The more I see of the special effects and stunt work the more I hope the story matches the action! G.I. JOE: RETALIATION looks amazing so far and with the time being put into the 3D conversion
we should be happy with that result too.
Here's the storyline for the movie:
A follow-up to the 2009 release of G.I. JOE: THE RISE OF COBRA, which grossed over $300M worldwide, Paramount Pictures, MGM and Skydance Productions, in association with HASBRO and di Bonaventura Pictures, commences production on G.I. JOE: RETALIATION. In this sequel, the G.I. Joes are not only fighting their mortal enemy Cobra; they are forced to contend with threats from within the government that jeopardize their very existence. The film stars D.J. Cotrona, Byung-hun Lee, Ray Park, Adrianne Palicki, Jonathan Pryce, RZA, Ray Stevenson, Channing Tatum with Bruce Willis and Dwayne Johnson. Directed by Jon M. Chu, and produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Brian Goldner, from a screenplay by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick based on Hasbro’s G.I. Joe(R) characters.
G.I. JOE: RETALIATION opens on March 29.
Hit the jump for the trailer...
Today we've got a double shot of 3D goodness from producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura (G.I. JOE: RETALIATION)
and director Marc Webb (THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN).
First, Di Bonaventura opens up about advancements in 3D conversion and how it affected the
new release date for G.I. JOE: RETALIATION:
"We learned a lot about 3D—I personally learned a lot about 3D in Transformers. The conversion part of the 3D process is night and day, you know, every three, four months it’s better than it was before. It’s amazing how fast that thing has changes. And originally we didn’t really have the time or the resources to try to figure out how to shoot it in 3D in the time frame that we were originally talking about, you know, starting in August and releasing in June. So this delay has allowed us to go at it now.
Jon [Chu] has some sequences that are really, there’s a phenomenal—for G.I. Joe fans it’s going to be one of the really great scenes for them, because there’s a fight between Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow in a hallway that is so perfect for 3D I can’t tell you. It’s going to be like one of the coolest fights ever in 3D, because there’s so much about it that’s dynamic. That’s going to be really fun. And you know people have seen bits and pieces of the Himalayan sort of rock climbing thing, it’s almost 3D without having turned into 3D, so I can’t wait to see that. That one’s going to be like what the hell?"
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Finally we have director Marc Webb (and VFX Supervisor Jerome Chang) talking all about
the 3D in THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN and how he used his 3ality Technica 3D rigs on set, outfitted with Red Epic cameras.
The result? A truly AMAZING experience in 3D. Well done Marc and 3ality.
THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 3D
is now available for purchase from Amazon and would make a perfect gift for the Marvel fans in your life!
Hit the jump to hear Marc!
I am amazed at how fast a billion dollar movie can be generated. Seriously amazed. Yes, Michael Bay's team is a well oiled machine. Yes, he has had precious few failures and this is guaranteed money in the bank. Yes, there seems to be an unending need for more and more autobots. But these movies bring in a billion bucks a shot folks.
Producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura told MTV that Bay was in fact coming back for TF4 and that the release date is the summer of 2014. Bay has another project on the go as well in between called PAIN AND GAIN (starring Dwayne Johnson and Mark Wahlberg).
Here's what di Boneventura said about Bay (for all of you outside of the US an can't watch the clip):
“Yeah Michael’s gonna direct and it’ll be releasing in the summer of 2014. We’re excited and I think the challenge there is we really are gonna do a reboot, and what that’s gonna be we don’t even know yet.”
And di Bonaventura on the story:
“Well I mean again it’s hybrid. It’s not the way—I’m not involved with Spider-Man but what I perceive Spider-Man to be is a redoing of the whole thing, [Transformers 4] is not. It’s an evolution. There’s still continuity that’s going on, and yet there’ll be a lot of new cast. Whether there’s anybody from the [original] cast, we don’t even know yet. But the truth is, it’s gonna be a whole new story. The characters that would certainly come along would be Optimus and Bumblebee I’m sure.”
And on the Jason Statham casting rumor:
“No, it’s so silly. We’ve gotta get a story first. You can’t pick characters until you have a story.”
I am definitely up for a reboot. I think the franchise needs to be overhauled while keeping some of the more popular elements of the originals. There's nothing better than a Michael Bay visual effects smorgasbord once in awhile. Are you with me?
Wow. Didn't expect to see the two of them working together again until AVATAR 2 and 3 but there's news out of THR that seems to indicate action on another big sci-fi actioner entitled MYTH. Is this based on the video game of the late 90's? Hmmm.
Will Staples is supposedly in talks right now with Fox to write and Lorenzo di Bonaventura (TRANSFORMERS) to produce. Worthington would also produce (and star) with Cameron teaming as executive producer. So not quite the same roles as AVATAR obviously.
No one else has commented on the possibility of this project being based on the video game but perhaps there is a connection. Staples after all, wrote the CALL OF DUTY line of video games. Connection? Again, I think perhaps.
Its all early in the game but for now - and with the talent circling - I am definitely excited by the possibilities! No question it will be 3D. What do you think of the whole thing?
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