Paramount Passes on Max Landis's G.I. Joe Pitch as Studio Eyes Franchise Meetings
TL;DR
Paramount has passed on Max Landis’s treatment for a new G.I. Joe film, but the studio is still meeting for a possible franchise reboot; one pitch under consideration reportedly comes from Danny McBride, and officials say the decision was tied to the project’s satirical artistic direction rather than Landis’s past allegations.
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- Paramount Passes on ‘G.I. Joe’ Treatment from Max Landis (EXCLUSIVE) Variety
- What good is nepotism if Max Landis can't even get his G.I. Joe movie made? AV Club
- GI Joe Movie Officially Dead From Controversial Writer – First Details Revealed ComicBook.com
- Max Landis’ ‘G.I. Joe’ Reboot Treatment Is a No-Go at Paramount TheWrap
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