Jon Chu was listed as one of the GI Joe 2 Shortlist Directors, and made the cut, ending up on an even shorter shortlist. So currently it’s down to F Gary Gray VS Jon Chu for GI Joe 2, and MTV Movies Blog recently chatted with Chu about prospects for GI Joe 2. While Chu claims that he does not know if the rumors about him directing GI Joe 2 are true, he didn’t deny that he was working on it. It also turns out that he was a fan of GI Joe A Real American Hero during his childhood, going from Sunbow to the DiC series:
“I don’t know,” Chu laughed when we asked if there was any truth to the rumors connecting him to the “G.I. Joe” sequel. “I mean, I don’t know what goes on inside the doors of Paramount, but I’m up for a bunch of different projects.”Not a confirmation, but certainly not a denial from where we’re sitting. And while many “Joe” fans have scoffed at the idea of the “Step Up 3-D” director and Justin Bieber documentarian taking the reins on their beloved franchise, give the man a chance: after all, as he explains it, Chu is a deep cut fan of the series himself.
“‘Joe’ is something I’ve loved since I was a kid,” he told us. “I still think there’s a movie out there that can be done for the real ‘Joe’ fans, the one we’ve been waiting for that hasn’t been done before.”
“My era was ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,’ ‘G.I. Joe’ and ‘Transformers,'” he continued. “When ‘Joe’ changed their theme song from the old style—’Go Joe!’—to ‘Got to get tough, go Joe!’ That was the era I was in. Those are the fun, glory years that I remember.”
Again, Chu wouldn’t say one way or the other whether or not he’s involved with “G.I. Joe 2,” though he’s certainly happy to hear his name mentioned for such a project: “We’ll see what happens there, but I’m just glad that I get to make movies and I get to make up stories and play around. I feel very blessed that I get to do that, and I know it doesn’t last forever!”
Would you be content with Jon Chu directing GI Joe 2?
Shin Densetsu says
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ero says
Well, he's got the right attitude, at least.
Shin Densetsu says
Shin-Gouki says
Looking at the movies they have directed my vote goes to F Gary Gray. The Italian Job. Nuf Said.
RenHoek says
I guess it couldn't be that bad if he directed it, could it?
RolandofGilead says
Nice to see there's a chance the next GI Joe director actually knows what GI Joe is. Sadly, history shows that this will completely disqualify him in the eyes of Paramount.
Shin Densetsu says
Zefram says
RolandofGilead says
Wow! Way to pull an exception to the rule out to prove a point. You only had to go digging back to the early 80s to find a film that fit the bill.
Here all I thought I was doing was comparing modern Hasbro franchises like GI Joe and Transformers, but you sure showed me.
GI Guppy the third says
Have I missed something? Since when is the Italian Job good?
It doesn't even pass the 10:55pm in the middle of February test.
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