The form of the GI Joe And Transformers Crossover movie was clarified during a production update from one of the producers of the project. During the 2023 finale Transformers: Rise of the BeastsThe main character Noah (Antony Ramos) was interviewed to join a group that was revealed to be the GI Joe organization, teasing that the movie’s sequel would have a crossover between the two iconic multimedia franchises. The GI Joe And Transformers Crossover was implied to be part of the planned Rise from the animals trilogy, which is largely unrelated to the upcoming animated movie Transformers one.
Screen Rant‘s Rachel Foertsch recently had the opportunity to sit down with producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura, who offered an update on the Transformers And GI Joe Crossover. He confirmed that they are planning a live-action crossover movie, but admitted that “I hesitate to use the word crossover“Because it has different implications for different people. For the producer himself, the term implies that “The Joes are going to be in the Transformers world and be present.”
He described filmmaking as a “Balancing act“To find the right proportion of ​​every major story element, revealing that The new movie is “Still in the early process.” Read Bonaventura’s full quote below:
Live-Action We Will Deliver a GI Joe Crossover. I hesitate to use the word crossover because I think people think different things about what that means. To me, what it means is the Joes are going to be in the Transformers world and be present. I think every movie is sort of a balancing act of “How much do you have this? And in this movie, how funny can we be? How serious? How do you cross the line? How do you hide the villain?” All these sort of balancing things that you do. We’re still in the early stages, in a way, of trying to figure out the balance.
The two franchises will not go head to head
While Bonaventura’s comments imply that the movie Doesn’t seem to have any major plot details yetHe revealed one major element of the new movie. Perhaps inevitably, given the fact that it follows the mockery of the Rise from the animals Finally, there will be a Transformers movie rather than a full-on crossover between the two franchises. It seems that the sequel will be structured more like 2020s Scoob!which features other Hanna-Barbera characters while still centering the Scooby-doo Band, rather than more balanced crossover titles such as Freddy vs. Jason Or Alien vs. Predator.
This priority of the Transformers Franchise over the GI Joe Franchise May mean no letters or very few letters from the previous one Joe Movies will appear In the upcoming project. This makes sense, considering the fact that the franchise has scattered continuity, with 2009’s GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra and its 2013 sequel retaliation Largely with different casts and the Henry Golding-led 2021 origin story Snake Eyes Just like that, especially after your own way.
Our take on the Transformers and GI Joe crossover
This approach could be best for both franchises
Ultimately, it makes sense that this is the trajectory of the new one Transformers Movie. The GI Joe Franchise is Still looking for an identity after the business failure of Snake Eyeswhich collapsed with a box office gross of $40.1 million against its roughly $100 million budget. Like these Joe Franchise explores what works in their own movies, it makes sense for them to slowly start rebuilding their brand as a smaller part of the universe of lucrative Rise from the animalsAllowing interest to grow without jumping into a crossover with both feet.