The LA Times is reporting that The Mummy director Stephen Sommers will not return to direct the sequel to his 2009 GI Joe film. Rumors abounded over his difficulties in getting along with Paramount Studios during the first GI Joe film, but they had announced he would direct the sequel a few months back. Seems there was a change of heart.
Two agents who represent other filmmakers have said they’d recently been approached about their clients coming on to helm the movie and were told that Sommers would not be getting behind the camera. Paramount declined to comment.
I am a fan of Stephen Sommers. The first two Mummy films were a lot of fun, and at the heart of his work is that very thing: Fun. He’s not writing and directing the next Oscar Best Picture- he’s a Hollywood workhorse making modestly budgeted fun films, and I like that. GI Joe was really only okay, though, so I don’t feel like this series is losing anything with his departure.
This film’s chances of being terrible just improved from “certainly” to “probably”
First thing that needs to happen is having half of that cast shit canned.
Loved G.I. Joe and the Mummy. Not sure why Sommers gets dumped on. Who doesn’t like a fun popcorn movie from time to time? G.I. Joe was over the top throughout the film – and sometimes you chuckled. That’s okay! It made me feel like a kid again, having grown up in the era of G.I. Joe action figures. I actually hope they don’t get too serious about the sequal – it should JUST be fun.
Grew up watchin’ the cartoon series and played with the action figures as well. I liked the movie the 1 st time I saw it, but the second viewing was more painful to watch. and I didn’t like what they did w/ Cobras look. that and Snake eyes had a fuckin’ mouth!
other than that the casting wasn’t bad, even the block of wood(Tatum) was decent in this.
Tag line: “Not from the director of The Mummy” sounds O.K by me :)