G.I. Joe Film

Erdawn Il Deus · #21

Based in EUrope does not mean they're European. ****.

#22

'Global'. 'Integrated'. 'Joint Operating'. May not indicate "European"; definitely indicates "not American". Boo.

Sean P Kelly · #23

Here an article on the film by Access Hollywood: Access Hollywood

And here's a quote that AICN emphasized:

The film is reportedly an origins story. It could explain why Destro has a chromed head and why Snake Eyes doesn't speak, among other outlandish details of "G.I. Joe" that the cartoon never explained.

Thank quote kind of shows how clueless Access Hollywood can be. All you need to do is take a trip to Wikipedia for some of Destro's backstory:

He wears a mask forged from Beryllium Steel, a tradition dating back to the English Civil War, when an ancestor of his was caught selling weapons to both sides. Forced to wear a steel mask for his crimes (neither side wanted to execute the ancestor because they still wanted the weapons he sold), the Destro clan has since turned it into a symbol of pride, passing it down from father to son for over 20 generations.

However, it has got me to thinking how they are going to do his mask in the film. Especially since the show used the weird cartoon logic, where is mouth moved even though he's wearing a metallic mask.

I wouldn't be surprised if his looks a bit too much Dr. Doom from the Fantastic Four movies.

Inferno Dragon · #24

well they can always make a seperate part to place on the bottom jaw that seemlessly blends with the rest of the mask so that the cartoon logic from the 80s makes some kind of sense, though I'm still wondering wether his mask will be gold or silver for the movie since his figure came in the gold and silver head varieties.

Sean P Kelly · #25

If you didn't see it already, the next promo image was released, that being of Scarlett:

Sean P Kelly · #26

I literally ran into this yesterday.

Here are pictures of most of the cast (only missing some Cobra members including Destro and Cobra Commander).

One thing that I'm a little iffy about is that the whole G.I. Joe team wears these black outfits that make them look more like X-Men than military personnel.

Joker · #27

^ The awesomesauce BURNS MY EYES !!!

#28

Hah hah. Duke and Scarlet look like refugees from 'Mass Effect'. Storm Shadow went all Matrix-y. Why is Ripcord being played by a black guy? If they had to cast Marlon Wayans (and I assume they were forced to, likely at gunpoint), why not cast him as one of the black characters, like Stalker or Roadblock?

1-up Salesman · #29

most of the actors look like the people from the show, so im happy with everyone but the actor for duke.
he looks too young.

comeonover · #30

I loved this cartoon as a kid please don't mess it up...please