Jon Chu Directing Disney's Matched

Lightning never strikes twice. So I'm not expecting G.I. Joe: Retaliation to surprise us and be as enjoyably stupid as the first. Expectations were so low; it was bound to surprise. That and we might be guilty of indulging in nostalgia there.

As the marketing ramps up, many will forget (Given the awful attention spans in our community) how Paramount pulled the G.I. Joe sequel from June 2012 at the last minute, dumped it in March, added 3D after the fact and those reshoots to resurrect Channing Tatum. I know producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura denied it. I don't buy it. Like he's really gonna fess up to a spoiler before his movie opens?!

Whatever the outcome, I hope its director Jon Chu doesn't get too fried. The Internet collectively decided he was a shitty choice the moment he was hired. And that was only due to his association with Justin Bieber. Without ever giving him a chance. Because that's how we roll. Guilty until proven innocent.

Not one to wait 'till its box-office turnout (or lack thereof), Chu has lined up his next project. He'll helm Matched, Disney’s adaptation of the Ally Condie-penned young-adult sci-fi novel. It's one of those "In a world full of rules, one woman decided the rules were made to be broken!" There's even a book trailer for it. Yeah, the concept is new to me too. Check it out below.

Hope it works out for Chu for all the bullshit he went through. For all we know, he could be our answer to Steven Spielberg or Christopher Nolan in ten years. Then who's laughing?

Source: The Hollywood Reporter