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Paramount Puts G.I. Joe on Two Tracks, Taps Max Landis and Danny McBride

The studio is testing separate directions in early development, with producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura attached.

Overview

  • Max Landis has a treatment in hand, while Danny McBride is in talks to write a separate treatment for the franchise reboot.
  • Reports differ on whether the studio might combine the two efforts into one film, with a studio source describing them as distinct projects.
  • Lorenzo di Bonaventura is producing the development push, and no casting, director, budget, or start date has been set.
  • Paramount CEO David Ellison has prioritized G.I. Joe, with reporting that he wants it out before the studio’s planned Call of Duty adaptation.
  • The strategy follows uneven box-office results for the brand, as Transformers crossover prospects remain only teased and unconfirmed.