Having left the long-gestating Masters of the Universe movie in order to focus on G.I. Joe 3, it seems that Jon M. Chu has now decided to vacate the director’s chair on the Real American Heroes’ third outing in order to focus his attention on another 80s kids property, Jem and the Holograms.
Chu was announced last month as overseeing a big screen version of Jem, and while it was rumoured earlier in the week that this could lead to delays on the G.I. Joe threequel, G.I. Joe: Retaliation star Dwayne Johnson has now revealed that Paramount is currently seeking a new director:
“The idea is that we would start shooting G.I. Joe in January, in the first quarter of next year,” Johnson tells Collider. “That’s the idea. Look, I love Jon, and I think he did a great job. I get it. He had to go on and do something else. By the way, maybe [Chu could be done with Jem by then but] we’re still looking.”
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