If you thought watching the live-action G.I. Joe films wasn’t enjoyable, simply think about being in them.
Channing Tatum performed Duke within the first two G.I. Joe movies: G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, and the sequel G.I. Joe: Retaliation. Well, technically he’s in each, however in Retaliation, Tatum’s Duke went from the lead character to a glorified cameo, along with his action-figure-turned-action-hero summarily killed off within the film’s first quarter-hour. That made room for Dwayne Johnson to assume the central position within the story as Roadblock.
It was very uncommon for a sequel to kill off its primary star, a lot much less only a handful of minutes into the movie. But Tatum says he really requested to be written out of the story as a result of he didn’t just like the collection, and didn’t even need to be within the first film.
He informed Vanity Fair…
The first [G.I. Joe] I handed on seven occasions, however that they had an choice on me and I had to do the film. So the second, I clearly simply didn’t need to be in that one both.
Tatum additionally stated he didn’t remorse the choice to ask to be killed off. And he was connected to a lie detector on the time, so you already know he’s telling the reality.
G.I. Joe: Retaliation carried out fairly properly on the field workplace, however was about as poorly reviewed as its predecessor. The franchise was then rebooted a couple of years later as Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins, with not one of the casts of both movie. That film acquired horrible opinions too, nevertheless it was an out-and-out field workplace bomb, grossing simply $40 million worldwide towards a price range of some $100 million. That would appear to counsel there gained’t be any extra G.I. Joes for a very long time. And if there may be, you’ll be able to wager your checking account Channing Tatum gained’t be in it.
Tatum’s Magic Mike’s Last Dance is scheduled to premiere on February 10, 2023.
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