Two posts about G.I. Joe in a week? Am I ill?

[trinityvixen]

The jig, she is up. Remember how G.I.Joe: Sequel now Starring The Rock got delayed for nine months, which was announced all of a month ahead of its intending release date, supposedly for post-conversion to 3D?

Turns out that may not have been the reason. Allow me to indulge my inner Starship Trooper and ask: Do you want to know more? (Warning: there

Comments

[trinityvixen]

I'm glad everyone has this reaction. Because we must laugh to keep from crying.

[ivy03]

AHAHAHAHAHA

[trinityvixen]

Dude, what if it's truuuuuuuueeee????

Also, in a link LJ wouldn't accept for whatever reason, someone at Paramount was quoted as saying they didn't want to go up against Magic Mike (coming out the same weekend) with as little (and fully clothed) Tatum as they had. RECOCKULOUS.

[ivy03]

Wait--there are movie execs actually intimidated by the potential success of Magic Mike??? Dude, that movie's going to be in and out of theaters faster than Three Musketeers.

[trinityvixen]

If you believe this studio is stupid enough to eat the costs of their advertising campaign to date (including a millions-of-dollars-for-thirty-seconds at the Super Bowl) because they think more Channing Tatum will put more butts in seats, you can believe that they really were afraid not having enough and enough exposed Tatum is a threat to their first weekend gross.

[xannoside]

*Jaw drops*

Really? REALLY?!

[trinityvixen]

I KNOW.

[moonlightalice]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA oh my god I snorted at work.

[trinityvixen]

This is both the stupidest and most hilarious thing I've seen all day, so I get that reaction totally.