Paramount Taps Another Filmmaker Canceled During 'Me Too'—For New 'G.I. Joe' Movie

‘G.I. Joe’ Reboots in the Works at Paramount; Max Landis Pitching a Script Years After #MeToo Allegations Derailed Career

As Paramount explores a reboot of its "G.I. Joe" franchise, Max Landis, whose career imploded amid #MeToo, and Danny McBride will pitch scripts.

Max Landis, Whose Career Imploded During #MeToo, Returns with ‘G.I. Joe’ Movie at Paramount

Max Landis is back with his first Hollywood project since his career implosion in 2019.

Paramount Taps Another Filmmaker Canceled During 'Me Too'—For New 'G.I. Joe' Movie

Max Landis, a screenwriter, hasn’t worked in Hollywood in years since he was accused by multiple women of sexual abuse.

Max Landis Returns With G.I. Joe Movie For Paramount

Paramount is taking an unusual move to figure out one of its key IP franchises, G.I. Joe. The David Ellison-owned studio has tapped Max Landis, the screenwriter canceled in the late 2010s during the height of the #MeToo movement, to work on a treatment for a feature adaptation of the Hasbro toy brand. At the same time, it has also hired The Righteous Gemstones star and creator Danny McBride to work on a separate script for Joe. According to …

G.I. Joe Reboot Confirmed With Controversial Screenwriter (And The News Only Gets Weirder)

A new G.I. Joe movie has been announced with screenwriter Max Landis set to write the script, but a second film is also being written.