Overview
- Max Landis has been engaged to write a treatment for a new G.I. Joe film, with Danny McBride developing a separate take.
- Both projects are in early development, and reports conflict on whether the studio will merge them into one film or keep them distinct.
- Longtime franchise steward Lorenzo di Bonaventura is attached to produce the new G.I. Joe efforts.
- Landis’ return follows 2019 reports in which multiple women accused him of emotional and sexual abuse; no charges were filed, and he later called himself a “toxic partner.”
- The approach aligns with David Ellison’s track record of reengaging controversial talent as Paramount searches for a fresh direction after 2021’s Snake Eyes underperformed and a Transformers crossover remains only discussed.