Director Jon Chu Talks 'G.I. Joe 2' 3D and 'Masters of the Universe'

Following a pair of box office successes with Step Up 3D and the Justin Bieber concert film, Never Say Never, Paramount tapped Jon Chu to direct their G.I. Joe follow-up, G.I. Joe: Retaliation. At the time Chu might not have seemed like an obvious pick and our coverage speculated that the director could have been moved up the list because the studio was interested in shooting their toy-to-movie sequel in 3D. However, as filming started it was made clear that G.I. Joe 2 would not be a 3D venture – only to find out later on that Paramount intended to reshoot the film and, at the same time, add a 3D post-conversion.

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