Sequels: No Joseph Gordon-Levitt In ‘GI Joe 2;’ Justin Lin Implies He’ll Direct Sixth ‘The Fast And The Furious’
So there will be a sequel toG.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra,possiblysubtitledCobra Strikes. That naturally led to supposition thatJoseph Gordon-Levittmight return as Cobra Commander. Given that most of the characters from the first film are said to beno-showsthis time (Storm Shadow, Snake Eyes and Duke are the returnees) his presence would be welcome.
But now Joseph Gordon-Levitt has put an end to the conversation, saying that he won’t be back, either. SoJon M. Chuwill have a pretty clean slate for the sequel — whether that is good or bad I’ll leave up to you, ardent fans of the first. The director hasinsistedthat “we’re really trying to break it down and take the shine off and show that my Joes were the ones in the mud, the sand and the trees and in the epic worldwide adventures” so that could be a good thing. [Collider]
After the break: we knew there would be a sixth film in theFast and the Furiousseries, and now it appears that Justin Lin, who directed the third, fourth and fifth movies, will be at the helm of #6, too.
The fact of aFast Sixis no surprise at all — we know that Universal already hasFast FivescreenwriterChris Morganworking on a new story, and the studio has been very clear about wanting tocontinue the franchise, and also that newFast/Furiousfilms will have more of the heist/Ocean’s 11vibe of Fast Five.
But withJustin Linpossibly setto make aTerminatormovie, we didn’t know where he stood with respect to the series. Now, speaking toUSA Today, he seems to confirm that he’ll be on board to direct the sixth.
After this big weekend, we’re going forward. It’s pretty much 100 percent. It’s going to happen… At five, we’re just hitting our stride," he says “We’re growing. People want to continue this journey.
Given that I’m seemingly one of the few who thought thatFast Fivewas dull and forgettable (that’show the long-awaited fight between Vin Diesel and The Rock goes down? pfft.) I’ll just bow out here and let you talk amongst yourselves about Justin Lin’s comments.
