It’s old news now, but G.I. Joe: Retaliation has been pushed back to March of 2013. There are lots of rumors swirling around as to the reasoning behind the move. Whether it’s the 3D conversion, being spooked by Battleship’s poor performance, or needing more Tatum Channing, who knows. There are rumors of bad test screenings, which may or may not be true. I do know it was a good script and was definitely better than the first film. It is a much grittier take on the series, more realistic battle scenes and fight sequences and it also developed the characters more along the lines of the comic origins. All of these seem like pluses and what everyone wanted out of the series. Either way, if there are more re-shoots scheduled, hopefully it will only make the film better.
They’ve released a new trailer for G.I. Joe: Retaliation over at Machinima. It’s looking pretty good. You get to see a few more of the sets we designed and a few hints at some of the bigger action sequences.