Jon Chu To Direct 'GI JOE 2'

Paramount Pictures has enlisted the creative skills of director Jon M. Chu for its high-priority sequel G.I. JOE 2, the follow up to 2009's Rise of Cobra that starred Channing Tatum, Marlon Wayans, Sienna Miller, Dennis Quaid and more. The success of the filmmaker's most recent outing (Justin Bieber: Never Say Never) was supposedly the deciding factor the decision as he beat out F. Gary Gray (The Italian Job) and Jaume Collet Serra (Unknown) for the gig.The script for the second picture comes from the in-demand duo Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick (Zombieland), who have been commissioned for many high profile films since the success of their last movie. Casting is now the biggest issue as the sequel moves toward a fall start date. The

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