US EditionParamount Not Moving Forward With ‘G.I. Joe’ Treatment From Max Landis
Paramount's new leadership passed on Max Landis' G.I. Joe treatment for creative reasons and continues to seek other writers including Danny McBride for the franchise relaunch.
- On Saturday, Paramount Pictures and Hasbro passed on Max Landis' treatment for a G.I. Joe reboot, Variety and TheWrap first reported.
- Paramount officials said Landis' take didn't match their creative direction, as retail-sales-driven returns remain Paramount's priority for the G.I. Joe relaunch.
- Landis' pitch imagined Cobra ruling the world and recast G.I. Joe as a conspiracy, but he faced multiple sexual misconduct accusations and has not worked since 2019.
- The studio is still taking meetings and awaiting scripts, with Danny McBride among writers considered as Landis' comeback stalls.
- The G.I. Joe franchise's box-office history, with $678.1M from the first two films and $150 million from Snake Eyes, raises stakes for the relaunch, which Paramount is prioritizing this year.
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Max Landis’ ‘G.I. Joe’ Treatment Not Moving Forward At Paramount, Studio Still Taking Meetings For Franchise Reboot
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Max Landis' 'G.I. Joe' Reboot Treatment Is a No-Go at Paramount
Paramount has passed on Max Landis’ treatment for a “G.I. Joe” franchise reboot, TheWrap has learned. The treatment effort was first reported by TheWrap last month as coming seven years after the screenwriter’s high-profile #MeToo scandal — fitting a pattern within the David Ellison-led studio of hiring men with troubled pasts. The “G.I. Joe” franchise is a high priority for Paramount CEO Ellison, who wants the film out before the company’s vide…
Paramount Rejects Max Landis' G.I. Joe Script
MOVIE NEWS – Paramount Pictures and Hasbro are not moving forward with a take on a new G.I. Joe movie from screenwriter Max Landis, multiple sources told Variety. Landis, son of Trading Places director John Landis, was engaged by the studio and the toymaker earlier this year for a script treatment surrounding the iconic action figures. Paramount passed on Landis’ treatment for creative reasons. New film leadership at Paramount is prioritizing …
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