G.I. Joe: Retaliation
2013 film by Jon M. Chu
G.I. Joe: Retaliation is a 2013 American military science fiction film based on characters from Hasbro's G.I. Joe toy line. It is the second installment in the G.I. Joe film series and a sequel to G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009). Directed by Jon M. Chu, and written by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, the film features an ensemble cast starring Dwayne Johnson, Bruce Willis, D. J. Cotrona, Lee Byung-hun, Adrianne Palicki, Ray Park, Jonathan Pryce, Ray Stevenson, and Channing Tatum. The story sees the G.I. Joes framed, attacked, and left for dead by the US government—influenced by Zartan who is impersonating the president—leaving the surviving members to fight back against Cobra.
Originally slated for release in June 2012, the film was delayed to convert to 3D and boost interest in international markets. G.I. Joe: Retaliation was released in the United States on March 28, 2013, by Paramount Pictures. Like the first film, it received generally unfavorable reviews from critics, although it was considered an improvement over its predecessor, and it grossed $375.7 million worldwide against a budget of $130–155 million.
Plot
Special Forces team commander Duke leads the G.I. Joe Team to the Korean Demilitarized Zone to rescue a North Korean defector. They are then assigned another mission to steal nuclear warheads from Pakistan after the death of its President during a civil war. Zartan, still impersonating the President of the United States, covertly calls in an airstrike that kills Duke and most of the Joes.
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