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Jon M. Chu In ‘Masters Of The Universe’ Talks

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Monday July 30, 2012 @ 4:13pm PDTTags: Big Deals Film, Escape Artists, Jon M. Chu, Sony Pictures
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: Jon M. Chu is in talks to helm Masters Of The Universe, a live-action film based on the signature Mattel toy line that is in high gear at Sony Pictures and Escape Artists.

Talks are just getting underway with Chu, who is in the middle of a 3D conversion on G.I. Joe: Retaliation, and is preparing to shoot a couple of new scenes for the film, which was pushed to a March 29, 2013 release by Paramount. The Masters film revolves around He-Man, a prince who transforms into a warrior and becomes the last hope for a magical world that has been ravaged by the sinister Skeletor. READ MORE »

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Hot Trailer: ‘G.I. Joe: Retaliation’

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Tuesday December 20, 2011 @ 6:17pm PSTTags: Channing Tatum, Dwayne Johnson, G.I. Joe: Retaliation, Jon M. Chu

Dwayne Johnson signed on for G.I. Joe: Retaliation, the followup to Rise Of The Cobra. Channing Tatum returns and the trailer saves what might be the best, for last. Directed by Jon M. Chu (Step Up 2, Step Up 3D), it’s slated to open June 29.

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‘Zombieland’ Scribe Team Tackles Hasbro’s ‘Micronauts’ For JJ Abrams And Paramount

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Monday October 17, 2011 @ 4:03pm PDTTags: Brian Goldner, Bruce Willis, Channing Tatum, Dwayne Johnson, JJ Abrams, Jon M. Chu, Paramount, Paul Wernick, Rhett Reese, Ryan Reynolds
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese are getting the job turning the Hasbro toyline Micronauts into a feature film for JJ Abrams and Paramount Pictures. Along with the prospect of another Transformers film, Micronauts was one of the Hasbro brands … Read More »

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Bruce Willis Drafted For ‘G.I. Joe: Retaliation’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Wednesday August 10, 2011 @ 1:50am PDTTags: Adrianne Palicki, Bruce Willis, Die Hard, John Moore, Jon M. Chu, Justin Lin, Nicolas Winding Refn
Mike Fleming

Hardly a big revelation, the report that Bruce Willis is negotiating to play the original G.I. Joe, Joe Colton, in Paramount’s G.I. Joe: Retaliation. This courtship has been going on for about six weeks or more, and Deadline was the … Read More »

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JJ Abrams Moving Toward Helming ‘Star Trek 2,’ But ‘G.I. Joe’ Sequel Will Get His June 29, 2012 Release Slot

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Wednesday July 27, 2011 @ 12:20pm PDTTags: Adam Cozad, Adrianne Palicki, Alex Kurtzman, Channing Tatum, Damon Lindelof, David Koepp, Dwayne Johnson, G.I. Joe 2, JJ Abrams, Jon M. Chu, Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Roberto Orci
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: Now that the launch of Super 8 is behind him, JJ Abrams is moving toward a commitment to direct Star Trek 2. But just as Deadline has been telling you, there’s no way that he’ll be able to make the June 29, 2012 release date that Paramount carved out for the film. I’m told that the studio will give that slot to G.I. Joe: Retaliation, the sequel that will be directed by Jon M. Chu and stars Channing Tatum, Dwayne Johnson and Adrianne Palicki, with Lorenzo di Bonaventura producing.

Abrams has just returned from vacation and is hunkering down with writers Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman and Damon Lindelof to work on the Trek script and beginning prep for a Trek sequel that will likely begin production in January and either be dated for release for the fourth quarter of 2012 or summer 2013. Abrams hasn’t formally committed and hasn’t approved a script yet, but the studio has exercised its option on the cast and they will be ready when Abrams is. All this means that Chris Pine will definitely play Captain Kirk before he reboots Jack Ryan for the same studio. Read More »

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Joe Mazzello Enlists For ‘G.I. Joe 2′

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Tuesday July 26, 2011 @ 4:27pm PDTTags: Adrianne Palicki, Channing Tatum, Dwayne Johnson, G.I. Joe 2, Jon M. Chu, Josh Schwartz, Ray Stevenson
Mike Fleming

Joe Mazzello has been set to play the role of Mouse in G.I. Joe 2: Cobra Strikes, a role a lot of young guys wanted in the Jon M. Chu-directed Paramount film that stars Channing Tatum, Dwayne Johnson, Adrianne Palicki … Read More »

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Adrianne Palicki Joins ‘G.I. Joe: Cobra Strikes’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Friday July 1, 2011 @ 9:01am PDTTags: Adrianne Palicki, Bruce Willis, Channing Tatum, Dwayne Johnson, G.I. Joe: Cobra Strikes, Jon M. Chu, Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Rhett Reese
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: Friday Nights Lights series star Adrianne Palicki will play the female lead in the Paramount sequel to G.I. Joe: Cobra Strikes. She’ll play Lady Jaye and joins a cast that includes Channing Tatum, as well as Dwayne Johnson, who … Read More »

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Dwayne Johnson Circles ‘G.I. Joe 2′; Channing Tatum Also Looking Good For Encore

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Monday June 6, 2011 @ 10:35am PDTTags: Channing Tatum, Dwayne Johnson, G.I. Joe: Cobra Strikes, Jon M. Chu, Justin Bieber
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: After seeing his stock rise from starring in Fast Five, Dwayne Johnson is in talks to join another sequel. I’m told Johnson is in discussions with Paramount to join G.I. Joe: Cobra Strikes. That’s the overhauled sequel that’ll be … Read More »

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