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    G. I. Joe: Rise of the Cobra

    Darth Maul to join G.I. Joe

    Those fans of G.I. Joe will be breathing a little easier today, after news of who will be portraying the man behind the mask of Snake Eyes in the upcoming live action flick. Fan favorite, and one time Sith Lord, Ray Park has been given the nod.

    Most famous for his role as the be-horned Darth Maul in Star Wars: Episode 1 – the Phantom Menace, Ray Park has been on the top of many fans lists to portray Snake Eyes from the beginning. Also starring as Toad in the original X-Men film, Park is a master of various martial arts, including Northern Shaolin Kung Fu and wushu.

    One of the original members of G.I. Joe, and a key character throughout the comic books, the casting of Ray Parks as Snake Eyes has brought a little stabilization to the movie. After the casting of Sienna Miller as (at first look) the Baroness, fans got a little jumpy. The plot line wasn’t helping much either, and the Hasbro had to publically reassure fans.

    This casting announcement though, will definitely do what 10 press releases never could.

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    yeah people were ****ed at the story line because the joe's are not based in america but in europe. and now i'm hearing hasbro is changing that.

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    Why would they be based in Europe?

    I probably won't be too interested in this. The best stuff always had to do with Storm Shadow and Snake Eyes, and I see this being more of a Duke/Flint kinda movie with Snake Eyes as the silent ninja he always was in the cartoon.

    When the comics were doing the Ninja Force stories they were off the chain.

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    well G.I.joe leadership is duke and flint so ofcourse it has to be about them. snake eyes is the wolverine of joe the fan favorite, so you7 know if this kicks ass he's getting his own flick. as for being based in europe it had to do with them being more international, but joe is truly an american creation. a real american hero, so ofcourse fans are gonna flip on the story and casting its gotta be perfect. seanna miller was a good choice to me i don;t know why other fans had hate but i like her. now lets see who is going to play cobra commander, i vote for jim carey.

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    Are the crimson twins Tomax and Xamot going to be part of the film?
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    probably not.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Zenshiite View Post
    Why would they be based in Europe?

    I probably won't be too interested in this. The best stuff always had to do with Storm Shadow and Snake Eyes, and I see this being more of a Duke/Flint kinda movie with Snake Eyes as the silent ninja he always was in the cartoon.

    When the comics were doing the Ninja Force stories they were off the chain.
    Why europe?
    Maybe because most of the world is kind of tired of "american military might".
    Psalms 144:1
    Praise be my Lord my Rock,
    He trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle !

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    well its going to be based in the U.S. again G.I.Joe is an american hero

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    last I heard G.I. Joe would mean something G meaning Global... the plan was to make them a UN sanctioned force rather than US Military.

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    I liked the cartoon and think this could be a decent film if.......they get the money and the right cast. They need to get ''Transformers'' money to pull this off.
    I don't know about Jim Carrey as CC. Carrey wouldn't stand for weraing a hood the whole movie ya know those egos........
    Ray Park as snake eyes is a good one. I think I had that figurine actully...lol.
    Here's the imdb.....

    http://imdb.com/title/tt1046173/

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    actually carey would totally do that, he's probably the only actor in show business who would do that without a proplem. everyone knows jim carey only a nobody wouldn;t want to wear a helmet. as for budget its a 100 million dollar film(kind too much money, you can make it good with half that)one thing is lots of money don;t make good movies you could have 100 million or two hundred million and still make ****(return of superman, miami vice) its all about the script the actors and the director, money doesn't mean ****.

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    I totally agree with you Doug regarding the money aspect regarding what constitutes a ''Good film''. I just think with a film as iconic and fantasy based as GI Joe that it would look hokey if the proper production values weren't up to snuff. ya feel me?
    I mean superhero films without a big budget to lend the art departments what they need look amatuerish and corny at times. High end CGI depts don't come cheap. I'm in the Biz Doug. I know you are too and I am a big supporter of Independent films so I do know where you are coming from.

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    this movie sounds gay. the theme song goes. gi joe the real american hero.

    oh god.

    destro better be in it, zartan might, major blood who knows. serpentor probably not. general hawk, duke, flint, who knows.

    god i want to punch hasbro in the face right now. but its 4:20am right now.
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    G.I. Joe is NOT gay! Don't ask, don't tell, SLL...

    I liked the old school G.I. Joes. They were bigger and had more authentic military gear. And remember the Kung Fu Grip? That was a significant moment in the popularization of CMA in American culture. I started surfing to see when that came about and I found this!

    Wikipedia says kung fu grip was introduced in 74:
    In 1974, named after the increasingly popular martial art style, Hasbro introduced "Kung-Fu Grip" to the G.I. Joe line. This was another innovation that had been developed in the UK for Action Man. The hands were sculpted in a softer plastic that allowed the fingers to grip objects in a more lifelike fashion.
    Oh and SLL, never mind Joe's baby blue tighties. That doesn't mean he's gay. Nope. They're just more snug so he doesn't chaff in his BDUs.
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    ninja identified

    so who is snake eyes?

    Byung Hun Lee Starts Shooting G.I. Joe
    Source: Paramount Pictures
    March 18, 2008

    Paramount Pictures just released the following announcement, which looks to be targeted to the Asian press, as Hun Lee was already announced to be playing Storm Shadow back in January:

    On March 13, prominent Korean film and television actor Byung Hun Lee, one of Asia's top stars, completed his first day of principal photography as Storm Shadow in Paramount Pictures' action adventure "G.I. JOE." He joins the ensemble cast that includes Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Christopher Eccleston, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Sienna Miller, Rachel Nichols, Ray Park, Said Taghmaoui, Channing Tatum, Marlon Wayans and Dennis Quaid.

    As big in his native land as he is in other parts of Asia, including Japan, Lee started his acting career in 1991 with the Korean television drama "Asphalt, My Hometown." Since then, he has appeared in several television dramas including "Tomorrow Love," "Police," "Son of Wind," "White Knight 3.98," "Happy Together," "Beautiful Days" and "All In."

    Among his feature film credits are Kim Jee Woon's "A Bittersweet Life," Park Chan Wook's "Three Extremes," "Everybody has Secrets," "Addiction," "Bungee Jumping of their Own" and Park Chan Wook's "Joint Security Area." This year he will star in two films, Kim Jee Woon's "The Good, the Bad, and the Weird" and Tran Anh Hung's "I Come with the Rain."

    Storm Shadow, one of the most popular characters in the G.I. JOE universe, has a dark and complex history. He was trained by the same Ninja master as Snake Eyes, a member of the elite G.I. JOE team, but now fights against him.

    Paramount Pictures and Hasbro, whose previous collaboration was the worldwide blockbuster "TRANSFORMERS," have reunited for another extraordinary action-adventure in "G.I. JOE." From the Egyptian desert to deep below the polar ice caps, the elite G.I. JOE team uses the latest in next-generation spy and military equipment to fight the corrupt arms dealer Destro and the growing threat of the mysterious Cobra organization to prevent them from plunging the world into chaos. "G.I. JOE" is directed by Stephen Sommers ("The Mummy" and "The Mummy Returns") and will be released on August 7, 2009.

    Byung Hun Lee is represented by the Endeavor Agency and managed by Charles Pak of BH Entertainment.
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