Paramount Pictures has been trying to get G.I. JOE 3 off the ground ever since the release of G.I. JOE: RETALIATION, and two years ago the studio began courting D.J. Caruso to take the helm of G.I. JOE 3. Development on the sequel was delayed as they waited for the actor's schedules to align and Caruso wound up directing the upcoming XXX: RETURN OF XANDER CAGE instead.