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Interview: 'G.I. Joe' Director Stephen Sommers
cinematical.com - 8/8/2009
Interview: 'G.I. Joe' Director Stephen Sommers
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For a guy who allegedly got fired from his latest film, Stephen Sommers shows few signs that he's letting the rumor mill wear him down. "The guys who have been hammering me for the last year have really turned around in the last couple of weeks when they started seeing the movie," Sommers ...
weblogs.variety.com - 8/10/2009
Interview: Sommers Gets Last Laugh
— weblogs.variety.com — Before his `G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra' came off the box office battlefield with a monstrous opening weekend, director Stephen Sommers battled bad buzz, even a bogus rumors he’d been canned. `G.I. Joe’s’ commander talks about what's important in ... (more) Interview: Sommers Gets Last Laugh

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REVIEW: GI JOE - THE RISE OF COBRA
chud.com - 8/5/2009
REVIEW: GI JOE - THE RISE OF COBRA
— chud.com — Stephen Sommers' GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra manages to almost perfectly replicate the experience you had as a pre-teen playing with your action figures in the back yard. Like a kid banging his toys together and blowing them up with firecrackers, ... (more) REVIEW: GI JOE - THE RISE OF COBRA

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Exclusive: Director Stephen Sommers Video Interview G.I. Joe: THE RISE OF COBRA
collider.com - 8/4/2009
Exclusive: Director Stephen Sommers Video Interview G.I. Joe: THE RISE OF COBRA
— collider.com — What director Stephen Sommers has gone through on “G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra” has really been unfair. For the past few months, many unfounded rumors have followed both him and the movie. One rumor was he got fired. The other was ... (more) Exclusive: Director Stephen Sommers Video Interview G.I. ...

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Movie Moron:  G.I. Joe 2 - Sequel Plans

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G.I. Joe 2 - Sequel Plans
Movie Moron — ... Rise of Cobra had a reported budget of $170m, so it needs to make some serious coin to secure a sequel, but with a strong opening on Friday ($22m) and not-awful word of mouth, it has a decent chance once the international box office is factored in. What would you like to see happen in G.I. Joe 2? Which new characters should be introduced? How can they improve on the first one? Leave your thoughts in the comments. Sources: Cinematical, IGN ...

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