G.I. Joe (Edit 11.06: Sommers gefeuert?)

[StS]

Gleich vorweg zur Verortung: Als Kind bin ich in den USA quasi mit der Franchise (Figuren, Comics, Kinofilm etc) aufgewachsen (ähnlich wie mit den Transformers), weshalb ich mich sehr auf diesen Film freue - einzig Regisseur Sommers macht mir Sorgen! Ich denke, hierzulande wird man überwiegend nicht viel damit anzufangen können, u.a. aufgrund des Patriotismus-Aspekts - aber egal, solange der Film rockt und zu unterhalten vermag (á la Bay´s "Tranformers")... ;)



Director: Stephen Sommers
Screenwriter: Stuart Beattie
Starring: Dennis Quaid, Channing Tatum, Sienna Miller, Ray Park, Rachel Nichols, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Said Taghmaoui, Marlon Wayans, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Arnold Vosloo, Christopher Eccleston, ...

The movie will be a modern telling of the "G.I. Joe vs. Cobra" storyline and its compelling characters that Hasbro created 25 years ago. The premise of this fantasy is the story of the G.I. Joe team, led by Duke, and their "fight for freedom wherever there is trouble" against the evil Cobra Commander and his Cobra force. This storyline was an instant hit with kids in the early 1980s, spawning a highly popular 3-3/4-inch action figure line, comic book collection and animated series. The G.I. Joe team will not be based in Brussels. Instead, they will be based out of the "Pit" as they were throughout the 1980s comic book series. And, in keeping with the G.I. Joe vs. Cobra fantasy, the movie will feature characters and locations from around the world. Duke, the lead character and head of the G.I. Joe team, will embody the values of bravery and heroism that the first generation of G.I. Joe figures established.

Hier mal ein erster Blick auf "Snake Eyes":

Paramount Pictures hat mitgeteilt, dass Stephen Sommers ("Die Mumie", "Van Helsing") Regie führen wird bei der Realverfilmung von "G.I. Joe".

Die Spielzeugfigur G.I. Joe wurde 1964 von Hasbro entwickelt, im Laufe der Jahrzehnte machte sie einige Veränderungen durch, es gab auch Zeichentrickserien, Videogames und vor allem Comicserien, aktuell "G.I. Joe: Sigma 6", eine SF-Serie, die im im 21. Jahrhundert spielt.
IESB.net meldet ergänzend, dass Stuart Beattie ("30 Days of Night", "Collateral") damit beauftragt wurde, ein neues Drehbuch zu schreiben,
Produktionsbeginn soll im Februar 2008 sein, US-Start im Sommer 2009. Lorenzo di Bonaventura wird den Film zusammen mit Brian Goldner von Hasbro produzieren, auch Sommers und sein Partner Bob Ducsay werden als Produzenten dabei sein.

Quelle: phantastik-news.de

[Ed Hunter]

Noch nie davon gehört, aber der Kerl auf dem Bild macht schonmal Laune.

[djoli]

Habe das als Kind auch gerne geguckt, hatte sogar Spielzeug davon. 8-)

[SFI]

"G.I Joe" is currently in production and set for a summer 2009 release, but fans are already getting a sneak peak at some of the action.
Paramount has released two photos of the fan-favorite character Snake Eyes, played by Ray Park, of Darth Maul "Star Wars" fame. Snake Eyes holds an impressive title according to "G.I. Joe" director Stephen Sommers.
"He's the world's greatest ninja, but he's also next-generation. He's not afraid to use a sword one second, and a split-second later he's pulling out his Glock," Sommers told USA Today. "His chief nemesis is arguably the world's other great ninja, Storm Shadow. The two grew up together, were blood brothers and now are mortal enemies."
Access Hollywood caught up with Channing Tatum while promoting the Iraq war drama "Stop-Loss." Channing, who plays G.I. Joe's leader, Duke, admitted he was apprehensive about stepping into another war film, but says "G.I. Joe" is not your typical combat filled movie.
"'G.I. Joe' is now a war film," Channing told Access. "I was afraid it was going to be a real war film, and actually it's nothing like that-- it's 'X-Men' with 'Mission Impossible.'"
As for "G.I. Joe" sticking with its comic book and cartoon roots, Channing couldn't agree more, saying, it’s a comic book "to the tenth degree."
Channing's co-stars, Dennis Quaid and Sienna Miller, are also pumped to dive into this summer blockbuster.
"'G.I. Joe" goes back to when I was a kid, and I thought it would be a lot of fun to be a part of this," Dennis Quaid, who will play Commander Hawk, told Access. "It's a huge popcorn action movie, and a little bit of a cartoon in a sense. The way it's going to be done... it's going to be really exciting."
Access wasn't only talking to the good guys. Sienna Miller, who will portray the diabolical lady of Cobra, The Baroness, revealed the lengths she's going to in order to nail her iconic character.
"[The film] requires a lot of physical training," Sienna told Access. "I have a black wig, guns, and leather... it's all very fantastic!"
Sienna admitted to Access that getting the part of the Baroness down took hard work, even a little homework.
"I've got a rubber gun at home that looks so real. I'm learning how to spin it. I've had it in my car while driving, and I'm terrified I might be pulled over because it looks like a proper gun," Sienna added.
Rounding out the all-American heroes cast is Rachel Nichols from "Alias," playing Scarlett (cross-bow included), Marlon Wayans as paratrooper Ripcord, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje from "Lost," as Heavy Duty, and Said Taghmaoui of "Vantage Point" fame as Breaker.
On the Cobra side of the fight, Byung-Hun Lee will play Storm Shadow, Snake Eyes ninja nemesis, Arnold Vosloo from "The Mummy" will play the chameleon-like Zartan, Christopher Eccleston will play the evil chromed-domed Destro, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt from "Stop-Loss" has been cast as the leader of the evil Corba army, Cobra Commander.
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.
"For people who know nothing about it, it'll make sense," Sommers told USA Today. "And to people who love this stuff, it'll show where they all came from."
As for the famous "G.I. Joe" catch phrase --"Now I know, and knowing is half the battle" - which was used in the PSA's that followed the 1980's cartoons, popping up in the 2009 film, a rep from Paramount told Access, "You’ll have to wait and see!"

Quelle: accesshollywood.com

[SFI]

Dennis Quaid meint:

I have just learned through my sources that BRENDAN FRASER has booked the role of GUNG HO for Stephen Sommer’s big screen live-action adaptation of "G.I. Joe." Now, it is only a one scene cameo. The scene is question is a training sequence at THE PIT. Brendan already shot his part. I also learned that AN OFFER has been made to THE ROCK for the role of HECTOR DELGADO aka SHIPWRECK. At this time THE ROCK hasn’t said either yes or no, but the offer is out to him. Can THE ROCK smell what Shipwreck is cooking? We should find out soon enough. I knew it was only a matter of time before they would start offering Latino roles to THE ROCK who is Samoan

Quelle: comingsoon.net

[StS]

Darf ich vorstellen:
Rachel Nichols ("P2") als Shana "Scarlett" O'Hara...

[freeman]

Oh, schonmal EIN guter Grund, den zu gucken ;-)

In diesem Sinne:
freeman

[StS]

Chris Eccleston als James McCullen Destro XXIV aka DESTRO:


Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje als Heavy Duty:


Byung-hun Lee als Storm Shadow:


Saïd Taghmaoui als Breaker:


Dennis Quaid als General Hawk:


Channing Tatum als Duke:


Marlon Wayans als Ripcord:


Sienna Miller als the Baroness:

[djoli]

Hauptsache schwarz irgendwie...

[SFI]

ne einzige schwarz weiß Malerei ... hauptsache der Film bekommt keine AvP 2 Einschwärzung

[SFI]

[Ed Hunter]

Nice nice...mit etwas Glück könnte der echt lustig werden! 8-)

[MysteryBobisCREEPY]

Jup, wird vorgemerkt :)

[freeman]

Ich finde ja, die Type schaut aus wie der Ex von Reese Whitterspoone auf Böse ;-), dann hab ich mal oben geschaut und gesehen, dass das er hier ist: Channing Tatum.

Und da hats schnell geklickert, denn der war an den Übergurken Step Up und She's the Man jeweils das Interessanteste. Der hat echt Ausstrahlung und ne ordentliche physische Präsenz. Vielleicht kann man den auf lange Sicht als Actionheroen positionieren.

In diesem Sinne:
freeman

[StS]

Channing Tatum.
Und da hats schnell geklickert, denn der war an den Übergurken Step Up...

Jip, genau der. Den ersten Teil mochte ich auch nicht - Review zum gar nicht mal so schlechten Sequel gibbet wohl nächste Woche (wollte mal einen Film besprechen, der sonst nicht gerade zu meiner diesbezüglichen Auswahl passt)... ;)

[freeman]

Oho? LOL, geil ... bin gespannt

In diesem Sinne:
freeman

[SFI]

Eindrücke von der Paramount-Präsentation...

... we saw a number of unfinished scenes including introductions to Duke, The Baroness and Snake Eyes. We also saw a computer generating scene which acted as a story board for the eventual filming. There was a scene where the baroness comes home to France and we got to see the mansion, another scene where a member of GI Joe is captured by COBRA, Chris Eccleston and Arnold Voslo both look on form. Finally we saw a scene which involves a MASSIVE car chase and the eventually toppling of the Eiffel Tower. The film itself look like typical Steven Sommers schtik, massively enjoyable, Sienna Miller looks amazing but I do not think it will fare well with critics, action is very stylised from the scenes I saw, the character development is terrible, Marlon Wayans in particular looked bad!!

Quelle: aintitcool.com

[SFI]

[SFI]

[SFI]

Stephen Sommers (The Mummy) tells EW that he did not insist that Sienna Miller's breasts be enhanced for his forthcoming action movie G.I. Joe. A widely circulated news story quotes the British actress (pictured, in G.I. Joe) as saying that, in the film, she wears, "a tight black leather outfit. And much bigger boobs.... They gave me these things that looked like chicken fillets. The director said, 'I'm gonna be honest, I like girls with big boobs,' and I don't have them so we made them bigger.... At least he's honest. But I was mildly offended." Sommers says he was aware of the story - we suppose you could say he kept abreast of the situation - but claims it is untrue. "Everybody here laughed because they know I would NEVER say that to an actress," says the filmmaker. "I guess the costume department gave her a tight fitting bra, but no one gave her rubber breasts or whatever. It is 100 percent Sienna Miller."
Sommers adds that G.I. Joe, which also stars Dennis Quaid and features a cameo from his Mummy star Brendan Fraser, was partly inspired by the Sean Connery-era James Bond movies. "I always loved the old Bonds," he says. "It's funny now how Bond wants to be Bourne. I loved Quantum of Solace, but it was like, man, this is a completely different movie to the Bonds I grew up with. In a very contemporary way, G.I. Joe is inspired by the memory of the kind of movies I saw when I was younger. I remember being in the theater for Thunderball and the big underwater battle at the end of that movie just blew my socks off. In G.I. Joe, there's an underwater battle under the polar icecap that's Thunderball times 10!"

Quelle: EW.com

[StS]

[Seemi]

Warum haben die denen die Köpfe abgeschnitten???
Des is doch mal voll der Unfug.

[StS]

Warum haben die denen die Köpfe abgeschnitten???
Des is doch mal voll der Unfug.

Gerade das macht die Poster gestalterisch gut.

[freeman]

Warum haben die denen die Köpfe abgeschnitten???

Alle so potthässlich, dass man keine Zuschauer vorher vertreiben will ...

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freeman

[SFI]

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[Joker6686]

Sieht auf jeden Fall wuchtig aus, ich freu mich auf den, könnte richtig geiler Big Budget Trash werden.