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There was no doubt that G.I. Joe: Retaliation was going to be the major attraction at the box office this weekend, but Tyler Perry’s Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor was no push-over as it continued the directors record of $20 million plus earning opening weekends.
G.I. Joe Retaliation banked an estimated $41.2 million for the three-day weekend, making it #2 for highest grossing Easter weekend, behind Clash Of The Titans’ $61 million. | Full Story
For two years, all you might have seen coming from G.I. Joe: Retaliation is a litany of promo ads and videos, but yet no movie. Some people might have lost patience thinking, “This movie is never coming out.” Yeah, yeah, yeah, the film has had some set backs, but rest assure G.I. Joe fans, the movie hits theaters March 28.
So, if you can bare at least a few more promos, Paramount Pictures has just released a new clip that features Storm Shadow bringing ninja stars to a gunfight. | Full Story
As the release date for G.I. Joe Retaliation draws nigh, Paramount seems keen on getting the word out by dropping several trailers and TV spots.
G.I. Joe fans can begin to breathe a sigh of relief now that the nine month delay for the sequel to G.I. Joe: The Rise Of Cobra is coming to an end. Retaliation has the Joes branded as traitors to the U.S. government. With their forces almost completely defeated, the team attempts one last stand to defeat Cobra Commander. | Full Story
A new trailer for G.I. Joe: Retaliation has been released today. G.I. Joe: Retaliation is an upcoming science fiction action film, directed by Jon Chu, and stars Channing Tatum, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Bruce Willis, and Ray Park.
The official synopsis for G.I. Joe: Retaliation explains the movie as:
A follow-up to the 2009 release of G.I. JOE: THE RISE OF COBRA, which grossed over $300M worldwide, Paramount Pictures, MGM and Skydance Productions, in association with HASBRO and di Bonaventura Pictures, commences production on G.I. | Full Story
Paramount has just released a new poster for G.I. Joe: Retaliation and this may be the efforts of the studio to keep the film relevant, or on moviegoers minds since Retaliation was suppose to be out months ago.
G.I. Joe: Retaliation suffered some major setbacks that resulted in re-casting, re-shooting and 3D conversion. The film was originally scheduled to release in the spring of 2012, but now will be in theaters March 29, 2013. | Full Story
G.I. Joe: Retaliation isn’t going to be released this summer as previously reported. The film is being pushed back to March 2013 so that Paramount can convert it to 3D.
A studio executive explained the decision to turn the movie into 3D saying, “We’re going to do a conscientious 3D job because we’ve seen how it can better box office internationally. Jim Cameron did all of Titanic‘s 3D in post – and look how well that movie turned out.”
G.I. | Full Story
The summer box office season is quickly approaching and this is the time of year that the studios look forward to. This is when they release their biggest budget films expecting huge returns, which they always get and here’s an example:
Paramount Pictures released a new trailer for G.I. Joe: Retaliation. From the looks of this preview this film is going to double the box office gross of the 2009 G.I. Joe: The Rise Of Cobra. | Full Story
Studios hold very little back when going after the much coveted and super expensive Super Bowl advertising slots. This year seemed to be no different as Hollywood dished out a gargantuan amount of cash to highlight upcoming projects to the 100 million viewers watching Super Bowl commercials on Sunday.
If only Hollywood’s night could be as popular as the NFL’s. Well, since the Oscars can expect only a fraction of the amount of viewership the Super Bowl gets, Hollywood made sure to put together special trailers for the Big Game’s ad slots. | Full Story
Paramount Pictures has just released the full TV spot for ‘G.I. Joe: Retaliation’ that is set to fire during this Sunday’s Super Bowl. Check it out in the player below!
In the sequel to ‘G.I. Joe: Rise of the Cobra’, the G.I. Joes are not only going up against their mortal enemy Cobra; they are forced to repel threats from the government that will jeopardize their very existence.
The film stars D.J. | Full Story
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