Chances of Another Full-Retard G.I. Joe Just Got Smaller
Fri, March 4, 2011 
Knowing fanbitches, this will somehow be interpreted as being John Chu's fault.
There'd been whispers his hiring was partially due to his ability to work with a vastly scaled-back budget. Under Stephen Sommers' direction, the first Joe went way over-cost in addition to those rumblings of his dismissal (and eventual return) in post-production. Wouldn't have been that big a deal had the final product been a big global hit, but it wasn't – did OK all things considered. But thanks to Paramount losing their grip on The Avengers and necessity of having more than just Star Trek 2 to carry next summer, we're getting that G.I. Joe sequel.
In what confirms those rumblings of a castrated production, Rachel Nichols confessed on Twitter (and first noticed by /film) she won't return for the sequel along with 85% of the cast:
"GI JOE 2 News Flash: The only characters to return in the JON CHU directed sequel will be SNAKE EYES, STORM SHADOW and DUKE."
So my hopes of out-retarding Sommers' film have been thwarted. Guess that means they won't blow up the moon in Joe 2 then. Sigh.
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