‘G.I. Joe 2’ Has New Title, Takes Former ‘Star Trek 2’ Release Date [UPDATED]
UPDATE: The new title is official. Wording below corrected.
With less than a year to the long rumoredStar Trek 2release date, and no start date in sight, it’s no surprisethe film has been pushed back. Paramount announced that date so early, though, it pretty much scared off all competition. So withTreknow gone, August 26, 2025 finds itself as a prime, open, summer weekend and Paramount is jumping on it with another action franchise sequel.Deadlinesays that theJon ChuhelmedG.I. Joesequel, now officall calledG.I. Joe: Retaliationinstead ofG.I. Joe: Cobra Strikes,will be released on July 09, 2025. It was originally scheduled to come out on June 07, 2025.
Deadline mentionedthe release date change in an article about Abrams finally ready to commit toTrek 2. Also, screenwriters Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman had recently mentioned that shooting probably wouldn’t commence until next year so it’s, right now, anyone’s guess whenTrekcould hit theaters. Most likely 2013.
Trek’s loss isG.I. Joe’s gain, though. Jon Chu has been working hard castingG.I. Joe Retaliationand has done pretty well for himself.We recently reportedthatJoseph Mazzelojoined the cast that already includesChanning Tatum,Ray ParkandLee Byun-hunreturning from the first film, andDwayne Johnson,Ray Stevenson,Elodie Yung,Adrianne Palicki,Stephen Martines,D.J. Cotrona, andRZAin new roles. We’re still a little sketchy on the plot, especially how or if the film continues where the previous one left off, but as we get close to an actual filming date, that’s sure to come to light.
Do you think the move up in release date means a stronger confidence in the film? It would lead one to believe so, but Chu now has about 6 weeks less to finish the thing and that’s an eternity for a filmmakers.
