“G.I. Joe: Retaliation” (also known as “G.I. Joe 2” or “G.I. Joe 2: Retaliation”) is an upcoming 2013 American science fiction action film directed by Jon M. Chu. Based on Hasbro’s G.I. Joe toy, comic and media franchises, it is a sequel to 2009’s “G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra”.
The film was written by Zombieland writers, Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick and it features an ensemble cast - Bruce Willis and Dwayne Johnson, with Channing Tatum, Arnold Vosloo, Ray Park, Jonathan Pryce, and Lee Byung-hun reprising their roles from the first film.
“G.I.Joe: Retaliation” centers around the G.I. Joes currently fighting not only their mortal enemy Cobra; they are forced to contend with threats from within the government. After the G.I. Joes are framed as traitors by Zartan, who is still impersonating the President of the United States, the Cobra Commander now has all the world leaders under Cobra’s control, with their advanced warheads aimed at innocent populaces around the world.
Outnumbered and out gunned, the Joes form a plan with the original G.I. Joe General Joseph Colton to overthrow the Cobra Commander and his allies Zartan, Storm Shadow and Firefly:
The movie will be released in a cinema near you on 28th March 2013 (Thursday).
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