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Paramount Pictures developing G.I. Joe movie

G.I. Joe movie is in the works at Paramount Pictures. The studio is in negotiations with the writing team of Joe Shrapnel and Anna Waterhouse to pen the script.

Paramount Pictures developing G.I. Joe movie
Paramount Pictures developing G.I. Joe movie

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Published : May 2, 2020, 3:48 PM IST

Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures and Hasbro are working on an untitled fourth G.I. Joe film, which is said to carry forward the story of the as-of-yet unreleased spin-off film Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the studio is in negotiations with the writing team of Joe Shrapnel and Anna Waterhouse to pen the script.

Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins, features Crazy Rich Asians star Henry Golding in the lead role as the head of an anti-terrorist group.

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Robert Schwentke has directed the film, which is scheduled to release on October 23.

The film is a reboot of the franchise and comes seven years after G.I. Joe: Retaliation.

The franchise is based on Hasbro's action figure toy line launched in 2009 with G.I. Joe: The Rise of the Cobra.

Lorenzo di Bonaventura, who has backed G.I. Joe and Transformers films, will produce the upcoming film with Hasbro's Allspark Pictures.

With inputs from PTI

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