10 Upcoming Movies That Are Trying To Win Back Fans

How It Lost Fans

While they both did okay at the box-office, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra and G.I. Joe: Retaliation were destroyed by critics and didn't stick the landing with fans of the brand, with Paramount turning the beloved Hasbro property into two empty, incoherent action blockbusters, just like they did with the Michael Bay Transformers series.

Confirming that nobody was all that enthusiastic about seeing a third film, talks of a direct followup have slowly petered out over the last five years, with prequel Snake Eyes - currently scheduled for 2020 - taking precedence instead.

How It's Trying To Win Them Back

Since we haven't seen anything from the movie yet, it's hard to say how it will attempt to improve upon the first two entries in the franchise, or what it will do to try and get fans back onboard. But that's definitely something it has to do.

We can make some educated guesses, though. The fact that Snake Eyes is a prequel indicates that Paramount wants to distance itself from The Rise of Cobra and Retaliation, not only in terms of story, but possibly in terms of tone and overall style, too. It could even serve as a reboot, allowing the studio to take fan concerns onboard and deliver something a bit more beloved than their first two efforts.

Plus, getting one of the guys from the Raid films (Iko Uwais) involved is a sign that Snake Eyes might ditch some of the overblown CGI nonsense featured in its predecessors, opting for more grounded hand-to-hand battles instead.