EAGLE EYE Director DJ Caruso Latest To Be Linked For G.I. JOE 3

Deadline briefly mentions that where-are-they-now director DJ Caruso is in early discussions with Paramount to direct G.I. Joe 3. Caruso is best known for giving Shia LaBoeuf most of his non-Transformers roles in his films Disturbia and Eagle Eye. I'm sort of shocked he's even being suggested for the gig.

Variety mentions that a meeting with Dwayne Johnson which is essential to his hiring hasn't even gone down. Let's just remember he isn't the first director to be linked for the sequel and likely won't be the last.

This isn't the first time an outlet jumped-the-gun on a director being involved with G.I. Joe 3.

Schmoes Know were hot to report Green Lantern's Martin Campbell as a lock to direct. A couple of days later Campbell ended-up choosing an adaptation of a French comic book instead.

We never heard from other sources if that original story was legit or not.

It's starting to look like Paramount is scraping the bottom of the barrel for their director search and it's a bit shocking. Then again, this is the same people that gave us Transformers: Age of Extinction and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

I would have expected that Paramount would be trying to emulate Captain America: The Winter Soldier as that film is the best example of what a well made G.I. Joe film could look like. Hiring a director that reflects that quality would seemingly be in Paramount's best interest.

My personal opinion would be to calm-down and wait for someone who can do the material justice. One name I'd love to see get involved as it's director is Doug Liman. He proved this summer with Edge of Tomorrow he can play in this sandbox better than most. Let's not forget he kicked-off the Bourne franchise with Bourne Identity.

Liman is currently developing an adaptation of the video game series Splinter Cell with screenwriter Sheldon Turner (X-Men First Class, Up In The Air, Straight Outta Compton). Tom Hardy is attached to star and the film is setup at 20th Century Fox who are also adapting Assassin's Creed.  The film hasn't been given a release date and it's likely because Hardy is off filming Suicide Squad for Warner Bros. and a script for Cell hasn't been completed.






SOURCE: DEADLINE

BIG RUMOR: GOLDENEYE & CASINO ROYALE Director Martin Campbell Wanted For G.I. JOE 3?

Take this following rumor with a hugh gain-of-salt, but the iffy scoop site SchmoesKnow say they have news concerning the director of G.I. Joe 3. The site is better known for their entertaining videos/podcasts, and guesting on other video-casts. While they skirt around where the actual "news" is coming from, I have to assume to it's coming from the usual gossip channels (aka The Phantom).

They say that Bond director Martin Campbell is in "talks" to replace Jon M. Chu. Campbell is known for standout Bond installments such as Goldeneye and Casino Royale. He's also responsible for one of the biggest box office blunders in recent history with Green Lantern. Again, don't take this rumor as 100% but it's interesting to consider the potential here. We've seen rumors like this turnout to be false or directors put on studio wish-lists.

Backing this is up slightly, Chu has been doing everything in his power to avoid directing the third installment taking on other projects. Paramount in the meantime isn't likely going to wait-around for him. However, it should be noted that TheWrap recently reported Campbell was in talks to direct spy thriller Hunter Killer for Relativity Media back in September. It's possible he's meeting on multiple projects and this just yet another potential studio gig.


SOURCE: SCHMOESKNOW

HUNTSMAN And NINJA TURTLES Writer Set To Script G.I. JOE 3

THR reports that Evan Daughtery has been hired by the studio to take a crack at writing the screenplay for G.I. Joe 3. Daughtery is best known for writing Snow White And The Huntsman and adding re-writes to recent Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot. Jon M. Chu is expected to return as it's director along with most of it's new cast such as Dwayne Johnson, Adrianne Palicki and franchise regular Ray Park. Chu is currently also putting together a Masters of The Universe film which still in the development phase. I'm curious to see if they'll be able to fix the blunder of how they handled the Baroness in Rise of Cobra, and bring her back with a new actress.

Paramount Will Make G.I. JOE 3

Variety has confirmed that Paramount Pictures is moving forward with a third G.I. Joe film after the excellent box office of G.I. Joe: Retaliation. It's expected that Dwayne Johnson and director Jon M. Chu could be returning for the second sequel. No word if screenwriters Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese have been asked to write the next installment. There have been teases from producers that it's possible to see a crossover with Transformers in the future.