Not that long ago rumors were floating around that D.J. Caruso was chosen to be the director of the next G.I. Joe Movie. Recently AMC news ran a clip saying he was in contract talks to be our next official director for G.I. Joe 3 the live action movie. All signs are pointing to D.J. being the future of the franchise and the direction the brand will take.
D.J. Caruso has directed episodes of the legendary TV series The Shield, Eagle Eye, Disturbia xXx: Return of Xander Cage and many others. If you have ever watched The Return of Xander Cage, you can see there is lots of side by side fighting with a diverse list of characters. So he already has a G.I. Joe style film under his belt and he understand action enough that this could really be the choice we have all been waiting for.
I’m actually half way excited. Sorry to sound so jaded, but this brand requires an intimate understanding of it’s vast history in the same way Star Wars is treated. The unique individual uniforms help tell the story of each character, same goes for the vehicles. A Real American Hero is sacred to the fans and to be honest what everybody is expecting (Modern Update).
I’m not sure what direction he will take the film in but for me it needs to feel like home. The last two films have missed that mark in both Tone and Style. G.I. Joe is an epic tale just like Star Wars is. Are you going to make a Legendary film series or just another summer movie that will be long forgotten two weeks after release? He now has a brand with rich history and lore to further develop. The options and characters are endless. I wish I was in your shoes.
What do you think of D.J. Caruso directing G.I. Joe 3? Let us know after the jump.
DESTRO says
G.I. Joe Movie 3 D.J. Caruso To Direct The Future Of The Brand - No Pressure
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turner says
If they can reboot spider man twice, why not joe? I still want to see 80’s joe on the screen. All out no apologies love it or hate it 80’s joe. Could be the next epic Flash Gordon 1980.
JediJones says
On paper, he looks like another low-rent director, no different than Stephen Sommers. Jon Chu was below low-rent, he was more in the vein of sleeping in your van and showering at the YMCA. So I guess it's a step up from the last director.
I would've preferred a more imaginative and/or pedigreed choice. Someone who is known for something other than making B-grade genre and action pictures with mediocre reviews and middling box office.
Check out the long string of splats on his Rotten Tomatoes resume:
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/dj_caruso/
The more I look into this guy's career, the more I feel the movie is doomed before it starts. This director actually named a movie he directed "The Disappointments Room." No one with half a brain puts the word "disappointment" in the title of their movie. A movie is a product like anything else. Would you produce a soft drink called "The Disappointment Cola?"
Picking him just cements the fact that Hollywood is treating G.I. Joe as a complete loser of a franchise, not taking it or its potential seriously at all. They're treating it like disposable trash to be made cheaply and turn a quick buck. I can just hear the execs snickering at the name under their breath and thinking it's a joke. How about picking a director who can give us the perception that he's making the movie because he's enthusiastic about the material, not because his career has hit a dead end and he's run out of all other options?
Dolemite says
Eeh.
skinny says
Going to be honest, haven't seen any of Caruso's movies.
I would rather see Donald Belisario, Christopher Chulack, Patty Jenkins, or yes Bay. Bay knows military, as does Belisario but he is focused on TV.
Jenkins (Wonder Woman) knows how to tell a story.
Chulack has directed SEAL Team on CBS.
Chu screwed up by not being more adamant about things and just following orders. If he had done GIJOE like he did his LXD stuff it would have been super. Instead we got a film which was better than ROC by far in tone, but still lacked execution.
We need a director with more conviction who will not just follow the orders of the producers and the studio and can tell a story. Wouldn't hurt if they knew the story to begin with unlike Sommers and Di Bonaventura who were clueless.
Even if this is not an ARAH movie and a complete total reboot from scratch I would pick those people first.
DESTRO says
The story needs to be bold and simple and capture the value of diversity in uniforms that set their own tone. It's all about action and war let it be what it is. Red and Blue blasters would be awesome! Knock that shit out of the park with what put it on the map.
captain N says
I Hope they just get on with it. G.i. joe 3 has been in the works for years. Just do it.
skinny says
Owner of a Lonely B.A.T. says
A lots riding on this.
I hope its spectacular.
Darth Awgmon says
First of all, the guy needs to go have his teeth cleaned.
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