The Reason Why ‘G.I. Joe 3’ Is Delayed
It’s been a long time since we heard anything aboutG.I. Joe 3. The last development on the sequel had up and coming writerAaron Bergbrought on board as a writer, and before thatD.J. Carusowas hired to be at the helmof the movie instead ofG.I. Joe: Retaliationdirector Jon M. Chu. We’re not sure if either of those two talents are still involved with the project, but it doesn’t sound likeG.I. Joe 3is going to happen anytime soon thanks to the busy schedule ofDwayne Johnson.
Find out what’s going on withG.I. Joe 3after the jump.
G.I. Joefranchise starByung-hun Lee(who plays Storm Shadow) was attending the Toronto International Film Festival for the premiere ofThe Magnificent SevenandLRM(viaScreenRant) sat down with the actor for an interview where discussion turned to the status ofG.I. Joe 3. Here’s what the actor had to say:
The cast of theG.I. Joefranchise has a fairly decent sized ensemble, so determining when there’s an opening in all those schedules is likely pretty damn hard. But as Lee notes, Dwayne Johnson is undoubtedly the busiest of the crew, and his schedule doesn’t appear to have much free time over the next few years.
Right now Dwayne Johnsonis shootingJumanji, and the video game adaptationRampageis in pre-production. Then there’s also the pulp fiction adaptationDoc Savagewith Shane Black, and sequels tobothSan AndreasandJourney to the Center of the Earth(the third one is apparently titledJourney 3: From the Earth to the Moon, anda fourth one is planned) Then Johnson is alsoset to play Black Adamin the DC Comics flickShazam.
Some of those projects don’t have set release dates yet, so they may not be an issue, but since he also still has to do press for upcoming movies such asMoana, BaywatchandFast 8. Plus, that doesn’t even include the 16 projects Johnson has in development on IMDb, including theremake ofBig Trouble in Little Chinaand an adaptation of theDisney theme park rideJungle Cruise.
G.I. Joe is undoubtedly a priority for Paramount Pictures, and the toy franchise is supposed to end up being tied into thedeveloping Hasbro cinematic universethat will includeM.A.S.K., Micronauts, VisionariesandROM. As for how quickly that will happen, we don’t know. But hopefully Dwayne Johnson has some time in the future to make sure we don’t seeG.I. Joe 3delayed much longer.
