Danny McBride has revealed major details about a brand-new G.I. Joe movie. Snake Eyes was the last film to come out under the military sci-fi franchise.
What is the update on Danny McBride’s G.I. Joe movie?
It’s been several years since G.I. Joe fans last saw a new installment in theaters. However, it seems the next entry may not be too far away. During an appearance on Josh Horowitz’s Happy Sad Confused podcast, McBride revealed that he is writing a new G.I. Joe movie for Paramount.
“I’ve written one, yes. I’m stoked about it. I’m really fired up about the script. Paramount seems fired up about it. Hopefully, we’re shooting it next year.”
McBride mentioned that he is immensely passionate about the G.I. Joe series. “It was definitely the cartoons and the comics — GI Joe was my thing when I was a kid. I liked that more than Star Wars, more than anything. I love GI Joe. I still have all the characters.”
McBride said that he initially pitched an idea for a Dreadnoks movie. “So I went to Paramount and pitched it, and they were like, ‘Well, the franchise needs to be launched, so we can’t come out with a Dreadnoks movie. Would you have an angle for GI Joe proper?’ And I was like, ‘Hell yeah, I’ll have an angle for that.”
Talking more about the ideas for the next G.I. Joe movie, he revealed, “It grounds GI Joe. It’s not a comedy. It’s kind of suspense and action. Yeah, it’s going to be a lot of fun. Whole ensemble.”
He also mentioned an expected setting of the next film. “You’re following Duke and a group of other Joes. There’s a town, Springfield, that is secretly all Cobra. That is where our film takes place.”
The first two G.I. Joe entries, released in 2009 and then 2013, were major hits at the box office. However, the origin movie from 2021, Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins, couldn’t recreate the same magic.
The new G.I. Joe movie has not yet received an official release window.
