Although ComingSoon.net managed to photograph a very early teaser poster at last yearāsĀ Licensing Expo, updates on Paramount PicturesāĀ G.I. Joe 3Ā have been few and far between. That appears to be changing, however, asĀ DeadlineĀ reports that the studio is looking at D.J. Caruso (Eagle Eye,Ā Disturbia) to potentially direct.
The live-actionĀ G.I. JoeĀ film franchise was launched in 2009 withĀ G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra, starring Channing Tatum, Marlon Wayans, Rachel Nichols, Sienna Miller, Byung-hun Lee, Ray Park, Dennis Quaid and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Tatum returned (albeit briefly) alongside Lee and Park for the sequel,Ā G.I. Joe: Retaliation, released in early 2013. The followup also stars Dwayne Johnson, Bruce Willis, Adrianne Palicki, Ray Stevenson and Jonathan Pryce. Collectively, the pair of films have grossed more than $675 million at the worldwide box office.
Caruso, also well-known for directing DreamWorks PicturesāĀ I Am Number Four, is currently working onĀ The Disappointments RoomĀ for Relativity Media. StarringĀ Kate Beckinsale and Mel Raido and featuring a screenplay by actor turnedĀ StokerĀ scribe Wentworth Miller,Ā The Disappointments RoomĀ hits the big screen September 25.
As revealedĀ last summer,Ā G.I. Joe 3Ā is being scripted by Jonathan Lemkin (Lethal Weapon 4,Ā Shooter). It is believed that the plot will focus heavily on Johnsonās character, Roadblock.
