• Rumor: Jon M. Chu Frontrunner To Direct 'Star Trek 3' [Updated]

    With J.J. Abrams in a galaxy far, far away, the final frontier is wide open. After the success of this year's Star Trek Into Darkness, Paramount is getting ready to prep a third Star Trek film and the hunt for a new director is underway. The studio has yet to make a decision, but Latino Review is…

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  • FilmAid Broadcast Part 6 - Jon Chu, Director Of GI Joe: Retaliation

    Our epic, 10-hour long FilmAid broadcast is complete, and the results were incredible: a ton of amazing guests on the /Filmcast and over $10,000 raised for FilmAid! We recorded many of the episodes and will be airing them mostly in order. But since GI Joe: Retaliation is in theaters now, we just had to get you this…

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  • Jon M. Chu Offers Another 'Masters Of The Universe' Update

    Now that Jon M. Chu is finally done with G.I. Joe: Retaliation, he can turn his attention to other projects. For fans, tops on that list is the He-Man reboot Masters of the Universe. Chu was revealed as the director of the film back in July 2012, but hasn't had time to truly concentrate on it, thanks to his extra-long…

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  • Sequel Bits: 'Star Trek Into Darkness', 'G.I. Joe: Retaliation', 'V/H/S/2', 'Sin City: A Dame To Kill For', 'The Simpsons Movie 2', 'Clerks 3'

    Who exactly is G.I. Joe: Retaliation's Cobra Commander? Find out after the jump. Also: Expect the cast to return for Oz The Great and Powerful 2 Josh Duhamel will make a cameo in Transformers 4 Joseph Gordon-Levitt talks Sin City: A Dame to Kill For Don't hold your breath for a Simpsons Movie sequel A Ghost Rider:…

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  • Jon M. Chu Offers Updates On 'G.I. Joe: Retaliation' And 'Masters Of The Universe'

    Director Jon M. Chu has quickly become one of those directors whose quotes you need to read. After gaining notoriety with the Step Up movies and Justin Bieber documentary, Paramount entrusted him with one of their marquee franchises: G.I. Joe. Then Sony handed him the reigns to another potential franchise, Masters of the Universe. That's a nice…

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  • Jon M. Chu Could Direct 'Masters Of The Universe' Reboot

    By the power of Grayskull, Sony has been trying to revive the Masters of the Universe franchise for several years. Screenwriters were hired in 2010 to take a pass at the popular story of He-Man and now talks have revved up again as Jon Chu, the director of G.I. Joe Retaliation, is in talks to direct.…

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  • 'G.I. Joe: Retaliation' Moved To March 2013 For 3D Conversion

    Things were going so well for G.I. Joe: Retaliation. Fans were responding really well to the trailers, director Jon Chu was talking up how it's the movie he really wanted to see as a G.I. Joe fan, the release date was approaching and everyone was excited. Paramount has now decided to forgo that positive buzz and…

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  • 'G.I. Joe: Retaliation' International Trailer

    Cinemacon delivered a new trailer for G.I. Joe: Retaliation earlier this week, and now a new international trailer features a great deal of new footage. It's pretty much entirely big, cheesy stuff in which the betrayed Joes battle the devious forces of Cobra with high tech and charming brawn, the latter courtesy of The Rock…

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  • 'G.I. Joe: Retaliation' Theatrical Trailer

    The theatrical trailer for Jon Chu's G.I. Joe Retaliation is now online. Opening June 29, 2012, it stars Dwayne Johnson, Channing Tatum, Bruce Willis, Adrianne Palicki, D.J. Cotrona, Byung-hun Lee, Ray Park, RZA, Joseph Mazzello, Elodie Yung, and Walton Goggins. Check it out the action-packed, brand new trailer after the jump. Thanks to Machinma.com for the trailer. While that trailer takes a little while to get…

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  • 'G.I. Joe: Retaliation' Footage Screened At CinemaCon [Video Blog Reaction]

    I'm writing today from Las Vegas, where I'm currently attending CinemaCon (not to be confused with Comic Con) -- a gathering of movie theatre exhibitors which was formerly known as ShoWest. On Sunday I got the chance to preview five minutes of footage from Jon Chu's G.I. Joe: Retaliation, in addition to the new trailer which…

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  • 'GI Joe: Retaliation' Super Bowl Spot Gives You Cobra Commander

    Paramount is trying again with G.I. Joe this summer. Though the original film wasn't all that well received, footage from the sequel G.I. Joe: Retaliation has been turning heads beginning with the teaser trailer premiere in Austin late last year. A new ad for Jon M. Chu's film will run during the Superbowl, and the…

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  • 'G.I. Joe: Retaliation' Teaser Trailer; You'll Believe Ninjas Can Fly

    From the director of Step Up 3D and Justin Bieber: Never Say Never comes G.I. Joe Retaliation! And while that sounds like a joke, once you watch the first trailer for this sequel to the 2009's The Rise of Cobra, it makes perfect sense. Director Jon Chu, the man in question, has staged what looks…

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  • New Look: Dwayne Johnson As Roadblock In 'G.I. Joe 2: Retaliation'

    Jon M. Chu's G.I. Joe 2: Retaliation is now shooting, and we know this because The Rock tells us it is so. He told us via Twitter, saying "1st day of shooting. 110 degrees. Bring It." Along with that missive came an image of the actor in costume as Roadblock. And, while this barely counts…

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  • Walton Goggins Joins 'G.I. Joe 2: Retaliation'

    One of the actors to really start to break from TV into consistent film acting in the past couple years is Walton Goggins. His work on The Shield lead to a handful of notable film roles. (He was fun in Predators and had a good, if brief turn in the excellent and under-seen That Evening…

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  • New 'G.I. Joe: Retaliation' Info Found In Casting Call

    G.I. Joe: Retaliation, directed by Jon Chu, is seemingly getting bigger by the day, and I don't just mean The Rock's muscles. New actors - such as Joseph Mazzello and Bruce Willis - have been joining the cast and the film got a shiny new summer release date. Now, the latest comes from io9 who…

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  • 'G.I. Joe 2' Has New Title, Takes Former 'Star Trek 2' Release Date [UPDATED]

    UPDATE: The new title is official. Wording below corrected. With less than a year to the long rumored Star Trek 2 release date, and no start date in sight, it's no surprise the film has been pushed back. Paramount announced that date so early, though, it pretty much scared off all competition. So with Trek…

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  • Wonder Woman Becomes Lady Jaye: Adrianne Palicki Joins G.I. Joe Sequel

    Jon M. Chu and the producers of G.I. Joe: Cobra Strikes keep expanding the cast of the Joe sequel.  They've retained a few actors from the first film: Channing Tatum, Ray Park and Byung Hun-lee, and have roped in a couple of significant new cast members, notably Dwayne Johnson as Roadblock. RZA is on board,…

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  • RZA Is Blind Master And D.J. Cotrona Is Flint In 'G.I. Joe 2'

    Director Jon Chu is loading up the cast for next summer's G.I. Joe 2. He's bringing back Channing Tatum as Duke, we heard that Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson will be playing Roadblock and now D.J. Cotrona is in negotiations to play Flint and The RZA will play the man who trained Snake Eyes, the Blind…

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  • Dwayne Johnson Is Roadblock In 'G.I. Joe 2' [Updated]

    UPDATE: Dwayne Johnson fully confirmed this casting today via Twitter, saying "It's official: Call the Pentagon, get me my big ass gun - Rocks a JOE!." The original article from June 6 follows (with edits removing the then rumored title of "Cobra Strikes.") Next summer's sequel to G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra now has…

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