Maybe, just maybe, the key to finally making these movies fun in the best way (read: stupidly ridiculous) is to just go all-in with the product placement and knock us out with nostalgia. Obviously, they’ve grossed a combined $700 million worldwide at the box office, so Paramount and Hasbro will keep making these movies as long as the synergy is alive and well. “Killing” C-Tates off and having The Rock go on a rampage with Bruce Willis in Retaliation really wasn’t much better. Joe: The Rise of Cobra was not a good movie. Look, let’s be clear about something – even with Channing Tatum as the star and Joseph Gordon-Levitt playing Cobra Commander, G.I.
When Hasbro purchased Kenner they folded the series together and a new Trakker action figure was released, reinventing him in the guise of a GI Joe mission specialist. The crossover was established in the toy lines too. It’s easy to see why Hasbro and Paramount would like this idea. Trakker joining GI Joe suggests that MASK will be introduced either in this film, set up for a sequel, or possibly be established for their own spin-off. he was the lead character of MASK, or Mobile Armoured Strike Kommand, a Kenner toy line and cartoon from the ‘80s. will be dipping back into the Hasbro well to bring aboard the leader of M.A.S.K.Īccording to the studio’s current plans, Matt Trakker will be stepping up onto the big screen. It seems like they’d be able to fill in nicely for the second film’s imprisoned Destro. They manage the terrorist organization’s business affairs as well as lead their elite Crimson Guard force. The studio also announced release dates for several other toy-based properties. Joe, the third film based on the popular action figure line, will open on March 27, 2020, the studio announced Monday. Through their company, Extensive Enterprises, the twins act as the acceptable face of Cobra. Third ‘GI Joe’ Gets Official 2020 Release Date. This pair are, according to their original backstories, Corsican twins who worked as mercenaries before becoming merchant bankers. We understand that the villains this time will be Tomax and Xamot, mainstays of the Sunbow cartoon series and the Marvel comics. continues in this third installment of the popular Hasbro franchise based on the comic book and cartoon series from the 80s.
Joe film franchise will not only feature arguably the two coolest characters from the cartoon and action figures… Joe films are probably still left wondering if a third entry into the lucrative toy film franchise is on the horizon.
would make about as much sense as a Gobots movie, that is, unless… another already-huge movie franchise brought the task force on board with it.Īccording to a new rumor brought to us by Film Divider, the third installment of the inconsistent and cartoonish G.I. Joe 3 Will Likely Involve A Huge Role For This Character. However, with only 75 episodes in the series run, M.A.S.K. toys, which were some of the coolest toys ever made in the 80s. In case you don’t remember, the story of the Mobile Armored Strike Kommand aired in syndication from 1985 to 1988, and it was your classic merchandising stunt to get kids to beg their parents for the M.A.S.K. I would like that very much.With last week’s news that Hollywood could be on the verge of some sort of a Gobots renaissance, commenter “plow” beat me to the punch in suggesting that a better idea would be a M.A.S.K. And I'd also like to flesh out the relationship with Lady Jaye, which is a big part of GI Joe.
Lady Jaye and Flint are the two that stuck it out and get married so that would be nice to see that."ĭJ added: "I'd like to see Flint grow into the character he was in the franchise - more of a leader, stronger and more mature. The actress said: "I loved playing Lady Jaye, so I hope the third film would continue down her path. I'd love to see Cobra be the ultimate villain and go crazy, and I'd love to see some other villains come into this as well and continue to build the giant world that is Joe," he added.Īdrianne Palicki (Lady Jaye) and DJ Cotrona (Flint) admitted they would like to develop their screen romance. "All the characters here would be really fun to take to the next level. We could go crazier and louder in the grand tradition of GI Joe. Jon, a huge fan of the franchise himself, teased: "We built a lot of foundation into this movie that we could build off of. Jon M Chu has revealed that he would go "crazier and louder" for GI Joe 3.įollowing the box office success of the second film, GI Joe: Retaliation, Variety reported that Paramount has already given the green light to a third film, and the director already has some ideas of what he would like to do if he returned to take the reins.