Overview
- Multiple outlets report the pass was for creative reasons tied to tone, with sources saying the decision was not based on Landis’s past allegations.
- Landis said his pitch imagined Cobra having taken over the world and G.I. Joe reduced to a conspiracy theory.
- Paramount is still developing a reboot and awaiting other submissions, including a script from Danny McBride.
- Paramount and Hasbro did not comment on the decision, according to the reports.
- The relaunch remains a priority after uneven box office for recent entries, with a toy-friendly direction considered important to the plan.