DON'T MESS WITH IT AND THE MOVIE WILL BE AWSOME....
Durranto
Durranto - 1/5/2011, 4:17 PM
The guy in the suit above is Ray Park, aka Darth Maul... he'll be a lot hotter where he ends up for taking part in the destruction of the holy saga lol!

He was also the Toad in Xmen... also poop!
nuck82
nuck82 - 1/5/2011, 4:20 PM
WOW durranto i dont think anyone here now that!! you should have put exclusive next to your comment!!

<<<<< asshole
your welcome!!

SOAL!!
AlexDeLarge87
AlexDeLarge87 - 1/5/2011, 4:20 PM
Now lets hope they reboot the whole shit! Only good think in this version is Rachel Nichols (And her boobs) and Byung Hun Lee as Storm Shadow and Ray Park as Snake-Eyes!

Brad Pitt as Hawk
Christian Bale or Gerard Butler as Destro
Paul Walker as Duke
Jessica Biel as Scarlett
Emily Blunt as Baroness
Tadanobu Asano as Storm Shadow
Scott Adkins as Snake-Eyes
Idris Elba as Stalker
Terry Crews as Roadblock
Jeremy Renner as Rock&Roll
Luke Goss as Zartan
Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Major Bludd
And
Michael C. Hall as Cobra Commander
dudemanjac
dudemanjac - 1/5/2011, 4:24 PM
How do you mess up those costumes? It baffles me everytime.
nuck82
nuck82 - 1/5/2011, 4:29 PM
the rocket man played snake!! no wounder he had those big lips....

over!

SOAL!

AlexDeLarge87
AlexDeLarge87 - 1/5/2011, 4:32 PM
Jazz@ Totally agree!

There should have been epic worldwide war between Joes and Cobra, but they made it just a fight between two f*cking cheesy and not believable teams!
There should have been more realistic set up!
Elayis
Elayis - 1/5/2011, 4:47 PM
G.I. Joe was probably the worst movie I saw the year that it came out (2009, right?).

Everything about it was appalling and unoriginal. Not only was the storyline crap, it also featured horrible effects. The one thing that could've saved it also failed: the acting. Even actors who I typically enjoy and respect and think of as talented were horrible in it (namely Dennis Quaid, Christopher Eccleston, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt).

I'm hoping that if the studio doesn't recast (which I would prefer but honestly don't see happening on a large scale), that they actually get some talented people involved. People who can actually write and direct creatively.

But really, I just want them to throw out Channing Tatum. That guy can't act worth a damn.

But then again, I never really got into GI Joe, and the more I learn about the old stuff the more I don't think it's for me. So maybe I should tell people how to make the film since I probably will ruin the original material.
TurdFergunson
TurdFergunson - 1/5/2011, 5:06 PM
Is it possible that one actor and a half-ass written screenplay can ruin an ENTIRE FRANCHISE?

Answer: YES

VICTIM: GI JOE - The Rise Of Cobra

GUILTY PARTY: Channing Tatum & Staute Beattie (even thou his screenplay for Pirates was awesome, he sucked the big D on this one) David Elliot (guy has written 3 movies in 10 years, like really can you pay anyone more cheaper than what he got?) and also Paul Lovett.

The Skip Woods screenplay should of been the movie that Hasbro went with. It would of probably got a "R" rating but now a days in America, who doesn't let their kids watch it? This movie would of took a different twist on GI Joe story and would not have been so cartoonish like the one we got.

So not having Sommers is a start, just dont let Elliot/Lovett/Beattie write it. PLEASE!

Yo Joe!
marvel72
marvel72 - 1/5/2011, 5:20 PM
i got half way through the first film on dvd got bored of it had to switch it off & watch some porn instead.
eleven59
eleven59 - 1/5/2011, 5:26 PM
i have never even bothered to watch this movie, and i know its crap.
and kids..

"knowing is half the battle"
dudemanjac
dudemanjac - 1/5/2011, 5:30 PM
I am not going to blame any of the actors. It was a crap script. No one could make gold out of that. I actually feel sorry for them for getting roped into it and having the blame put on them.
KaneDiablo
KaneDiablo - 1/5/2011, 5:41 PM
This was one of the worst movies I have ever watched. Marlon Wayans was attrocious! Channing was as stiff as one could be and the whole plot line with the baroness was soooo ridiculous! They need to scratch that movie and start over.
commanderhulk
commanderhulk - 1/5/2011, 5:44 PM
Hope it's good. I enjoyed the first film for what it was, a fun summer mindless action blockbuster (and still better then both Transformers).

I hope though, that with Summers gone, they can take the film in a new approach. The first film was fun way to start out the series (like the old James Bond films or the old toy line), but would like them take it in a more serious and darker place. Not Dark Knight dark, but maybe something more along the lines of Star Trek and Hellboy, where they are still fun but take themselves seriously.

They already have the talent with this sequel (guys who wrote Zombieland are writting it), and now they just need a director. I'd hope they go with someone like Duncan Jones, Alfonso Cauron, Richard Donner, Pete Doctor, Marc Forester or Noah Baumbach.
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