Former Transformers Creative Manager Rik Alvarez spoke to the attendees at TFcon 2018, to give details of an unused plot for the 4th Transformers Live Action Movie… and with it some tidbits from G. I. Joe: Retaliation.
According to Mr. Alvarez, TF4 story takes place following the events of DOTM where a group of Decepticons lived in exile under the guidance of Lockdown. The group, known as ‘The lords of deception‘, hunts and kills Ratchet (taking away his signature buzzsaw) as well as Robert Epps (played by Tyrese Gibson); allowing the latter to jump franchises to become Roadblock of G. I. Joe: Retaliation, until Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson was brought into the cast of the second movie.
There would also be a joke in the movie alluding to Tyrese’s involvement with the Transformers Franchise where another would ask from Roadblock “Hey, weren’t you involved with that crazy robot war?“.
Rik also stated that Retaliation also featured the concept of Flint as the head of G.I. Joe.
You can listen to the full description (from 4:55 to 5:55), below:
SilverOptimus says
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captain N says
It would have been cool if all the Army guys in the TF movies were Joe's.
skinny says
Some of the ideas floated here in this video show the different ideology of brand managers between the franchises very well.
"Hey let's have Optimus riding Grimlock!"
I can't think of an equivalent to that you could do in G.I.Joe. Maybe... Let's make the Flagg also fly!
There is no limit to the imagination with Transformers...
Yngwie says
So effectively Roadblock became the Joe leader after Duke died because he's played by Dwayne Johnson...
but again, DJ Coltrane wouldn't have fitted to play a leader Flint...
would have also been cool to have the expendables movie themed after GI Joe and imagine the revival then!
Ike Carr says
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