Director Danny McBride welcomes Bradley Cooper to star as Duke and lead the military team in his upcoming movie, ‘G.I. Joe’. The film is based on the Hasbro toy line, where G.I. Joe was launched as a line of military figures that holds an extraordinary position in Hasbro’s history.

Despite Bradley Cooper’s tight schedule, he decided to join the cast after reading the script and meeting with McBride, reports Deadline. McBride joins Jeff Fradley and John Carcieri in writing the screenplay while also serving as the director of the movie.

The film will be produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Mark Vahradian, and Zev Foreman for Hasbro Entertainment and released by Paramount Pictures. The story details are still under wraps. The rest of the cast and the release date have yet to be announced.