Live-Action G.I Joe movie to be directed by Stephen Sommers

Paramount Pictures has offered Stephen Sommers (The Mummy) the chance at making a live action G.I Joe movie, complete with characters like Cobra Commander and Serpentor. This movie has the means to become an action film like we’ve never seen before.

Sommers isn’t the obvious choice for something like this, but The Mummy was a great family movie, which is what G.I is destined to be so maybe it was a good choice? With an action movie, it’s essential to get everything right from the action sequences to the cast. The cast is key and for something as well known as G.I Joe, all the stops will have to be pulled out.

G.I Joe started in 1942 as a WWII military magazine comic strip. In the 60’s the character became a series of military-themed 12” articulated action figures which were produced by Hasbro. The action figures then became smaller 3 ¾ inches, in the 80’s and the popularity of G.I Joe meant more merchandise including posters, T-Shirts, video games, board games, kites, animated movies and an animated series.

It will be great to see a live-action G.I Joe, but who do you think should play him? Leave your thoughts below.

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