Writers aboard G.I Joe 2

Look out Orci and Kurtzman, seems Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick are the new go-to guys for tentpole typing in Hollywood!

The “Zombieland” scribes have, in the recent weeks, scored two rather plum jobs : They’re writing the “Deadpool” flick (as CHUD first reported, and the trades have since confirmed), to star Ryan Reynolds, and also, according to IESB, are on scripting duties for “G.I Joe 2”.

With “Zombieland” ending up an out-and-out blast, having these guys onboard both “Deadpool” and “G.I Joe 2” – two films many, understandably, assumed would stink worse than Jim Belushi on a hot day – can only be a good thing. Heck, I for one am actually interested in seeing both flicks now (and I hated “Wolverine” and “G.I Joe”) - I wouldn't pay to see them, but yeah, I'd lend my butt to a free chair for a couple of hours.

It's assumed most of the cast of "G.I Joe" - yeah, sorry, that includes Marlon Wayans - will be back for the sequel.