“G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra” made a sizeable chunk of change at the box-office, leading Paramount to give the green light for another installment.
And as the sequel ramps up to production, it looks like the movie will need a new director.
According to the Los Angeles Times, director Steven Sommers has decided to pass on directing the sequel.
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.
What we do know is that “Zombieland” writers Rhett Rheese and Paul Wernick have penned the script for the sequel.
We’ll let you know developments as they occur.
That’s too bad. I look forward to the sequel. I hope they can get the original actors to return. In light of any James Bond movies, this is as close as we’re going to get to them. (Elaborate plans, over the top doomsday weapons, nifty gadgets, etc)