They were two of, perhaps, the lesser regarded films of the summer, and yet both Paramount and Fox are satisfied enough with the money brought in by G.I. Joe and Wolverine respectively, that sequels to both projects are underway.

G.I. Joe has already raked in over $100m worldwide, in spite of Paramount's reluctance to screen the film for critics. And as such, with a global take of around $250m now firmly within the film's grasp, it's going to be a profitable venture by the time the DVD sales are factored in (it's turned out to be quite a summer for Paramount).

Furthermore, the entire cast of the film are contractually locked in to return to their roles, and Paramount has now confirmed that it's going to look to get cracking on G.I. Joe 2 sooner rather than later. Talking to the Los Angeles Times, Paramount's Rob Moore has confirmed the project. It's also said that director Stephen Sommers, who didn't have the best of times on the film, will not be in the director's chair this time round. Sommers was rumoured to have been given the boot from the film during post-production.

Meanwhile, Hugh Jackman, talking to MTV, has confirmed that work has begun on a second Wolverine movie, and as rumoured earlier in the summer, this time the action is going to shift to Japan. The film is going to be tied closely to the comic book story arc by Frank Miller and Chris Claremont, where Wolverine heads to Japan to learn new skills and a new philosophy. Jackman told MTV, "I think the fans love that saga. It's my favourite saga of the Wolverine stories. That's a movie I've longed to make from the beginning, so that's where we're heading."

The first Wolverine movie, incidentally, picked up a Teen Choice Award from MTV at the weekend in the action/adventure film category. We think it was voted for by teenagers in a bad mood.

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