Despite a critical reception that makes Transformers look like The Social Network, G.I. Joe was deemed a big enough success to warrant a sequel, albeit one missing most of the original cast and the director, Stephen Sommers. Indeed when they roped in the director of the Justin Bieber movie, I half expected GI JOE: COBRA STRIKES to go straight to dvd but no, it's coming back to haunt cinemas and this time, The Rock is suiting up!Showblitz are reporting that Johnson is in serious talks with Paramount to play one of the most prominent characters in the series, Roadblock. With the recent success of Fast Five partly down to his intense whoopassing, you can expect him to have a big role if he gets the part - which is very likely. Channing Tatum is coming back as well, but the likes of Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Sienna Miller have to get their hair cut that day, or some other excuse.
