Bradley Cooper Will Lead Danny McBride’s ‘G.I. Joe’ Movie
Months after Danny McBride was tapped to direct a film based on the Hasbro toy series for Paramount, he’s cast none other than Bradley Cooper as the leader of the Joes, Duke. Deadline broke the news, with an unfortunate caveat. Joe and the Transformers is no longer in development.
- ▪Months after Danny McBride was tapped to direct a film based on the Hasbro toy series for Paramount, he’s cast none other than Bradley Cooper as the leader of the Joes, Duke.
- ▪Deadline broke the news, with an unfortunate caveat.
- ▪Joe and the Transformers is no longer in development.
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The new G.I. Joe has its leader. Months after Danny McBride was tapped to direct a film based on the Hasbro toy series for Paramount, he’s cast none other than Bradley Cooper as the leader of the Joes, Duke. Deadline broke the news, with an unfortunate caveat. A crossover film between G.I. Joe and the Transformers is no longer in development. According to the trade, though, Cooper was on McBride’s short list for the film but wasn’t sure he’d be able to do it, mainly because he’s currently starring in and directing an Ocean’s Eleven prequel opposite Margot Robbie. But once Cooper read the script, he decided he wanted to do it, and they worked it out. McBride first mentioned his interest in G.I.
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