8 Sequels That Killed Off Heroes In Minutes

The first G.I. Joe film was certainly not exactly a beloved classic, so it makes perfect sense that the studio's second attempt at the franchise would want to move as far away from it as possible.

They cast the always loveable Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson in the lead role and decided to go for a tone that was much less serious and much more ridiculous and fun. In making this shift, the film opens on a scene which established that Channing Tatum's character from the first film is now the leader of the G.I. Joe unit and that they have been framed for stealing some nukes from Pakistan.

The team is almost immediately bombed by an airstrike, with Channing Tatum being among the many who die in the process. The only characters who do survive the bombing are the all-new cast, making way for them to have their own adventure here.

As mentioned, this was done to offer a reboot of sorts, but in between films, Tatum's star took off in Hollywood, which resulted in the studio immediately regretting their decision. They even brought Tatum in for reshoots to extend his opening sequence a bit more than originally intended.