Is The Transformers/G.I. Joe Still Happening? Rise Of The Beasts Spin-Off's Fate Finally Decided
Bradley Cooper will play Duke as Danny McBride directs a standalone reboot, and Paramount says the long-planned Transformers crossover is no longer in development.
- Paramount Pictures has officially separated the G.I. Joe franchise from its Transformers crossover plans, with Deadline reporting the upcoming Joe movie will now proceed as a standalone project.
- Plans for the crossover originated in 2023 when Transformers: Rise of the Beasts teased a shared universe, prompting producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura and the studio to explore combining the franchises with Derek Connolly attached to write.
- Director Danny McBride will lead the reboot, co-writing the screenplay with Jeff Fradley and John Carcieri, while Bradley Cooper has joined to star as Conrad Hauser, known as Duke.
- McBride's film will focus on the Joes investigating Springfield, an American town secretly controlled by Cobra, removing the connection to the Autobots previously established with characters like Noah Diaz and Agent Burke.
- Production for the standalone Joe movie is expected to begin in early 2027, marking Paramount's pivot away from the multi-franchise strategy envisioned following the 2023 teaser.
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