G.i. Joe Retaliation -

The story picks up with the G.I. Joe team framed as traitors by Zartan, who has successfully used nanomite technology to impersonate the President of the United States. Following a devastating airstrike that kills the team leader Duke (Channing Tatum) and most of his unit, only three survivors remain: Roadblock (Dwayne Johnson), Flint (D.J. Cotrona), and Lady Jaye (Adrianne Palicki).

G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013) serves as the high-octane sequel to 2009's The Rise of Cobra , shifting the franchise toward a more grounded, military-focused aesthetic. Directed by Jon M. Chu and written by the Zombieland duo Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, the film famously "reset" the series by decimating the original team and introducing a new roster led by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. g.i. joe retaliation

The film's ensemble cast brought a mix of veteran action stars and rising talent: The story picks up with the G

The survivors return to the U.S. to uncover the conspiracy, eventually recruiting the original G.I. Joe, General Joseph Colton (Bruce Willis). Meanwhile, Snake Eyes (Ray Park) and his apprentice Jinx (Elodie Yung) track down Storm Shadow (Byung-hun Lee) in the Himalayas, discovering a deeper truth about the Arashikage Clan that eventually aligns them against Cobra Commander's "Zeus Initiative"—a plan for global domination using orbital kinetic bombardment weapons. Cotrona), and Lady Jaye (Adrianne Palicki)