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Danny McBride is going commando.
The star and creator of HBO’s The Righteous Gemstones is attached to direct an untitled G.I. Joe feature for Paramount Pictures.
The move is really just a change of ranks for McBride as he also wrote the screenplay for the action project that is based on the Hasbro toy line. It would, however, mark his feature directorial debut, a notable step up after helming several episodes of Gemstones.
A Joe feature is one of the big priorities at the studio, which, under new owner David Ellison, has been ramping up development of major IP and brands such as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Star Trek. Some of those titles are moving on multiple development tracks, including Joe, which earlier this year had a second script being developed by Max Landis. That one did not move ahead.
