G.I.Joe and Micronauts Movies Delayed Again

Here is a shocking piece of news for you, Paramount Pictures and Hasbro’s Allspark production have once again delayed the release of their next G.I. Joe movie as well as Micronauts.

G.I. Joe which was said to focus primarily on Snake-Eyes this go around, cause you know The Rock is no longer available is moving from a March 27th, 2020 release to October 16th, 2020. That by itself doesn't seem like a major shift, but honestly I wouldn't hold my breath on that date sticking for very long either. I'm no movie making expert, but I find it hard to believe that a project which has shown no indications of having a finished script approved, a director secured or made any casting announcements is going to be ready to open in a year or so time frame.

On top of that, according to GeekTyrant you have folks like Simon Waters, who oversees consumer products at Hasbro Studios, say things like they want to take "a more millennial approach."

"The world has changed, and I think you’re going to see G.I. Joe changing with it. There’s going to be a much more contemporary approach to the whole franchise, and that will allow us to develop different characters."

or Steve Davis, Chief Content Officer at the studio say the next G.I. Joe movie will give us a different kind of 'Joe':

"We hope to create a head snap. It’s a different kind of ‘Joe’ — one that still resonates with ‘Joe’ fans but brings in an uninitiated audience and expands the audience internationally and domestically."

Now since GeekTyrant doesn't actually state their source for where or when these quotes were made, I honestly don't know how legit they are or aren't, but when I read things like that, the first thought that comes to my mind is what they really mean is they have no idea what they want to do, they just know it's going to be something that will piss off the old timer fans who grew up on Joe in the 80's but hopefully will bring in a new generation of young viewers. Of course it was probably that same line of thought that made the first two G.I. Joe movies so bad.

Oh and the Micronauts movie has also been delayed. Micronauts is another toy line that while was kinda cool, barely registered on most people's radar even back in the 80's. That one is moving from a October 16th, 2020 release to June 4th, 2021.