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Originally posted by: Shin Densetsu @ Hisstank.com

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The MTV Movies Blog has posted their interview with screenwriters Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick, both of whom are writing G.I. Joe 2. Both writers promise that it won't ignore the events of the 1st movie and assure that

"...their “G.I. Joe” sequel will be something closer to the roots of the toyline."

According to the article, both screenwriters were huge G.I. Joe fans while growing up. In addition to bringing in new characters, the writers mentioned other goals for the upcoming sequel:

“We can say that we will be faithful to the first film,” Reese explained of their plans for the sequel. “We will not be ignoring events from the first in the second.”

“It will be a sequel,” added Wernick. “It will be a continuation of 'G.I. Joe' [as it was established last summer].”

“It’s hard to think of it being any bigger; that was a big movie,” Reese said of any pressure to top the first film’s massive action sequences. “They blew up a lot of stuff. We hope for it to be as fun, that the characters really pop. We’ll be introducing some new characters.”

“We’re going out to Pawtucket, Rhode Island to the Hasbro headquarters next week,” Wernick said, explaining that the trip will help dictate who those new characters will be. "[We’ll] talk to the toy guys, take a tour of the facility, see all the old toys, the new toys and just get inspired.”

“We’re going to be open to what they have, and we’re presenting them with what we have; it will be a meeting of the minds,” Reese said of the early stage in their script development. “This is a dream come true. If I could get in a time machine and go tell my 11-year-old self this he’d be dancing, running through the street doing cartwheels… ‘G.I. Joe’ should be fun, it should be a ride. That’s what we feel like ‘Zombieland’ was, and we hope to bring that to the ‘G.I. Joe’ franchise also.”

With Wernick and Reese onboard, do you think GI Joe 2 has potential to be a better movie than Rise of Cobra?

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