Last month we brought you the news that two agents who represent filmmakers had been approached about their clients taking over the reigns of the G.I. Joe franchise because Stephen Sommers (Airborn, When Worlds Collide) would not be helming the second installment, after some behind-the-scenes controversy surrounding the first film, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. At the time Paramount Pictures had declined to comment on the story.

Now, THR reports that producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura (Transformers: Dark of the Moon) has recently met with several directors to replace Sommers in the directors chair, including F. Gary Gray (Law Abiding Citizen) and Jon Chu (Justin Bieber: Never Say Never).

The Untitled G.I. Joe Sequel is slated to hit theaters in 2012.