Danny McBride to Direct Paramount's New G.I. Joe Movie
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- Danny McBride will direct Paramount's next G.I. Joe movie, marking his feature directorial debut after being first tapped to pen the screenplay for the project.
- Paramount is treating the film as a high priority now that McBride is on board to direct, though plot details are being kept under wraps.
- The new G.I. Joe film will center on the franchise's commando strike force, reintroducing iconic characters like Duke, Roadblock, and Snake Eyes.
- Paramount has already released three prior G.I. Joe films: The Rise of Cobra starring Channing Tatum, Retaliation starring Dwayne Johnson and Bruce Willis, and a 2021 Snake Eyes spinoff starring Henry Golding.
- McBride created and stars in HBO's The Righteous Gemstones following Eastbound & Down and Vice Principals, and co-wrote and produced the Halloween trilogy; he is repped by Range.
Why it matters: McBride bringing his comedy-honed brand of irreverent, edgy storytelling to a legacy military-action franchise signals Paramount wants to reboot G.I. Joe with a tonal reset, not just another sequel. With the Halloween trilogy as McBride's most prominent producing/writing credit, the studio is betting a filmmaker known for character-driven genre work can reinvigorate a property whose last theatrical entry underperformed.
