Zombieland Screenwriters Hired For GI Joe Sequel

[Diesel]

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Update: IESB is now reporting the Paramount Pictures has hired Zombieland writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick to pen a sequel to GI Joe: Rise of Cobra. Reese and Wernick recently signed on to pen Deadpool for Fox/Marvel, and might be the perfect scribes to invent some over the top stupid action for a GI Joe sequel. As I said in the Deadpool post, I’m a big fan of Reese and Wernick’s work on Zombieland. I don’t think people give enough credit to the clever and hilarious screenplay when talking about the success of that film.

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After GI Joe: Rise of Cobra became a box office hit, Paramount Picture’s vice chairman Rob Moore said that a sequel would “soon go into development.” Collider has learned that a screenwriter has been hired for the project, and Paramount is eager to get a second film in production. No more information was available, and even the identity of the writer was not revealed.

I imagine that Paramount randomly selected one lucky first grader, paid for a few boxes of crayons, and the result will be on the big screen in 2012 (yes, now we know how the world will end…) We already know that all of the lead actors from the first film are “contractually obligated to return for another film,” though director Stephen Sommers is not. Does the world need another GI Joe movie?

[vegeta88]

Does the world need another GI Joe movie?

No. But I will certainly look forward to renting it.

I haven't seen Zombieland but I heard it was very well written so maybe GIJ2 will be better than the first. I just hope this does not supersede Deadpool.

[Kryptonic]

Cool. I enjoyed both Zombieland and G.I. Joe. Should be fun.

[EricJ]

Does the world need another GI Joe movie?

"Need"? No...
But we do need to MAKE one, just to show 'em.

(If only the first movie had come out one month earlier or later, and critics could think about something else besides old Transformers 2 traumas.
Maybe a second movie can lead its own life. )

[scweb13]

They couldn't do any worse than the first one.
Sorry, I was hoping for something good from the first movie and I thought it was just terrible.

[progers13]

I enjoyed G.I. Joe. Not a great movie, but I didn't think it was terrible either. I would watch the 2nd.

[koontz1973]

Originally Posted by progers13

I enjoyed G.I. Joe. Not a great movie, but I didn't think it was terrible either. I would watch the 2nd.

I am with you. It was a pleasant way to while away the time.

[scweb13]

OK, maybe "terrible" was a little harsh. More of a let down or disappointment than terrible. It was watchable and I'm glad that I rented it, but I don't see myself owning it anytime soon.

[KingBing]

I'll probably rent it like I did with the first one! It wasn't as bad as people were making it out to be.