Lorenzo Di Bonaventura On What He Wants To See In A Third G.I. JOE Movie

The producer of Paramount's G.I. Joe franchise shares his thoughts on the recently confirmed follow-up to Retaliation, and gives his ideas for what he would want to see in a threequel.

By PaulRom - Apr 01, 2013 11:04 AM EST

Filed Under: G.I. Joe

With the impressive opening of G.I. Joe: Retaliation this past weekend, it was immediately confirmed that a third film in the Hasbro action franchise was in development at Paramount, and that it will most likely be in 3D. Shortly beforehand, however, Collider spoke to producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura on the press junket for Retaliation and asked him about a possible third Joe installment. While he says that they haven't considered a follow-up yet, he expresses interest in bringing in more ninjas and more character-based scenes. For the full interview, click the source link below.

"We haven’t spent any time considering what the next movie is. There are elements we’re really excited about. I’d like to do more ninja story. That’s really fun, and I think the mythology will support some really cool things. You know, I was a really huge fan of the TV show Combat! as a kid, and there’s an intimacy the show had because their budget demanded it — it’s always a bunch of guys and they’re going down a ditch. I’d like us to do some of that kind of stuff where you’re really on an intimate level. ‘Surprising’ isn’t the right word, but ‘gratifying’ how Dwayne and Channing’s ‘home scenes’, if you would, they’re not buddy scenes but they translated that way somehow. So they’re basic character scenes, and they’re domesticated scenes. How well that played in the scale of what we’re trying to do. I’d like to see more of that."

You can see G.I. Joe: Retaliation in theaters now. What would you like to see in a third movie?

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14 Comments

third3ye - 4/1/2013, 11:37 AM

How about a plot?

In all seriousness, there's room for improvement. I'd like to see the threequel combine some of the over-the-top fun from the first movie with the chemistry and tech from the second movie. And they need to cut that with all the ninja fetish, the movies spent way too much time on Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow's backstories.

Show4God1 - 4/1/2013, 11:51 AM

What id like to see in the third...oh wait, i still havent seen the second one yet.

Seven23 - 4/1/2013, 1:32 PM

I want the third movie to be a reboot.

Kent2000 - 4/1/2013, 3:00 PM

A reboot would be awesome with a different Duke. Make him the center again and not a cheesy Army Commercial guy!!! Or a totally different direction and do a Transformers vs GiJoe Movie. LOL

TrollHunter - 4/1/2013, 4:58 PM

Smh... The "Domestic" Scenes in Retaliation were the WORST! They felt so ridiculously out of place. Snake Eyes should never be seen in a suburban home. G.I. Joe needs to be a war movie, not small scale!

CapFan79 - 4/1/2013, 5:56 PM

Sorry, sick of ninjas. How about more COBRA!

NeoBaggins - 4/1/2013, 6:44 PM

I'd like to see, a reboot.

supermarioworldE - 4/1/2013, 7:18 PM

"You know, I was a really huge fan of the TV show Combat!"

How bout being a fan of G.I. Joe's source material, ya friggin clueless producer.

BamBam73 - 4/1/2013, 8:07 PM

Here's what I don't get, you have SEAL Team 6 hunting down Osama Bin Laden, allegedly doing stuff straight from the G.I. Joe comic books and these idiots can seem to find the inspiration to make a decent film.
G.I. Joe was one of the first comic books I read as a kid, and I collected all of the toys, so this is near and dear to my heart. What made it was the fact that each character had their own personality and brought a unique talent to the table. If someone can just meld those two influences together they would strike gold. JMO...

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