G.I Joe 2 moved to March 2013 - film conversion to 3D

[Lencho01]

The Deadline article gives the impression that Chu didn't have much freedom. And I have a feeling the amount of main characters wasn't a problem for the film.

 

[Balthus Dire]

I just find it really strange to think that the movie would've test screened so poorly. I mean, sure, there have been movies in the past with great trailers and stuff that ended up crappy, but this was shaping up to be a pretty sweet flick.

Could the movie itself really have been that bad? Like, worse than the first?? I can't see how...

 

[Matt312]

I'm on board for a Quick Kick inclusion!!

Harry Shum, Jr. (Mike Chang from "Glee") would be perfect!

Check out this short film he did last year called 3 Minutes:


Plus, Chu and Shum have a history together with Chu's involvement with the League of Extraordinary Dancers:

Awesome clip! That's what I'm saying. Put some new characters in with Duke(Tatum). I don't think they'll be able to get Bruce will ,tarantula ,and the rock's schedule open at the same time. They all have other films to do. Tatum is filming bitter pill right now. Then he will be filming jupitier ascending later this year so who knows when theyll be able to film his new scenes. Paramount get it done right.

 

[Octoberist]

maybe they can CGI a beret for Flint. How can they not have his signature beret? What? Because of Dennis Quaid??

 

[joker1524]

did they screen this film for 13 yr old girls cuz i seriously cant see how anybody wants more of tatum after the first flick...heck i know ppl who wanted to see this movie because of tatum dying...myself included

 

[Lencho01]

I just find it really strange to think that the movie would've test screened so poorly. I mean, sure, there have been movies in the past with great trailers and stuff that ended up crappy, but this was shaping up to be a pretty sweet flick.

Could the movie itself really have been that bad? Like, worse than the first?? I can't see how...

Same here. Though, I found the first one bad in a stupid and boring way.

 

[rayc1971]

did they screen this film for 13 yr old girls cuz i seriously cant see how anybody wants more of tatum after the first flick...heck i know ppl who wanted to see this movie because of tatum dying...myself included

yeh me too i wanted to see it because of the rock and bruce willis.i think the test screening was bogus.this is just the studios brite idea because the vow and 21 jumpstreet made money.they are going to do reshoots with more tatum and giving him a bigger part.they all ready wasted millions on marketing now more on reshoots this will blow up in there face next year.

 

[Longshot777]

Of course it will test low.


How can they kill off Duke???? Then Roadblock becoming the leader.


That's like killing off Optimus Prime!!! Then Ironhide becoming the leader


The director says he's a big fan of the 80s joe!!???

Obviously not coz he doesn't know the importance of Duke.

 

[Optimus_Prime_]

This is exactly what happened to the animated movie.

 

[Bug-Eyed Earl]

Of course it will test low.


How can they kill off Duke???? Then Roadblock becoming the leader.


That's like killing off Optimus Prime!!! Then Ironhide becoming the leader


The director says he's a big fan of the 80s joe!!???

Obviously not coz he doesn't know the importance of Duke.

Channing Tatum as Duke isn't the same thing as the original Optimus Prime.

This fanboy rage at the death of Duke amuses me to no end. Channing Tatum possesses none of the qualities that made Duke cool, but since he has the name, that's enough to make him the beloved character.

Seriously, do you not remember the complaints about Tatum's performance in the first movie? Killing him off was probably a response to that. If so, they were just listening to the fans,

 

[TheVileOne]

The Deadline article gives the impression that Chu didn't have much freedom. And I have a feeling the amount of main characters wasn't a problem for the film.

The guy's last movie was a Justin Bieber concert film. He doesn't have much clout.

 

[Longshot777]

This is exactly what happened to the animated movie.

And that is why it was changed to Duke being on a coma then awaking at the end.

It will be funny if Chu's changes for 2013 will also have Duke on a coma then waking up at the end. lol

EDIT: If you were talking about the Transformers movie 1986, then you see there were also lots of backlash when they killed off Optiumus Prime on that one.


And yes I know Channum Tatum wasn't the best Duke...but to kill that character off?

I would rather have a different actor and make this new GIJOE a re-boot and let them obliterate the first movie out of existence.

 

[Mace Dolex]

I already accepted the G.I.Joe live action movies as taking place in an alternate universe so I was actually pleased hearing that Channing Tatum's Duke getting killed. I don't know if Paramount will want to burn the original cut of the movie since I'd like to see both versions on the DVD release.

 

[Raiden]

Of course it will test low.


How can they kill off Duke???? Then Roadblock becoming the leader.


That's like killing off Optimus Prime!!! Then Ironhide becoming the leader


The director says he's a big fan of the 80s joe!!???

Obviously not coz he doesn't know the importance of Duke.

The movie Duke isn't the same as the cartoon or the comic Duke, because if he is, he won't have been played by Channum Tatum and a former boyfriend of Baroness as well as old BFF of the Cobra Commander. Tatum is as much Duke as that man in the suit is Destro in ROC.

 

[Lencho01]

The guy's last movie was a Justin Bieber concert film. He doesn't have much clout.

True, but they did allow him to kill Duke the first time. I also thought his experience with 3D was what helped him get the job in the first place. I think the Bieber film was shot in 3D.

And...

http://www.slashfilm.com/gi-joe-retaliation-director-release-delay-3d-conversion/

‘G.I. Joe: Retaliation’ Director Says Release Delay is For 3D Conversion Only

Posted on Tuesday, June 5th, 2012 by Russ Fischer

What’s the real story behind the delay of Paramount’s G.I. Joe: Retaliation? Ever since the studio abruptly pushed the film to March 2013, just weeks before the planned opening later this month, there have been rumors about bad test screening reactions and a studio desire for more Channing Tatum.

We know the film is being converted to 3D, and there have been suppositions that the process is simply to bolster the box office take thanks to 3D surcharges, or that the conversion is a smokescreen to cover fixing other issues with the film.

Director Jon M. Chu has been quiet through the past few weeks — it can’t be a pleasant thing to see any film you’ve worked on go through the wringer like this — and there have been stories of a lack of communication between he and Paramount. Now Chu seems to have reached out to one site, and he says that 3D is really the focus of the delay.

The G.I. Joe fansite General’s Joes paraphrases a reported email exchange with Chu, in which the site says the director said the delay is about doing a non-rushed 3D conversion, and that new scenes would be crafted to make good use of 3D. There is no mention of Channing Tatum, and while the subject of reshoots is mentioned, the only point brought up there is the use of 3D.

The site doesn’t print the actual email exchange so we can’t quote from it.
With the studio line being that the delay is for 3D conversion, we can’t really expect Chu to come out with any statements counter to that, especially if he wants to be at the helm during those reshoots.

 

[LostSon88]

Sure it is Chu…sure it is.

 

[S. Grundy]

The 3D will look like crap no matter how much time they spend on it.

 

[TheVileOne]

LOL @ SlashFilm if the are actually buying that malarkey. And even if they don't even to phrase it that way is malarkey.

The Rock already admitted they are shooting new scenes. Alright alright for 3D.

But 3D conversion doesn't take 9 months. They should've made these decisions months ago.

 

[lespaul59]

I wonder how much Battleship bombing has to do with Retaliation being pushed back for what ever work they're gonna do on it? I'm not sure I asked that right so I hope you guys get what I'm asking. Personaly I was looking more toward seeing Retaliation than I was Avengers. But I've always been more of a Joe fan than Marvel fan.

 

[LostSon88]

Jokes on them…i'm still watching it in 2D.

 

[the_ultimate_evil]

i just have this vision of a scene where the rock and willis are making a plan in the kitchen and it cuts to a shot of channing eating an apple or something says " i agree" and then the scene goes on

that or extremely bad cgi blue screen adds ons ala jabba in a new hope

 

[Octoberist]

Sure it is Chu…sure it is.

Spin Spin Spin

 

[Matt312]

I think Jon Chu going to be fired. They'll replace with the director they use for the "3d reshoots" . I think they see now it was a mistake to give the job to the Guy who's famous for the bribery music video. Hopefully they can salvage this project.

 

[psylockolussus]

I never had hopes for John Chu, I mean hello he directed Step Up 2 Da Streets.

Hopefully with this delay, Paramount can still make this a decent movie. And they should not kill Duke, so what if Channing Tatum is playing him, he's the lead character of G.I. Joe.

 

[S. Grundy]

It's obvious he was hired, because he wouldn't give the suits any problems regarding their notes, considering how much trouble Sommers gave them, it was pretty obvious they weren't going for established guys. But I try not to hold a director's past films as an indication that they can't do _____ films. I mean Peter Jackson and Lord of the Rings comes to mind, nothing about his past low budget splatter films said that he would be a good choice for a sprawling epic like that.