News & Discussion Thread

[Crockett]

Figured that I just open up one once more news starts to pop up. It's a small news but anyway, according to Collider they're gearing up to start shooting in New Orleans around August. Steve also mentions in the articel that despite wanting to, Chu won't be shooting the movie in 3D nor will it be convert to 3D.

http://collider.com/g-i-joe-2-3d-new-orleans/91818/#more-91818

With news rather quiet since those announcements, I did some digging and heard a few things about the sequel. It seems that filming is set to begin in the middle of August and unlike the first film which primarily shot in Los Angeles, the sequel will be filming in New Orleans. In addition, while Chu had been talking about doing the Joe sequel in 3D, I’ve been told they will not be shooting in 3D and they also will not post convert to 3D. Meaning G.I. Joe 2 will be released in good old fashioned 2D.

[Sgt.Pepper]

Thank god, that the movie will not film in or convert to 3D. I'm not really sure what to think of Chu directing the sequel especially if look as his previous movies, but he could be an interesting choice.

Anyway, my expections of this movie aren't very high but I'm a bit to curious to see what Chu will bring to the sequel.

[TheVileOne]

What was the joke from Big Bang Theory, they don't shoot in 3D because they don't have faith in it :D .

LOL, I kid, I kid. I hate the 3D gimmick, but at the same time I wonder if that says something that Paramount isn't going to spend the extra money on the 3D presentation.

[cronosred]

The way Paramount seems to be cutting every corner when it comes to this film makes me wonder why their even making it. At this point I'm surprised they aren't just releasing it as a direct to dvd movie.

[Timstuff]

For all we know, they may decide to put it straight on DVD and skip theaters. The budget on this movie is probably going to be tiny, and I think they are only making it to keep the rights from reverting to Hasbro.

[Crockett]

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson in talks for Roadblock. And apparently the title will be G.I. Joe: Cobra Strikes.
http://www.showblitz.com/2011/06/duane-the-rock-johnson-to-star-in-gi-joe.html

Fresh off "Fast Five," Dwayne Johnson is back in action, talking with Paramount about a role in the sequel to "G.I. Joe." Jon Chu, who brought "Justin Bieber: Never Say Never" to the world, is directing the 3D update, titled "G.I. Joe: Cobra Strikes.

Can you smell what Roadblock is cooking? :o
Nah but I could really dig this.

[Rowsdower!]

I read that and I was like... Hmmm, the Rock? Yeah, that might actually get me to sit through another G.I. Joe movie.

Then I saw that it's being directed by the guy that did Step Up and that Bieber movie. :(

[Crockett]

The director that they chose doesn't fill me with hope for the movie either but I'm happy that Sommers didn't return, and the smaller budget than the first movie could be the thing that will make them put a bit more effort this time perhaps, and I'm curious how the new guy will handle the action scenes.

[Rowsdower!]

Perhaps... it might mean less bad CGI, at any rate. But I just wonder, why the hell wouldn't you get an action director for this if you're trying to make it better? I'm sure there are at least a few out there that you could hire at a modest price that have some experience in the genre. Unless Duke and Roadblock are going to do a little dance routine while they're blowing away bad guys, I don't see what this guy brings to the table.

[mr. peasant]

Honestly, I don't see how you can think less money = less bad CGI. If anything, it means the CGI will look even more obvious.

[Rowsdower!]

Guess I should have clarified. I meant less CGI overall... not the same amount of CGI. You're right, that wouldn't make sense.

But then, CGI action apparently costs less than real action, so yeah... it is probably doomed after all.

[Dr. Evil]

I don't recall this character in the 80's animated series:

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/gi-joe-elodie-yung-talks-196655?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+THRComicCon+%28The+Hollywood+ Reporter+-+Heat+Vision%29&utm_content=Google+Reader


French actress Elodie Yung is in talks to join Dwayne Johnson and Channing Tatum in Paramount's new G.I. Joe movie.

Yung will play a ninja member of the Joe squad named Jinx.

John Chu is directing the movie while Lorenzo di Bonaventura is producing the action movie, which is rebuilding mode. A host of characters not seen in the first movie are being introduced, with martial arists Jinx being one.

Johnson is in negotiations to play Roadblock while Tatum returns as Duke. Yung has already displayed considerable ninja-like prowess in District 13: Ultimatum, the parkour action movie whose highlight included a sequence in which she took on corrupt cops with a knife in her ponytail.

Yung, repped by Gersh and Caliber Media and UK-based Hamilton Hodell, will be seen playing the lesbian girlfriend of Rooney Mara in David Fincher¹s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.

Paramount declined to comment.

[Crockett]

I don't recall this character in the 80's animated series:

She doesn't appear in the 80's cartoon but she did appeared in the animated movie where she was one of the new G.I. Joe rookie recruits.

Would've been better if they did went with a Japanese actress for Jinx but this actress does look Asian so it's passable with me. Hope this means that Kamakura will be in as well.

[TheVileOne]

Jinx is Asian :mad: .

[mr. peasant]

Jinx is Asian :mad: .

With a surname like 'Yung', she's almost certainly Asian. Just from France.

[Crockett]

Jinx is Asian :mad: .

Though Yung grew up in France, she's part Cambodian, not Japanese but still Asian.

[*Whiplash*]

Teaser poster from Expo:

http://www.comingsoon.net/gallery/78639/hr_Licensing_International_Expo_1_62.jpg

[Timstuff]

*sigh* On some level, I was almost hoping this movie was cancelled by now. To think that a year ago, I was on the edge of my seat with excitement for it. :(

[Bug-Eyed Earl]

Jinx is Asian :mad: .

Novel concept- you can be born in Europe to Asian parents and still be of Asian descent.

[Sgt.Pepper]

Joseph Mazzello Joins 'G.I. Joe 2: Cobra Strikes'

Joe Mazzello has been set to play the role of Mouse in G.I. Joe 2: Cobra Strikes, a role a lot of young guys wanted in the Jon M. Chu-directed Paramount film that stars Channing Tatum, Dwayne Johnson, Adrianne Palicki and Ray Stevenson. Mazzello, the kid in the original Jurassic Park, most recently co-starred in the Emmy-winning HBO miniseries The Pacific and was last seen in The Social Network. He also co-starred in Josh Schwartz's ABC pilot Georgetown.

Source (http://www.deadline.com/2011/07/joe-mazzello-enlists-for-g-i-joe-2/)

Mazzello is a good actor, so I think it's great that he joins this cast. I'm not familiar with the character Mouse, so either it's an obscure character or a new character created for the movie.

[TheVileOne]

Jinx is Asian American. What is wrong with that? Why can't Americans play American soldiers?

This is a pretty low-rent cast for the most part. Also what the hell kind of direction are they supposed to be going in? Is this really a sequel? Are they really just going to drop Destro, Baroness, and even Cobra Commander's subplots but actually continue on with Zartan as President? And if that's the case what of Arnold Vosloo and Jonathan Pryce?

[sweetre15]

Here's some auditions: http://**************.com/gi_joe/news/?a=43089

[Philly Phanboy]

^^ Strange. The auditions posted are either titled for "Cross" or "Havoc".

There isn't a Joe by either name but "Cross-Country" is the Joe that drove the H.A.V.O.C. rig. I'm guessing that is the role these guys read for.

[Bug-Eyed Earl]

^^ Strange. The auditions posted are either titled for "Cross" or "Havoc".

There isn't a Joe by either name but "Cross-Country" is the Joe that drove the H.A.V.O.C. rig. I'm guessing that is the role these guys read for.

Probably just fake names to keep secret what characters were in the movie.

[BlackLantern]

Cross Country is in the movie....which Im cool with...always liked that guy

[TheVileOne]

Just everything about this cast screams they are doing a discount GI Joe movie. Bruce Willis is now doing Direct to Video fodder with 50 Cent.

[BlackLantern]

then it wouldn't be out of the ordinary....that new GI Joe cartoon looks like its done by college interns

[mr. peasant]

then it wouldn't be out of the ordinary....that new GI Joe cartoon looks like its done by college interns

Really?! Renegades is by far the most mature of the G.I. Joe cartoons; containing the least amount of 'dumbing down' for the audience. Plus, it features actual plot progression, rounded villains (as opposed to over-the-top evil/card-carrying villains) and even subtle foreshadowing from as early as the first episode for things that didn't start showing up until much later.

[TheVileOne]

I thought Renegades was pretty well written, but the animation IMHO wasn't very good. It was definitely a step down from Resolute.

[Hunter Rider]

Walton Goggins Joins GI Joe 2 (http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=81066)

[BlackLantern]

damn...was hoping he'd be Beachhead but its good to see him getting more work...he is awesome in Justified

[BlackLantern]

I thought Renegades was pretty well written, but the animation IMHO wasn't very good. It was definitely a step down from Resolute.

not its not very good...Ill usually forgive bad art if the story is exceptional, but this is too much

Sigma Six may have been 'dumbed down' , but at least it looked good

[CEREBRAL....]

not its not very good...Ill usually forgive bad art if the story is exceptional, but this is too much

Sigma Six may have been 'dumbed down' , but at least it looked good



na...Renegades is good, and it's written well, i dont like the drawings or roadblocks voice but other then that...it's good.

[craigdbfan]

Trailer #1:

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Super Bowl Spot:

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[Hunter Rider]

Snake Eyes shooting the Shuriken is awesome! :woot:

[craigdbfan]

Yeah that was really badass.

[Crockett]

I don't want to set my expectations so high after seeing that but I just don't think it's possible that it could be even worse than the first one.

[Figs]

Anyone know if Arnold Vosloo will be returning in this one?

[TheVileOne]

It looks like he is. Toy Fair pictures have a figure of a more classically traditional Zartan that I guess resembles Vosloo, so I imagine he won't be disguised as US President (Jonathan Pryce) the whole movie.

I'm just sort of annoyed he was made American. I do like Vosloo as an actor a lot and think he's very underrated and I was excited he was in the movie playing a movie. But he was barely in it and didn't do much of anything. He also didn't get to play him as an Aussie either which we know Vosloo can do. Honestly, they should've just gotten Vosloo to play Cobra Commander instead but that would've meant not doing the ****** Rex angle.

[Jake Cassidy]

When has Vosloo ever played an Australian?

[TheVileOne]

Wouldn't be much of a stretch considering he's South African and he's played everything from American to British to an Egyptian mummy to a Muslim Arab terrorist on 24.

[Jake Cassidy]

South African and Australian are very, very different.

It's possible, I guess.

[TheVileOne]

He's an actor. Actors act.

American is different from South African, but that is what Vosloo played in the first movie. Granted it wasn't very good and it was a very rushed cookie cutter version of Zartan. His character on 24 was an Arab Muslim which also isn't South African.

It's just since I do like Vosloo I'd actually like to see him play the traditional Zartan and not the version from the previous movie.

[Jake Cassidy]

There aren't very many actors who can do an Australian accent well. He is probably one of them, though.

[TheVileOne]

Russell Crowe ;)

Sam Worthington can't seem to do anything EXCEPT his Australian accent :) .

But to me while Zartan has always been sort of a master of disguise and can mimic anybody, I he was always pretty proud of his Australian heritage or rather he never really tried to hide that part of himself when he was being Zartan.

[Jake Cassidy]

Robert Downey Jr. can do the Aussie accent perfectly.


Of course Zartan is proud to be Australian. We all are. We're better than everyone else. :woot: :oldrazz:

[rashad]

http://i.imgur.com/nGGoal.jpg
HQ Photo (http://i.imgur.com/nGGoa.jpg)

[rayc1971]

this movie has been shot already and stil no leaks on who is cobra comander? why the big secret?

[TheAQU4M4N]

this movie has been shot already and stil no leaks on who is cobra comander? why the big secret?
I have a feeling he wont show up till the end of the movie.

[Brian Braddock]

Really, really looking forward to this movie. I hated the 1st overall [although there were certain things that we at least passable] but I'm getting an overall good vibe from the stuff that I've seen for Retalliation - it looks like past mistakes have been recognised and rectified.

And, hey, there's always the possibility that the only reason Tatum's returning is so we get to see him get killed. :D

[TheVileOne]

I think after the first movie few people and reporters care about this one ;) .

[bullets]

I think it's fair to speculate Duke gets offed at some point.

[Octoberist]

Ah well!! As a kid I've always liked Flint better because of his beret.

[henry_9305]

International trailer with some new footage.
http://video.uk.msn.com/watch/video/g-i-joe-2-retaliation-trailer-2/28bd2mzup

[Rowsdower!]

I think it's fair to speculate Duke gets offed at some point.

That would be great. Duke getting killed would probably be about the only thing that would get me to watch this movie.

[Captain Marvel]

I'm torn on the subject. On the one hand, I love Duke and want him to continue as the field leader of the G.I. Joe team. On the other hand, Channing Tatum sucks. I still can't fathom how he was cast as the lead. The best of both worlds option would be to have Duke wounded in the movie and taken out of action, and when he comes back in the third he's recast.

"Hey guys, Duke is going to pull through! Only thing is, because of his injuries, he's now 16 years older and looks like Mark Valley." :P

[jacobed]

There was an interview at the toy fair over the weekend where the producer said that reason Duke is hardly in this movie is because of Tatum's very busy schedule and that he'd love to see him comeback so I'm assuming that basically confirms Duke does not die.

[TheVileOne]

I imagine it will be like Letty's death in the fourth Fast and the Furious. They killed her off to get her out of the movie and now she's apparently alive and coming back in the next one. I'd rather his death be final and there be a new Duke.

[Captain Marvel]

Whatever they do, the important thing is that they fix both Duke and Baroness and have NO romantic ties between the two whatsoever. Really, if they wanted Duke to have a love interest it should've been with Scarlett. Keep Baroness as the bad ass that she's always been.

[Jake Cassidy]

Scarlett should be with Snake Eyes.

[Captain Marvel]

I've always preferred the cartoon version with Duke and Scarlett. Reading the comics after that and seeing her with Snake Eyes always seemed really weird to me. Nevermind that it makes a whole lot more sense for the leading lady to be paired with the guy who, you know, talks. Besides, I detected a whiff of sexual tension out of the Snake Eyes/Jinx fight from the trailers. Maybe it's just me, but every time Jinx popped on screen with Snake Eyes it seemed like foreplay.

[Liam_H]

Scarlett should be with Snake Eyes.

:up:

They hinted at it but it was just a total tease.

[Elevator Man]

Looks like Henry Jackman is scoring GIJOE:Retaliation.

http://filmmusicreporter.com/2012/02/22/henry-jackman-to-score-g-i-joe-retaliation/

[TheVileOne]

Use the damn GI JOE THEME MUSIC THIS TIME!

[Jake Cassidy]

They should use the theme song from the animated movie. That was awesome.

[rashad]

G.I. Joe: Retaliation Daytona 500 TV Spot
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[gugumugats]

The trailer music/sample by Glitch Mob would be an awesome theme too ......

[antonydelfini]

Really excited for this one. Duke might get into a coma or something, Im sure hes not gonna die. I would love for Duke to be recast in part 3.

[cryptic name]

I've always preferred the cartoon version with Duke and Scarlett. Reading the comics after that and seeing her with Snake Eyes always seemed really weird to me. Nevermind that it makes a whole lot more sense for the leading lady to be paired with the guy who, you know, talks. Besides, I detected a whiff of sexual tension out of the Snake Eyes/Jinx fight from the trailers. Maybe it's just me, but every time Jinx popped on screen with Snake Eyes it seemed like foreplay.

I think it makes more sense for Scarlet to be attracted to someone, ya know, interesting.

[Captain Marvel]

Duke can be interesting... when he's not being played by Channing Tatum, at least. Let's hope that Duke ends up in a coma or something in this movie and when he wakes up in the next movie he'll be played by some other actor.

[Brian Braddock]

Looks like Henry Jackman is scoring GIJOE:Retaliation.

http://filmmusicreporter.com/2012/02/22/henry-jackman-to-score-g-i-joe-retaliation/

Another plus point which gives me hope for this movie. Really enjoyed his X-Men 1st Class score.

[rashad]

http://i.imgur.com/TmdOx.jpg (http://i.imgur.com/cksSW.jpg)
http://i.imgur.com/ZraKb.jpg (http://i.imgur.com/BrTfW.jpg)
http://i.imgur.com/nKi95.jpg (http://i.imgur.com/89M9O.jpg)
http://i.imgur.com/fuRFFl.jpg (http://i.imgur.com/fuRFF.jpg)

[Quasimod0]

lol what is her face doing?

[Octoberist]

The lighting in Lady Jaye's photo is too bright.

[Hunter Rider]

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=88307

http://s14.postimage.org/4b8alra5t/Joe_colton_new.jpg (http://postimage.org/)

[Hunter Rider]

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=88913

http://s11.postimage.org/arjdej73n/stormshadowgijoephoto.jpg (http://postimage.org/)

[Liam_H]

I certainly hope this guy gets more work in the US besides GI Joe. He can be pretty awesome.

[TheVileOne]

I like Byung a lot as well. He's got a good look, clearly talented and he speaks English fine. Thing is that the industry doesn't really like to cast Asians even English speaking ones in lead roles unless it's say Jet Li or Jackie Chan.

[Webfoot Hero]

I like Byung a lot as well. He's got a good look, clearly talented and he speaks English fine. Thing is that the industry doesn't really like to cast Asians even English speaking ones in lead roles unless it's say Jet Li or Jackie Chan.
If there's one thing that Hollywood has yet to really do is get a good leading man role for an Asian actor. Almost every Asian actor has been in an action movie doing stunts and having a really limited character range.

[TheAQU4M4N]

has anyone seen the new tv spot that was just posted, it looked like there was a brief glimpse of The Commander. He looks a lot more like his animated series counterpart.

[craigdbfan]

He was featured already in the first trailer. Yeah he looks way better this time around.

[TheVileOne]

I just hope the director isn't jerking us around by saying this is not the Rex Commander from the first movie.

[SpideyFan866]

GREAT NEWS!

Trailer 2 has been classified:

http://www.albertafilmratings.ca/recentclasstrailers.aspx

[Enlil]

5 NEW PICTURES :

http://cinewebradio.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4223:5-nouvelles-photos-pour-gi-joe-2-&catid=29:the-news&Itemid=41

i love the one with roadblock and snake eyes

[Brian Braddock]

My God, looking at that still makes me realize that Snake Eyes looks so much better than in the 1st movie. Saying that, there most likely isnt anything that's not going to be better this time around...........

[DJ Kornphlake]

I'm really digging how they did a hybrid of his original "commando" mask and the more famous visor one.

[rashad]

Click to enlarge

http://i.imgur.com/sUwoj.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/PncJ5l.jpg (http://i.imgur.com/PncJ5.jpg)
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http://i.imgur.com/sxI9ul.jpg (http://i.imgur.com/sxI9u.jpg)
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[rashad]

Click to enlarge

http://i.imgur.com/BXIk5l.jpg (http://i.imgur.com/BXIk5.jpg)
http://i.imgur.com/tBNZ7l.jpg (http://i.imgur.com/tBNZ7.jpg)
http://i.imgur.com/YlU59l.jpg (http://i.imgur.com/YlU59.jpg)

[Raiden]

How come Storm Shadow (my favorite Cobra character) is always unmasked in those movie stills? And who is that gorgeous brunette in the red dress?

[Blackman]

http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg196/scaled.php?server=196&filename=gijoeretaliationinterna.jpg&res=landing

But why Storm Shadow over Snake Eyes?

[Crockett]

Heh, I'm thinking it's because he's shirtless, if not, perhaps to show race diversity, or it could be due to that Byung-hun is a singer as well, so to attract his fans? I dunno.

[TheVileOne]

Adrianne Palicki who plays Lady Jaye.

[Raiden]

Adrianne Palicki who plays Lady Jaye.

Doesn't Lady Jaye have short hair in the toon and comics? At least she's very hot & attractive, and imo better than Scarlette.

[rashad]

http://thumbnails72.imagebam.com/18578/90b85c185770290.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/90b85c185770290) http://thumbnails62.imagebam.com/18578/1da634185770301.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/1da634185770301)
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http://thumbnails67.imagebam.com/18581/31566b185805901.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/31566b185805901)

[Grillz]

Cobra Commander looks awesome!

[Lencho01]

http://collider.com/gi-joe-2-retaliation-character-posters/160305

http://collider.com/wp-content/uploads/gi-joe-2-poster-elodie-yung-jinx-406x600.jpg (http://collider.com/wp-content/uploads/gi-joe-2-poster-elodie-yung-jinx.jpg)

http://collider.com/wp-content/uploads/gi-joe-2-poster-adrianne-palicki-lady-jaye.jpg

[Rowsdower!]

http://i.imgur.com/YlU59l.jpg (http://i.imgur.com/YlU59.jpg)

The Rock: Haha, bro I'm twice your size.

Ray Park: That's cool. I know 473 different forms of martial arts and could fold you into an origami crane if I wanted to.

The Rock: ... I know.

[rashad]

Domestic Lady Jaye poster added.

[Rowsdower!]

Those posters are actually pretty cool. The one with Bruce looks a tad strange though, since he's wearing a suit. It doesn't exactly scream "GI Joe" and well, he's the one character who should.

[Hunter Rider]

The posters are great. :up: Cobra Commander is looking the boss and I'm surprised there's a Duke one.

Click to enlarge

http://i.imgur.com/BXIk5l.jpg (http://i.imgur.com/BXIk5.jpg)
http://i.imgur.com/tBNZ7l.jpg (http://i.imgur.com/tBNZ7.jpg)


Damn she's pretty! :hrt:

[meck]

When will those posters go on sale?

[Liam_H]

Heh, I'm thinking it's because he's shirtless, if not, perhaps to show race diversity, or it could be due to that Byung-hun is a singer as well, so to attract his fans? I dunno.

Quite popular in South Korea, to what extent I'm not sure but he's somewhere on that pop star status.

Besides being in the trailer for like two seconds this is the first promotional material I've seen of Duke.

[TheWiseGuy487]

http://thumbnails66.imagebam.com/18578/4f6406185770312.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/4f6406185770312) [/URL]
[URL="http://www.imagebam.com/image/31566b185805901"] (http://www.imagebam.com/image/46cbec185777082)

Cobra Commander looks boss! :wow:

[antonydelfini]

Why is there no Flint character poster? Ggrrrr.

[Jake Cassidy]

or Firefly

[psylockolussus]

Why is there no Flint character poster? Ggrrrr.

I like the characters posters so much but yeah no Flint character poster :( I want to see a poster of DJ Cotrona.

[TheWiseGuy487]

Why is there no Flint character poster? Ggrrrr.

Your wish is granted. :cwink:

http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/170343-dj-cotronas-flint-marks-the-final-gi-joe-retaliation-character-poster

[Octoberist]

i wish he had his barrette.

[Lencho01]

http://collider.com/g-i-joe-2-retaliation-posters/161299/

http://collider.com/wp-content/uploads/flint-dj-cotrona-g-i-joe-retaliation-poster.jpg

http://collider.com/wp-content/uploads/g-i-joe-retaliation-poster-405x600.jpg

[rashad]

ET's G.I. Joe Retaliation Trailer #2 Preview
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The new trailer will debut 3AM EST at www.Machinima.com. (http://%3cb%3ewww.machinima.com%3c/b%3E)

[Project862006]

looks awesome

[henry_9305]

Trailer 2 is here
kNUBV9trDoA

[rashad]

G.I. Joe: Retaliation Theatrical Trailer
kNUBV9trDoA

[Jake Cassidy]

****in' awesome!

[rashad]

G.I. JOE: RETALIATION Sizzle Reel and New Trailer Screened at CinemaCon 2012; Video Blog Recap
http://t.co/9NLpAGKP


Director Jon M. Chu Talks G.I. JOE: RETAILIATION; Reveals Film Has 10-Minute Sequence of Dialogue-Free “Kick Ass Ninja Action”
http://collider.com/jon-chu-g-i-joe-2-retailiation-interview/161305/


:wow:

[craigdbfan]

This looks pretty great. :up:

I'm not expecting anything super incredible but there's no denying that this movie looks to be a great deal of fun.

[Project862006]

Great Interview With Director Jon Chu From Collider
http://collider.com/jon-chu-g-i-joe-2-retailiation-interview/161305/

[rashad]

I know I just posted it above. lol

[craigdbfan]

John Cho is awesome. If this movie is good I hope he gets a lot more work in this sector as there are a bunch of projects in development hell that would benefit from his touch.

[TheVileOne]

Meh. Most of those Collider questions were weak. He asked like 20 questions about deleted footage and Blu-ray.

Nothing truly interesting. Step your game up Collider.

[Dangerman]

Okay one quick question Did they kill off Duke for this movie because if so I'm going to be pissed

[psylockolussus]

YAY Flint got a character poster!

The new trailer is okay, I didn't get excited but I hope its going to be good (or at least better than Rise of Cobra).

[samsnee]

Okay one quick question Did they kill off Duke for this movie because if so I'm going to be pissed

I don't know if they kill him off definitely, but judging by the latest trailer, you don't see him in anything but the beginning before the Joes are attacked.

My question, where is Destro? If CC is out, wouldn't Destro be as well?

[Dangerman]

I don't know if they kill him off definitely, but judging by the latest trailer, you don't see him in anything but the beginning before the Joes are attacked.

My question, where is Destro? If CC is out, wouldn't Destro be as well?
That will piss me off if they did. Duke is the only Joe I care about. It would be nice to see him and Flint work together.

[terry78]

This definitely has piqued some interest. And I believe I saw a Rattler.

[psylockolussus]

Okay one quick question Did they kill off Duke for this movie because if so I'm going to be pissed

Yeah me too, I don't want Dwayne Johnson to be the lead character for the rest of the movie series.

[TheWiseGuy487]

Holy crap, that was even better than the teaser! :wow:

This looks like a G.I. Joe film!

[roach]

Yeah me too, I don't want Dwayne Johnson to be the lead character for the rest of the movie series.

no one is dead until we see a body

[jacobed]

If this movie is as good as it looks and it looks freakin great, not only do I think it could surprise a lot of people critically and financially but I think every studio is going to want Jon Chu for their movies.

[Nirvana]

So this looks pretty good. I'm sold.

[jacobed]

Yeah me too, I don't want Dwayne Johnson to be the lead character for the rest of the movie series.

So you'd rather have an incredibly cardboard Channing Tatum lead a movie over the surprisingly always reliable and really charismatic Dwayne Johnson.

[Lencho01]

So you'd rather have an incredibly cardboard Channing Tatum lead a movie over the surprisingly always reliable and really charismatic Dwayne Johnson.

He's not that bad.

[Hunter Rider]

The new trailer is cool, it really feels like G.I. Joe and the action looks great.

[craigdbfan]

Yeah. The last movie felt more like an adaptation of Sigma 6 while this one feels like something more from the comics.

Definitely excited to see more of this movie.

[Liam_H]

Can't wait for some awesome ninja action.

[Lencho01]

Yeah. The last movie felt more like an adaptation of Sigma 6 while this one feels like something more from the comics.

Definitely excited to see more of this movie.

A failed attempt as Sigma 6. :hehe:

http://collider.com/dwayne-johnson-g-i-joe-2-retaliation-pain-and-gain-interview/161327


Dwayne Johnson Talks G.I. JOE: RETALIATION, Michael Bay’s PAIN AND GAIN, FAST SIX (Which is Filming in London) and HERCULES

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub (http://collider.com/author/steve-weintraub/) Posted:April 24th, 2012 at 12:07 am

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With director Jon M. Chu‘s G.I. Joe: Retaliation (http://collider.com/tag/g-i-joe) opening June 29, Paramount has been amping up the promotional campaign this past week by debuting a ton of character posters (http://collider.com/gi-joe-2-retaliation-character-posters/160305/) and a great looking trailer (http://collider.com/g-i-joe-sequel-trailer). As a fan of the first film, I’ll admit the sequel looks even better and it’s rocking a great cast that includes Dwayne Johnson, Adrianne Palicki, Channing Tatum, Walton Goggins, Ray Park, Byung-hun Lee, Elodie Yung, RZA, Ray Stevenson, and D.J. Cotrona.

Earlier today at CinemaCon in Las Vegas, I got to sit down with Dwayne Johnson for an extended interview. We talked about how he was approached to play Roadblock, the tone of the film, how he collaborated with director Jon M. Chu before production began, his thoughts on the brand new trailer (http://collider.com/g-i-joe-sequel-trailer) and the sizzle reel I saw last night (here’s my recap (http://collider.com/g-i-joe-2-retaliation-review-cinemacon)), and more. In addition, with Johnson currently filming Michael Bay‘s Pain and Gain (http://collider.com/tag/pain-and-gain), we talked about the crazy story (http://collider.com/dwayne-johnson-g-i-joe-2-retaliation-pain-and-gain-interview/161327#) it’s based on, the style Bay is going for, and he also said that after he wraps, he’ll start shooting Fast Six (http://collider.com/tag/fast-six) in London and Berlin and then he heads to New Zealand for director Brett Ratner’s Hercules (http://collider.com/tag/hercules). Hit the jump to either watch or read what he had to say.


Before getting to the video (http://collider.com/dwayne-johnson-g-i-joe-2-retaliation-pain-and-gain-interview/161327#), here’s a choice quote from Johnson on the tone and what he wanted to accomplish with the G.I. Joe sequel.
“I trained my ass off for this role, wanted to become Roadblock, wanted to pay homage to the mythology of G.I. Joe, and not only that but then pay honor and respect to our military in a real way where it’s gritty and rooted and grounded and boots to the ground, and we’re not shootin’ off lasers and ****; these are real rounds.”
For more on Pain and Gain (http://collider.com/tag/pain-and-gain), Hercules (http://collider.com/tag/hercules) and Fast Six (http://collider.com/tag/fast-six), click the links. If you missed my exclusive video interview with G.I. Joe: Retaliation director Jon M. Chu from CinemaCon earlier today, click here (http://collider.com/jon-chu-g-i-joe-2-retailiation-interview). And here’s my video blog recap (http://collider.com/g-i-joe-2-retaliation-review-cinemacon) after watching the 5 minute sizzle reel and new trailer.
Finally, a huge thank you to Dwayne Johnson for giving me so much time today and for always being such a great interview. Not everyone is like this.


Dwayne Johnson

I thank him for the photo he took of us on set
When they approached him for the movie, was it an immediate yes. Talks about the tone of the film and what he wanted to have happen.
2:10 – Did director Jon M. Chu give him an episode of the cartoon or a comic to look at before filming or was it all in the script. Talks about how he had his own interruption of Roadblock.
3:15 – What was his reaction to seeing the sizzle reel and the new trailer
4:40 – What’s filming been like on Michael Bay’s Pain and Gain and what is he doing next. Talks about Fast Six filming in London and Berlin and after that he’s filming Hercules in New Zealand.
Dwayne Johnson: How you doin?


Steve: I’m doing excellent. It is a pleasure to see you sir.

Johnson: It’s a pleasure to see you too. It’s been a long time.

I can reveal this on camera because you tweeted a photo of all of us on the set of G.I. Joe

Johnson: You guys were badasses.

I appreciate you putting that online because that was just awesome.

Johnson: (laughs) You’re welcome. We’re gonna get another picture right now but we’re gonna do it while we’re doing the interview.

When I see you and I see G.I. Joe, it’s like a perfect marriage. When they approached you for this movie, were you sorta like, “Yeah I’m in”?

Johnson: I was even more than “Yeah I’m in.” But also too, you wanna be a little bit poised with your excitement at first. When I first heard it, the idea of starring in G.I. Joe, first of all you get a second crack at something that is—the franchise is that big, the title is that big, the first one did well [but there was] room for improvement. We get a second crack at bat with this; I wanted to grab this by the throat and not let go. The moment I locked in, we all agreed, I’m in. I trained my ass off for this role, wanted to become Roadblock, wanted to pay homage to the mythology of G.I. Joe, and not only that but then pay honor and respect to our military in a real way where it’s gritty and rooted and grounded and boots to the ground, and we’re not shootin’ off lasers and ****; these are real rounds. Excuse my language, but I’m gettin’ excited right now. I’m gonna throw a chair in a minute (laughs).


Also, we wanted to pay homage to and elevate the fantastical side of G.I. Joe with Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow and the incredible ninjas that we have. It was a great blend of worlds, collision of worlds, and when they came to me with the idea of starring in it it was like, there’s the throat, there’s the grab, I’m in.

When you first were talking with Jon Chu, did he give you an issue of the comic or an episode of the cartoon, or was it all in the script?

Johnson: No, but I was already familiar with the cartoons and the comics anyway, and the mythology. We brushed up even deeper into the mythology because Jon has a great passion anyway for G.I. Joe. And here’s what’s amazing about Jon, he credits his storytelling ability to G.I. Joe. When he was a kid, he would set up these scenarios with his action figures, create sandpits and everything like that, go to school and come back, and they were these weeklong sagas. It’s funny how everything comes full-circle. The first time I sat with Jon, I said, “Just give me an idea of the tone of the movie,” that’s the only thing I wanted to know, because I had my own interpretation of Roadblock and how we were gonna pay homage to G.I. Joe and the mythology, and I said, “Just give me an idea of the tone,” and he said, “Rooted and real and bad ass.”

I just saw the sizzle reel last night and then I saw the new trailer, but the action looks really, really good. What was your reaction seeing the footage in the trailer?

Johnson: I love that. I love that, because as an actor you come with your interpretation, you spend a lot of time with the other actors, director, producers, studio exec—you know this, you know how the business is, you spend a lot of time with a lot of people. You lay your scenes down, then you have to put in a lot of trust into the director and the editing process afterwards. So when I saw the trailer—the same one that you saw, the most recent one—I loved it. I thought we looked strong, I thought we looked dominant, I thought the CGI looked fantastic, and I thought a viable story was being told in that. And I also thought that there was just a great collision of worlds, of real rooted military with the fantastical side of our amazing ninjas. Not only that, but also making sure that whoever you connect with as a fan, whatever character of G.I. Joe you connect with, you go home happy at the end of this movie, and that is important.

I am so excited for Michael Bay’s Pain and Gain. I cannot put into words how excited I am to see him doing something small with you and Mark Wahlberg. Talk a little bit about how that’s going, and what are you doing after Pain and Gain?

Johnson: Pain and Gain is going great. Pain and Gain has been Michael’s passion project for almost a decade, probably even longer. I had a chance to read it about eight years ago when he gave it to me, I loved it then. He went off, he did other movies, I did other movies too. Full-circle it came right back around, it was time to make this movie and it is coming along great; we’re kickin’ ass down there in Miami. What’s interesting is when you read Pain and Gain, you read it and you think, “There’s no way this happened. The absurdity of this, there’s no way that these men kidnapped this man, there’s no way that these murders happened, there’s no way that all this happened.” And it happened.


Not only did it happen, but these guys are still on death row. So they’re still around and they’re still telling their stories and it’s amazing. And then, when you start shooting these scenes and you’re bringing these scenes to life and you’re bringing these characters to life, and as an actor you’re reliving these moments. You walk away at the end of the day and you go, “****, this really happened.” I’ve known Michael for some time, I’ve never worked with him and this is our first movie together.

Stylistically what he’s gonna be able to do with this movie, take the spirit of what he’s been able to do in a lot of his action movies—stylistically even with Transformers and then just in terms of characters that you care about from the movie The Rock or Armageddon and you blend all that together and you put it in a smaller movie like this, it’s percolating into something I think that is just gonna be really interesting to a lot of people.

And what I’m doing after that, I’m getting ready to shoot Fast 6. I think we’re going over to London to shoot that and maybe Berlin, and then after that it’s on to New Zealand and I’m playing Hercules, and I can’t wait.

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

Wow, new trailer impressed me even more than the last one, I enjoyed the first movie as big dumb fun, but this genuinly looks a good action movie.

[terry78]

You can hate on The Rock, but the dude is passionate about every role he takes. He's not an idiot, even if he has had some questionable roles in the past.

[I SEE SPIDEY]

The new trailer was really good. This looks like the movie they should have released in 2009.

[Rowsdower!]

He's not that bad.

Yes, he is. And in G.I. Joe he gave (if one can measure such things) the worst performance in a career full of roles that have required him stare blankly, blink and break-dance occasionally.

I don't want Duke to die in the first five minutes of the movie. I want him to die in the first five SECONDS. Something like Public Enemies, where he croaked before he could say a line. That would be perfect.

[Project862006]

^dont care if it is tatum

you dont kill duke

thats like killing cyclops lol and that went over well

[TheVileOne]

Not sure if Chu is being a tease or not but he seems to be implying that the "deaths" of GI JOE team members might not be actual deaths and we could expect people to pop up unexpectedly . . . what?

Just from the trailers it looks like Duke is dead. Not sure what the hell happened to all the other team members or how they will explain it. It was probably cheaper to just get a whole new cast.

Who knows what Chu is getting at. Maybe they are pulling a Fast and Furious act with some of the cast members.

[Raiden]

I must admit, I've had massive skepticism toward G.I.Joe 2 due to the crapistic predecessor, which was obviously directed by someone who was clueless about the franchise or didn't give a damn about it in the first place. However, this second trailer for the sequel is slowly winning me over. I can tell that Chu really is a huge fan of the history and characters of G.I.Joe, and unlike the first movie this one has some stark realism and violence in it like using real bullets and not laser beams, and shot like it was a military film with fantastic characters that aren't mere cartoonish. It's great to finally see the Cobra Commander, who was sorely missing in the first movie (no, that mask man played by Levitt wasn't CC), and I even get to see Storm Shadow masked in a couple of scenes because I was concerned that they'd let Byung-hun Lee show his face all the time to sell tickets in Asia.

I'm still not sure that I'd spend $10 to see this movie in the theatre, because there are other movies such as Snow White and the Huntsman, Prometheus, and TDKR that I'll be interested to see after The Avengers is released, but maybe a few more TV spots and trailers will convince me otherwise.

[Raiden]

Btw, I see Tatum only in the beginning of the second trailer. Is it because they killed Duke off? In the end of the trailer, we only see Roadblock and Snakeye, plus some Bruce Willis, for the Joes.

[TheVileOne]

I want to like GI JOE 2 but I'm still skeptic. For starters, Rock as Roadblock being the new lead and star. Rock is not a very good leading man IMHO.

[Ultimatehero]

I hated the first trailer. Did nothing for me. This trailer? Alright, I'm there. Sold.

Btw, I see Tatum only in the beginning of the second trailer. Is it because they killed Duke off? In the end of the trailer, we only see Roadblock and Snakeye, plus some Bruce Willis, for the Joes.

Unsure, but I see him re-appearing towards the end. Think Gordon in 'The Dark Knight' and they're keeping it a surprise.

Also I don't we've seen the final action set-piece yet. A part of me is thinking there will be a huge fight at the White House.

[Liam_H]

Unsure, but I see him re-appearing towards the end. Think Gordon in 'The Dark Knight' and they're keeping it a surprise.

Also I don't we've seen the final action set-piece yet. A part of me is thinking there will be a huge fight at the White House.

A good possibility looking at the last part of the international trailer. I love the idea of the White House being wrecked in a huge battle. Not sure if we've seen that much.

[Project862006]

I want to like GI JOE 2 but I'm still skeptic. For starters, Rock as Roadblock being the new lead and star. Rock is not a very good leading man IMHO.
how so the rock has tons of charisma and screen presence and looks like a straight bad ass and a very underrated actor who can do drama and comedy

not to mention he is a very likable leading man

[Liam_H]

The Rock is a great leading man, not sure about any type of movie but for action definitely. Has so much charisma. I don't watch WWF/E anymore but even when he was the heel they still cheered for him because he was so entertaining.

[TheWiseGuy487]

The Rock is a great leading man, not sure about any type of movie but for action definitely. Has so much charisma. I don't watch WWF/E anymore but even when he was the heel they still cheered for him because he was so entertaining.

He could lead an entire army into battle and everyone would follow him. :woot:

[Jack Bauer]

He could lead an entire army into battle and everyone would follow him. :woot:
He has already done so,

http://www.thefancarpet.com/uploaded_assets/images/gallery/571/The_Mummy_Returns_6563_Medium.jpg

:D

Personally I favor Dwayne more so then Channing, though Channing was surprisingly good in 21 Jump Street.

[Project862006]

New International Trailer
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[AVEITWITHJAMON]

Is it just me or does it seem Snake Eyes isnt in the movie much? Him and SS were the only reason I got some enjoyment out of the first movie.

[craigdbfan]

That International trailer was really great. Pretty hyped up for this. :wow:

[Liam_H]

Is it just me or does it seem Snake Eyes isnt in the movie much? Him and SS were the only reason I got some enjoyment out of the first movie.

I'm not sure why you would think that since he's featured in a few different scenes in the trailer. The guy is training new ninja comrades(Jinx) and gets what looks to be like an awesome mountain battle.

[jacobed]

Chu has said that the story is basically divided between the stranded Joes story and Snake Eyes story and they'll come together in the end. There is going to be a 10 minute full on ninja action scene with no dialogue so I think its safe to say that Snake Eyes is in it quite a bit.

[Rowsdower!]

Hmmm... the international trailer makes it look like Storm Shadow switches sides and joins the Joes in this one. If memory serves me correctly, he did that several times in the cartoons too.

Anyway, this is looking better and better. I just hope we get a lot of (the real) Cobra Commander in this because I love his look.

[Hunter Rider]

The International trailer had some cool new shots, I love how stylized this looks, lots of big character "Hero/villain" shots.

[Raiden]

New International Trailer
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I like this more than the two US trailers, mainly because Storm Shadow is my favorite G.I.Joe character (for both Joe and Cobra), and I can see that they want to capitalize on Byung-hun Lee so he gets a ton of scenes in this trailer. Would be nice if SS switch sides in this movie, because like Rowsdower said he did that in the cartoon and in fact one of his action figures belongs to the Joe. Hmm, can't believe that I'm starting to look forward to a G.I.Joe movie after the stinker that was the first movie that made a mockery out of this cherished franchise.

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

I'm not sure why you would think that since he's featured in a few different scenes in the trailer. The guy is training new ninja comrades(Jinx) and gets what looks to be like an awesome mountain battle.

Chu has said that the story is basically divided between the stranded Joes story and Snake Eyes story and they'll come together in the end. There is going to be a 10 minute full on ninja action scene with no dialogue so I think its safe to say that Snake Eyes is in it quite a bit.

Good to know, him and Storm Shadow made the first movie for me, and made me buy a few comics of each character also, would hate to see either shafted.

The International trailer had some cool new shots, I love how stylized this looks, lots of big character "Hero/villain" shots.

Yeah, the two new trailers have really impressed me.

[TheVileOne]

Looks like Storm Shadow is in the safe house with the other Joes at the end of the international trailer. Does he switch sides in this movie?

[TheComicbookKid]

This looks really good. I may end up seeing this in the theater.

[Rowsdower!]

I still can't decide if I'll see this in the theater. It looks good, it's just... ugh, I just can't shake the stink of the first movie completely off, ya know? But two things will probably get my ass in a seat:

1. If reviews are really good.

2. If we get to hear Cobra Commander's voice in one of the upcoming promotional spots, and it sounds like the raspy cartoon version and not Generic Demon Voice #6.

[psylockolussus]

Yeah this is the best trailer so far!

Let the Retaliation begin!

[Optimus27932]

I think the trailer for this one is ALREADY better than the first movie.This one seems to have a darker tone which it should have.It seems to me that the Joes have all the stakes against them in this one.I liek that there are more ninjas and the mountain battle scene looks to be very interesting.
Now i know alot of people hated the first one.I didnt hate it but i believe it could have been better than what the final product was.I do think they should have brought back the members from the first one even if they would have killed them off bc it seems from the trailer i think someone says something about them being wiped out or something along those lines.I think that would have possibly added more to this movie by adding the deaths from the characters we saw in the first.
I wasnt really too ineterested in this movie when i first heard about it but the trailers have done their job and have made me want to go see it.This summer will be big for movies (The Avengers, Dark Knight Rises, GIJoe Retaliation, Amazing Spiderman).

[TheComicbookKid]

Well I never saw the first one so no stink on me!

Channing Tatum looks to be killed off early so yay!

Elodie Yung is in this so triple yay!


NIIIINNJJJAAAAASSS!

[rashad]

THR: Do you fully address getting rid of the guys from the previous film at the beginning of the movie, or how does that sort of work?

Chu: Yes and no. We address a little bit, but also leave some of it up in the air. But in my mind, the movie was never about them; the movie is about our characters that you introduced from the beginning. We wanted people to come into this movie and, if you haven’t seen the first movie, be totally OK, which is actually pretty tough because Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow are hard to explain to somebody who had never seen G.I. Joe. But we leave some of it open, so you’ll see.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/gi-joe-2-retaliation-jon-chu-bruce-willis-dwayne-rock-johnson-justin-bieber-never-say-never-315065

[TheVileOne]

The trailers do look good but I still don't know yeah. I still need to be convinced that this is a good Cobra Commander and they aren't messing around like the first movie.

[Optimus27932]

Hey does anyone know if Duke is killed in this one? I was just looking at the trailer and i see the part where the Rock's character takes some dog tags off one of the Joes and another Joe says "They're all dead." Just wondering if that was supposed to be Duke, couldnt really see the persons face.
I hope they tell what happened to the Joes from the first one.

[TheAQU4M4N]

Hey does anyone know if Duke is killed in this one? I was just looking at the trailer and i see the part where the Rock's character takes some dog tags off one of the Joes and another Joe says "They're all dead." Just wondering if that was supposed to be Duke, couldnt really see the persons face.
I hope they tell what happened to the Joes from the first one.
I think you can guess from the couple of trailers, that Cobra has infiltrated their base and eliminated a good portion of the Joes, including ones that were introduced in the last one. I feel Duke will die during the course of the movie (at least I hope it happens, because I like a lot of people can't stand Tatum even if he was good in 21 Jump Street) Rock's character is probably taking the dog tags of the Joe's who perished on the attack from Cobra in the beginning of the movie.

[*Whiplash*]

Don't know what to think of this movie.

I'll wait until reviews come in and decide then.

[The Guard]

Trailer makes this look like a lot of fun.

Great additions/subtractions to and from the cast. Love the idea of COBRA being sold as a peacekeeping organization and the JOES ostracized...is there a precedent for this in any of the shows/comics?

I'm not sure why people expect Duke to die. It's Channing Tatum. He gave what is actually one of his best performances in GI JOE, and whether you like him or not, the man is being positioned to succeed in Hollywood.

[Liam_H]

One of his best performances? That's up for debate. Even if so he's been terrible in a lot of things that it just seemed better in comparison. But that still doesn't make it good.

[Rowsdower!]

Yeah, I don't see how Channing Tatum gave one of the "best" performances in GI Joe. I'll give him that he at least looked the part of a soldier. But so do a million other guys out there who can't act.

The only way Tatum gave one of the best performances in that movie is if you feel that all of the actors were equally terrible and thus no one was better or worse than him.

I know a lot of people don't like the character of Duke because he's a hardass, by-the-book type. But there are ways of playing that type of character without making him boring as f**k. It just takes a good actor and solid writing. Granted, GI Joe had terrible writing, but Tatum's monotone, bland, half-asleep performance actually managed to bring the movie down further.

[TheVileOne]

Trailer makes this look like a lot of fun.

Great additions/subtractions to and from the cast. Love the idea of COBRA being sold as a peacekeeping organization and the JOES ostracized...is there a precedent for this in any of the shows/comics?

I'm not sure why people expect Duke to die. It's Channing Tatum. He gave what is actually one of his best performances in GI JOE, and whether you like him or not, the man is being positioned to succeed in Hollywood.
Uh yeah, basically the whole premise copies GI JOE: Renegades animation from the Hub. Was about a group of select renegade GI JOES on the run as fugitives from a publicly "benevolent" Cobra organization. Joes every episode trying to expose and bring down Cobra.

[Brian Braddock]

It's Channing Tatum. He gave what is actually one of his best performances in GI JOE

Doesnt say much for the rest of his performances then.

[Dangerman]

I heard Duke isn't dead but in jail or something after the raid.

[TheVileOne]

Wouldn't surprise me if they re-wrote or re-shot some of Duke's stuff after the year he's been having.

He hasn't really even been promoting the movie at all. Mostly been The Rock.

[psylockolussus]

They should bring him back in G.I. Joe 3!

[Brian Braddock]

And then kill him in the 1st five minutes.

[The Guard]

Doesnt say much for the rest of his performances then.

Indeed it doesn't.

[Grim Goblin]

I heard Duke isn't dead but in jail or something after the raid.

I'd be cool with that. As long as he's taken out of the movie early on and doesn't come back, I don't really care how it happens.

I just don't want them pulling some retarded stunt like having a big reveal at the end where it's discovered that he was Cobra Commander in this movie.

[THANOSRULES]

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/gi_joe_retaliation/trailers/

New trailer? this posted yet?

[TheWiseGuy487]

Indeed it doesn't.

He still isn't a good actor. :o

[The Guard]

He still isn't a good actor.

Never said he was.

[Lencho01]

http://www.slashfilm.com/exclusive-interview-gi-joe-retaliation-director-jon-chu-give-sequel-chance/


Exclusive Interview: ‘G.I. Joe: Retaliation’ Director Jon Chu on Why You Should Give The Sequel A Chance (http://www.slashfilm.com/exclusive-interview-gi-joe-retaliation-director-jon-chu-give-sequel-chance/)

Posted on Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012 by Peter Sciretta (http://www.slashfilm.com/author/admin/)
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While in Las Vegas for CinemaCon, I got the opportunity to sit down with director Jon Chu and chat about G.I. Joe: Retaliation. We talk about why people who didn’t like the first Stephen Sommers film Rise of Cobra should give the sequel a chance, how his vision of a GI Joe movie is more rooted in the cartoons and toys of his (and my) childhood, reinventing Cobra Commander, how he got the job, what Paramount saw in films like the Step Up series and Justin Bieber: Never Say Never to earn him a chance at a Summer action film, demystifying the movie pitching presentation process and more.


Question: How’s it going?

Jon Chu: I’m good. I’m a little exhausted, but I’m good.

Question: You started early this morning, right?

Jon Chu: We started early this morning, but I just flew in from Miami. We were doing ADR with Dwayne [Johnson] in Miami. So I flew over there and flew right back here and then we are back in the edit tomorrow.

Question: That’s crazy.

Jon Chu: It’s nuts.

Question: Well I’m going to start with the hard questions and then move our way to your favorite color.

Jon Chu: Yes! (Laughs)

Question: I liked the first movie. It’s dumb but fun.

Jon Chu: Me too,

Question: But it seems like there were a lot of people that don’t.
Jon Chu: Yes.

Question: I wanted to know, why should people who hated the first film give this sequel a chance?

Jon Chu: It’s crazy, because as polarizing as that first movie was, people still went and saw it and people still went and saw it over and over and the DVD sold like crazy, so…

Question: And then you made a sequel, so they must have made money.

Jon Chu: Excatly and especially now like hearing the fans say what they want and don’t want and which characters they wish were coming back and which weren’t. I mean it seems like more people like it than people will admit, which is crazy. And we are not trying to compete with that movie, we are trying to make a different movie. To me, the GI JOE product means something very different than the filmmakers of the last movie. To me, GI JOE is this very personal thing. I grew up on GI JOES. I grew up playing GI JOES and so I have a very specific idea and it’s probably really different from people who first knew about GI JOE with the 12 inch action figure, but we really tried to bridge all of those mythologies with everything you know about Joe and put it into one. For instance, Joe Colton, one of the number one questions when I first signed on to the movie everyone would be like “Well who is playing Joe?” I’m like “What are you talking about? There is no “Joe.” Then I remembered Joe Colton and was like “That would be really awesome to give Joe a face and a personality and there’s only one iconic person that could ever play that and that would be Bruce [Willis].”

Question: Yeah, he’s perfect.

Jon Chu: I didn’t know if Bruce would ever do it, but he jumped on board and it was just perfect. So to me I think it’s just… If you loved GI JOE or if you know nothing about GI JOE and you just like a story that has ninjas and lots of things blowing up, you should give our movie a shot.

Question: As much as I liked the first film, it didn’t really feel like the GI JOE I grew up with, which I think is the same GI JOE you grew up with. Can you talk about going more in that direction?

Jon Chu: Yeah, I mean something that Lorenzo [Di Bonaventura] and I talked about very early was we wanted you to feel the power of the punch, something I was missing in the last movie, I wanted to know that these guys were really fighting. I wanted to see the scratches and patterns on patterns. Growing up, when I would play with them in my backyard, I would have these week long epic adventures and I’m convinced that’s where I learned how to tell stories and make movies, because of my toys and in those cases when a guy’s arm fell off, that was even better, because it made the story more interesting and you would lose a guy for a day and then you’d find him again and they’d appear again. So all of those things, to me, is what we tried to build into the movie, that you actually felt the world and the action; each action piece was different from the next with different textures, different fighting style, different shooting style, and so it never felt like a repeat of an action scene and that you actually revealed stuff about each character. So the way someone retreats or the way someone steps up to plate at that moment all reveals stuff about characters and even in my past movies it wasn’t about… I was never a dancer before doing dance movies, it was always about storytelling and that movement, to me, tells more story than words could ever tell and in an action movie you have more opportunities to do that.

Question: Totally. Well that’s one of the questions I wanted to get to, if you look at your credits, you’re not the person most people would expect to take on a GI JOE movie… but after seeing that five minutes I totally get it. What you did for dancing, when Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow are going at it, I get it.

Jon Chu: Thank you.

Question: Why do you think they chose you over other directors who probably had an action background? What did they see in you?

Jon Chu: Well I mean I have a relationship with Paramount from when we did the Bieber movie. I didn’t know anything about Bieber. All I knew was I had a YouTube channel, so I knew what was going on online and I loved the… To me the pitch was sort of the everyman’s story, the hero’s story of a boy finding technology and having his destiny sort of fulfilled. It was a fairytale in a lot of ways. It was ROCKY in a lot of ways and we had real footage to back it up, so I think they didn’t know what the Bieber movie would be, they sort of were like “Well we don’t know, it’s just this kid…” I think what we created there they really understood and respected, that we were telling a theatrical story in there.

Question: I feel like that movie a lot of people kind of mocked and then when they saw it they were like “Wow, this is a good movie.”

Jon Chu: Even me going into it, I was like “What the heck?” Then I was like “Well let me go hang out for a second and see what the story could be before I commit” and hanging out there with him I saw the everyman, even though he’s this pop star and he can be this way or that way. He had a mom, he had a manager that was basically his brother, and his father, and all of this stuff that was really, as a storyteller, really interesting. I thought people had no idea what was actually happening, so I thought that was cool. I think my relationship with Paramount, when they saw that and we would talk about other movies and we started talking about JOE and I told them how much I loved JOE and what I thought that the JOE franchise could be in an era when we are trying to figure out what it means to be a hero and a leader in the world, for America to be a hero and a leader. What a perfect moment to redefine a brand that is along those same lines, that can help us find our way of what it means to be a hero and what it means to be a leader.

Question: Did you have to like edit a package together of what your [vision was]?

Jon Chu: I did edit some stuff together. I mean any pitch that I go into, I use images, I use music, I use video. We shoot stuff and we edit stuff together, just to communicate tone and what we would do.

Question: I feel like that’s the biggest part of the process that people that read the website don’t know anything about. I’ve recently seen a lot of that kind of stuff and these packages that are put together, really a lot of work goes into them, and no one sees it besides a few executives.


Jon Chu: It’s getting crazier and crazier, because when I first started there wasn’t like Keynote and all of this. I mean there was Power Point, but that was kind of cheesy and whatever and not everybody had a screen that you could plug into and all of that stuff, so I would do giant binders. I still have collections of folders and folders like when I see an image in a magazine I cut it out or if I see something online I put it to the side. So I have these banks of images, so when I’m going into a project, I think about what those images are and draw them out. I used to put them in these binders, so I have a shelf full of these binders for every project I’ve pitched for, things I never got and things that I did get, and now it’s just on a file, on a drive and I can just present it. Every studio has a 50 inch screen that I can just start talking and Steve Jobs it a little bit.

Question: Yeah, you can hook your iPhone right into it…

Jon Chu: And I could cut something in a night. I have a bunch of videos that I keep on file with things that I like aesthetically and then I can cut things together and communicate a lot better.

Question: Can you talk a little bit about reinventing Cobra Commander? This is the Cobra Commander I grew up with and it’s very different than the first film, so how did we get from what we saw in the first film to this?

Jon Chu: We tell that story in the movie, so you’re going to have to see the movie to fully know how that transformation is and it was difficult to find how. (Laughs)

Question: So it’s not like it just starts out like that?

Jon Chu: No, we don’t start there. We actually see how it all sort of unfolds, but it definitely is fun. That was one of the most fun challenges to figure out. I want Cobra… I freaking follow Cobra Commander on Twitter and I love all of those things and that’s iconic. There are very few villains that are as iconic as Cobra Commander, so I wanted him to be a presence in this movie. In fact, I can’t wait to see more of him in future things and what he can become, because I still think this is just the beginning of Cobra and we had a lot of fun designing the costume. Both he and Snake Eyes took months of designing, redesigning, going too far one way, then coming back, then going too far that way, so…

Question: It’s cool, because he looks like what I imagine Cobra Commander looked like in my childhood, but he doesn’t. He looks so much cooler.

Jon Chu: Yes. We had a great… Louise Mingenback, who was our costume designer, she was amazing. She doesn’t know a lot about JOE necessarily… She did all of the X MEN stuff and things like that, but she is like super high fashion, like she knows what looks good. There was always a thing back and froth between us of like what fit the comic and what she brought to the table.

Question: I have one last question for you. What’s next? What’s after GI JOE?

Jon Chu: You know, I don’t know. We are still finishing the movie right now. All of my focus is there and I’m excited. I think it will be interesting to see how the audience reacts, how they like what we do. I love action now. I’m stuck in this action adventure world, which was really fun. I love designing a world. I love creating the red ninjas and Snake Eyes and designing the vehicles and all of that. To work with a team like that was just one of the best experiences of my life, so I hope I can build another world.

Question: I hope so, too. When they were talking about the TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES short list I was expecting your name to pop up on that. I just saw that and was like “That’s the next…”

Jon Chu: (Laughs) I love TURTLES. I had the blimp with the helium in it and all of that stuff, but I know the stuff they are doing for TURTLES is really, really incredible. I can’t wait for that and to see what they do with that.

Question: Well thank you very much, Jon.

Jon Chu: Thank you. I appreciate it.

[terry78]

Chu knows his ****, at least.

My theory is, Duke gets captured and the stormtroopers used by Cobra become clones of him or something. He still makes it out at the end though.

[Project862006]

:hrt::jedi
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[TheVileOne]

Meh he seems like he gets it but I need to see the movie first. None of these interviews are really asking him very challenging questions they just seem to be lining up to kiss up to him.

[ironman29758]

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/55387


Aint It Cool News talks to director Jon M. Chu about ninjas, Cobra Commander, and leading Bruce Willis and The Rock into battle in this Summer's G.I. JOE RETALIATION!!

Published at: May 01, 2012 11:52:39 AM CDT

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Hi folks, Russ Sheath from AICN Comics here and I was lucky enough to spend some time talking with Jon M. Chu, director of the upcoming G.I. Joe Retaliation.

First off, I’ve got to say that its easy to tell that Jon Chu ‘gets’ G.I. Joe. Starring Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson and Bruce WIllis, G.I. Joe Retaliation is this summers sequel to 2009’s Rise of Cobra, a movie that while commercially successful, was met with a less enthusiastic response from both critics and fans of the 30 year old mythos.

The reaction to G.I. Joe Retaliation however, has been nothing short of remarkable. With each successive trailer and image checking all the right boxes for fans and ‘civilian’ movie goers alike, all indications point towards this being the movie G.I. Joe followers have been waiting to see.

Snake-Eyes with no lips? Check.

Cobra Commander looking like the terrorist leader we all know and loathe? Check.

Great visual effects, epic action and ninjas fighting on the side of a mountain? Check.

Two of the biggest, most charismatic movie stars on the planet? Check and check again.

There’s no doubting that G.I .Joe is reloaded, breathing new life into a franchise that had stumbled when it was barely out of the stalls. Retaliation proves a grittier, dirtier and more realistic Joe - ready for battle.

With Johnson, a global superstar of screen and wresting, reveling in his new found reputation as ‘franchise viagra’ and Bruce Wills being...well...Bruce Willis, the question on everyones lips is: "Who is the film’s director, Jon M. Chu?'

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With nine movies to his name including Justin Bieber: Never Say Never and 2008’s Step Up 2: The Streets, there’s no doubting Jon Chu’s experience as a director - but you may be forgiven for exercising ‘the peoples eyebrow’ when he was announced as the vision behind an action adventure movie, let alone a summer tentpole franchise such as G.I. Joe.

Despite the obvious pressure of helming this new vision of the G.I. Joe universe, Chu appears naturally at ease, proving endlessly enthusiastic about his role as gatekeeper into the cinematic world of G.I. Joe. Chu discusses his task with authority, in a way assuring you that he is not only respectful of the source material, but is also a fan.

Talking about the relationship between Snake Eyes and Scarlett, Cobra Island and the potential difficulties of introducing Serpentor to the Joe universe, Chu describes the mythos in a way that you don’t get from a ‘G.I. Joe 101’ lesson one afternoon at a toy manufacturer. You get it from a ‘relationship’ with the source material.

I spoke to Jon Chu, and as a huge G.I. Joe fan, I could have happily talked for much longer about story telling, his love for the source material, and his vision for the future of G.I. Joe.


Sadly, the first few minutes of our conversation were lost in the transatlantic static (Cobra scrambling?), but I began with congratulating Jon on the reaction that G.I. Joe Retaliation has received so far.

I asked Jon about how he came to direct GI Joe Retaliation and how that translated from a background in dance and music films.

Explaining that he doesn’t have a dance background but is rather a story teller, Chu said that he regarded action movies, much like his movies about dance and music, are all about movement.



The static unscrambled, I asked Jon: What are the challenges when shifting onto a production that is so much larger and more complex than the films he has previously been involved in?

Jon Chu (JC): There’s a lot of action sequences. It’s been a fun thing to learn with explosions and things that I’ve never worked with before. Thats all logistics, we have a great crew and they really helped me, but all it came down to once the camera was turned on, was the actors and that lens. That’s what we really focused on.

There’s a lot of action sequences, and you are dealing with things like safety issues on a huge set where you have 600 people waiting for your next call and you have actors waiting to fill their part of the story. There’s a lot of companies involved. That was a challenge.

Everyone pretty much from the beginning of this movie agreed on the type of movie we were making and what we were trying to do with it and that made everything a lot smoother.



Russ Sheath (RS): What genres interest you the most, can you see yourself trying different things in the future?

JC: Right now I love and I’m addicted to the action-adventure movie. We are literally creating a world, and as a story teller its the first time I’ve done this from the ground up. I’ll be playing around in this world for a bit and we’ll see what happens. Of course I want to try all different kinds of genre.



RS: Can you shed some light on what your priorities were to ‘fix’, if thats the correct term, from the first movie?

JC: You know, It was never about fixing, for me it was all about doing ‘our’ version. The thing about G.I. Joe is that it’s reinvented over and over again, sort of like Batman or Spider-Man, in a way.

What were the Joes that I always wanted? I wanted people to ‘feel the punch’ and ‘feel the power of the punch’ in this movie. These guys get hurt, they get scratches and they have wear and tear to them.

They aren’t just a group, each one is an individual. I always loved that each one had a different personality. Snake Eyes had one personality, Roadblock had another. Flint had another. Duke had another, and each one had their own flaws and ways to ‘get there’.

G.I. Joe is about gadgets and vehicles, but at the core...and why I love this world...it’s about human beings being leaders and heroes. It was about human choices, and doing the right thing, and doing the hard thing, and that was something we really tried to focus on in this movie.

It’s defining what it takes to be a hero and leader in your class, in your city, in your country, and in the world at a time when...what it means to be a leader is being questioned all around the world. It’s a great question to explore.

Thats why Bruce plays a big part in the movie - he teaches these guys that it’s not from the outside-in, but being a soldier is from the inside-out. It’s about being a human being, and not being a soldier.

Of course, high flying ninjas and crazy fights were always going to be part of it.

I wanted, obviously, humor - and it doesn’t take it self too seriously. But at the same time, as a kid, I did believe these guys were real. I did believe they were really shooting, and I did believe that we had enemies like that. So, I really wanted that ‘in between’ aspect of it not being ‘so’ fantasy. They are real human beings, and they are just like you....just bigger than you.

RS: Can you give us something to look out for or that the fans might not be aware of, as yet?

JC: We are having a lot of fun with Cobra ‘being’ the Joes in this version. As you know, the multi-media aspect of movies now means the story doesn’t begin and end in the movie, it actually can begin way before...online...and can continue afterwards. We have stuff going on that you should be looking out for online such as the ‘Cobra Special Forces’ site, its all part of our goal.

We have a lot of little things that I don’t want to spoil, other than to look out for them.

Maybe there’s some Cobra cover companies, maybe there are characters that we are setting up here who come back in a different form. Definitely there’s some things in there which may seem like ‘nothing in this movie, but they have a purpose!



RS: Can you shed some light on the much discussed ‘Cobra Commander Conundrum’ - which admittedly sounds like an episode of The Big Bang Theory? Is that Rex who end up wearing the Cobra Commander suit, in the movie?

JC: I don’t know where all this crazy, speculative stuff came from. We were asked the question, Lorenzo [di Bonaventura, Producer) and I at Toy Fair...

‘Is that the same actor’?

I was like...

‘No, its not the same actor’.

‘Is that Joseph Gordon Levitt?’

‘No, it is not!’

But it is Rex!

We are continuing that story, there is no other Cobra Commander. We can put that rumor to rest. I was waiting for this moment to finally clarify, I’m glad you asked that.



RS: How was it bringing together Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson and Bruce Willis?

JC: That was insane! I never thought it would happen. Bruce and Dwayne, the legend and the icon together, in one frame and then you throw in Snake Eyes right next to them, that was pretty insane. They had a lot of fun, we were trying to keep up with them and keep the camera rolling. The things they would riff off were just hilarious. They had a great time.



RS: This is a question that you may not want to answer for fear of a SPOILER. Will we be seeing the demise of characters like Duke, or will there be the opportunity for him to come back?

JC: All I can say is: you should always expect the unexpected in the G.I. Joe. ALWAYS expect the unexpected.



Did you put the actors through a boot camp to learn about being soldiers?

JC: We worked with Harry Humphries, who was a SEAL, and we bought in a bunch of SEALS to our movie to help guide our actors and myself. So it was like ‘OK, we need to get the actors from here...to here...and then to the nuclear warhead. How would they do it’?

They would give us all the jargon and all the actions. They would, literally, choreograph that. The actors really leaned on them about how to say things correctly, and even now we are still working with them with extra dialogue and stuff. We are doing ADR and adding more and more.



RS: Do you have any favorite story lines from the G.I. Joe comic book?

JC: I always loved the relationship between Snake-Eyes and Scarlett. That love story was like Romeo and Juliet. We are planting a lot of seeds for the audience who don’t know how ninjas and the military exist in one world...with a guy in a silver mask...we have to set things up. There’s plenty of things. Cobra Island, I wouldn’t necessarily get into the Serpentor arena, but....



RS: If there’s an opportunity to return for G.I. Joe 3 would you be keen to helm that movie (should it come about?)

JC: I had a great time on this movie, and we are still finishing it up and focusing on that. For me, we are building a world...and the beginning of a world...and there’s so much more in the G.I. Joe universe we can add and if you build the foundation. We can go anywhere.




A massive thank you to Jon Chu for his time this afternoon. Follow Jon on Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/jonmchu) and GI Joe Retaliation's Twitter is HERE (http://www.twitter.com/gijoemovie).

GI Joe Retaliation is released on 29th June 2012 in the US and Canada and 8th August 2012 in the UK

Thanks to Justin from @generalsjoes (http://twitter.com/#!/generalsjoes) and to Justin P for questions input.

Follow Russ Sheath @russwords (http://www.twitter.com/russwords) on Twitter.





So Cobra Commander is still Rex Lewis just with a different costume, actor and voice. That's good news in my book

[TheWiseGuy487]

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So Cobra Commander is still Rex Lewis just with a different costume, actor and voice. That's good news in my book

Actually, in another interview, he specifically says that it's not the same character under the mask:

Joseph Gordon-Levitt is not in this movie. Under the mask, is this the same character that Levitt played?

No. [Smiling] But we figured out a way that's pretty nice. And you get the Cobra Commander that you've always wanted. Or, to me, what I always wanted: a bad-ass villain. He's one of the most iconic villains ever. I'm even following him on Twitter -- he's so funny.

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[Rowsdower!]

Strange. I guess we'll just have to see. As long as they never show his face, I think it will be okay.

[TheVileOne]

He could've been lying at Toy Fair or the reporter could've taken the words out of context and took the question out of context. Or he could be lying now and trying to deliberately mislead us.

If it does turn out to be Rex, I will be disappointed.

[The Guard]

Its kinda funny how many people don't realize Cobra Commander is in this movie because of JGL's version...even though he's clearly in the trailers, on the posters, etc.

[Jplaya2023]

SO IS Marlon Wayans coming back?

[TheVileOne]

I bloody well hope not.

Also Levitt isn't in this movie The Guard.

[The Guard]

I know.

[psylockolussus]

I still don't have faith with Jon Chu, like hello he directed Step Up 2 and Step Up 3D and I hated those movies.

But I hope this one is gonna be better than the 1st one. I also hope that this movie will at least get $150 million in the domestic box-office so there would be a sequel.

[Liam_H]

His movie looks a lot better than Sommers.

[TheVileOne]

It won't be hard since the first movie was trash. But meh, I don't know about The Rock as Roadblock being the leader. Also still staying with a stupid character and storyline like Rex Commander who is terrible.

[Liam_H]

So for the new poster I guess they just copied the previous movie and put Jinx on the other side.

[Lencho01]

http://collider.com/gi-joe-2-sequel-retaliation-posters/164812/

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[TheVileOne]

Its sort of weird because some footage makes it look like Storm Shadow joins GI JOE in the movie and Jinx is Storm Shadow's protege.

Also is Jinx going to be Kim Arashikage in this canon?

[Dugath]

I don't get it.. (and I have not kept close tabs on the details of this movie) But Correct me if I am wrong but is not Jinx a Joe? Why is she standing with Cobra?

[TheVileOne]

Dugath, yes she typically is. But just for example, they made Jinx in GI JOE: Renegades the heir of the Arashikage clan and Storm Shadow's baby sister. She wasn't strictly a Joe in that series more on her own side but she was Snake Eyes' friend, though at one point they were divided since she believed Snake Eyes might've killed her father.

[psylockolussus]

The 1st poster is so much better :woot:

Reminds me of the poster of the 1st movie!

[rashad]

New photo of Firefly

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Amazing imagery.

[psylockolussus]

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I hope we get a solo poster of Firefly too!

[Jake Cassidy]

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[Hunter Rider]

Best poster so far. :up:

[Rowsdower!]

Yeah, that's definitely a better one than that other good vs. evil one they did. This one doesn't remind me of that awful poster from the awful first movie.

[Raiden]

I know that Bruce Willis is a big star and all, but having his face front & center on the poster takes me out of the G.I.Joe setting. And I don't like the fact that my favorite character Storm Shadow is unmasked most of the time, and robbed him out of the shroud of secrecy he had in the comics and cartoons. However, I do admit the latest trailer is nice, and it won't be as bad as the first movie from the look of it.

[TheVileOne]

Women like Byung's face and think he's hot so they want to show it off.

[Rowsdower!]

Anyone else thing Adrienne Palicki looks really out of place on these posters? On that last one, she really looks like she's thinking, "Where the hell am I? Damn, those shots were strong last night..."

[psylockolussus]

This movie should get at least $100 million dollars in domestic box-office since Bruce Willis and Dwayne Johnson are in the movie.

[TheVileOne]

Not necessarily. The Rock is not a big box office draw.

[S. Grundy]

Anyone else thing Adrienne Palicki looks really out of place on these posters? On that last one, she really looks like she's thinking, "Where the hell am I? Damn, those shots were strong last night..."

With Miller they went with ass shots, with Palicki they seem to be going with boobs.

[psylockolussus]

Not necessarily. The Rock is not a big box office draw.

But his last movies did well at the box-office like Fast & Furious and Journey 2.

[Rowsdower!]

Yeah, but Faster didn't. And that movie, more than the other two, was banking on his star power.

Still a cool movie though, mostly for The Rock.

[rashad]

But his last movies did well at the box-office like Fast & Furious and Journey 2.

Which were franchise films, like this one. Meaning it should do just fine in that regard.

[Brian Braddock]

Love that shot of Firefly with the mask on.

[DJ Kornphlake]

Shot of CC:

http://i.imgur.com/KkJsw.jpg

[Liam_H]

I'm fine with costume being black but if it was blue it would stand out more and be more noticeable.

[TheVileOne]

Rock is not a big draw on his own. Journey 2 and Fast Five were sequels to pre-established franchises. Plus he's not even the main guy in Fast Five.

Here he's the main guy but it is a sequel. The problem is the first one was a huge disappointment.

[Balthus Dire]

Did you guys see the new poster that has a giant Channing Tatum on it?

http://toynewsi.com/news.php?catid=9&itemid=19576


Man, it must suck to be the guy playing Flint.

[aNarcHy2day]

Did you guys see the new poster that has a giant Channing Tatum on it?

http://toynewsi.com/news.php?catid=9&itemid=19576


Man, it must suck to be the guy playing Flint.

Yeah! So, true. Would also mean that if he is that underplayed in importance, there may not be any chemistry between Flint and Lady Jaye in the movie.

Also, would have loved to see Scarlett back!

[def28]

New Trailer

http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/gi-joe-2-retaliation/trailers/g-joe-retaliation-trailer-3-163139765.html

[Lencho01]

Not that much is new. Best part was the North Korean guy's reaction.

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

New trailer was quite good, certainly stepped up the scale from the last trailers, once again SE and SS look the highlight, even with The Rock and Bruce there, but this film seems to have totally fallen off the radar.

[Hunter Rider]

The Ninja battle on the mountain still looks the highlight IMO, the movie felt like it had it's hype in place when it got moved and it really has nothing new to show at this point.

[psylockolussus]

New Trailer

http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/gi-joe-2-retaliation/trailers/g-joe-retaliation-trailer-3-163139765.html

I didn't like the trailer. The rap song ruined the mood.

[Hypestyle]

so what all was changed in the down time?

[def28]

I didn't like the trailer. The rap song ruined the mood.

I wasnt a fan of that either. The White Stripes Glitch mob remix was alot cooler.
so what all was changed in the down time?

Not too sure, but they are def playing Tatum up more. Those scenes could be early in the flick though.

[henry_9305]

http://i1112.photobucket.com/albums/k500/capamerica/2-9_zps23c351c4.jpg

http://i1112.photobucket.com/albums/k500/capamerica/3-4_zpsfb6a0a75.jpg

[gkokujin]

i just noticed how much ish he's wearing.

JESUS what kind of ninja could do ANYTHING with all that gear on?

anyway, he still looks awesome. WAY better than foam suit snake-eyes from the first movie.

[TheWiseGuy487]

i just noticed how much ish he's wearing.

JESUS what kind of ninja could do ANYTHING with all that gear on?

anyway, he still looks awesome. WAY better than foam suit snake-eyes from the first movie.

It looks like a lot more thought into the design of the suit and how it would probably function in a battle (i.e. -- the sectioned armor and chest piece, the knife, etc.) It also really shows how much of G.I. Joe fan John Chu is, as the design pays homage to the various comics and the cartoon series.

Despite the early reports of the film's supposed bad quality, I think this could probably be a bit of a surprise. It seems like it had more thought put into it than it's predecessor.

[aNarcHy2day]

Doesn't really mean much. Singer put a lot of thought into SR!

[Balthus Dire]

What a difference it makes to not have a stupid mouth on the mask...

[Verbal21]

I don't think it's that much really, and I can't see how it's any step back from the rubber suit from the first one. It's pretty much the TDK route with armour plating to help him move more freely.

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

Snake Eyes' costume is much better here than in the first movie, not only is it more faithful, its more practical as well.

[TheVileOne]

At least they got rid of the stupid lips. Still can't believe the costume designer's BS answer of, "we got to show he's still human blah blah blah." Such nonsense. In most promotional images they blocked out that goofy looking mouth.

The movie, meh dunno. The buzz on it lately has been almost non-existent. The new trailers don't really show us anything new at all, pretty much all the same stuff we saw last year.

Why are they keeping Cobra Commander's dialogue such a secret?

[Mace Dolex]

The reviews to this movie can't come soon enough, I know the more well known critics will tear it apart but I'm more interested in what us as true Joe fans will think of it.

Who the hell will believe a huge brick built like The Rock can have cat-like Ninja reflexes?

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

^I would be surprised if it got worse reviews than the first, this one seems a little more grounded and realistic which the critics seem to like in their action/comic book movies, 1st one ended up with 34% on RT, can see this maybe getting over 40% at most.

But you never know, it could get higher.

[gkokujin]

im keeping my hopes and expectations VERY low...I went into the first one and was UPset after the first 1/3 of the movie

[The Infernal]

My hopes aren't that high with the film, I'm just hoping for a decent action flick. I think that's the best case scenario.

I'm liking Snake Eye's new mask and armour. When I first saw it in the first couple of trailers I wasn't too sure on it, but now that we've had a better look at it I quite like the design.

[jacobed]

The producer has confirmed that no new Tatum scenes were shot.

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

^Not sure whether to believe to it personally, would converting it to 3D really take 9 months?

[jacobed]

They did do some reshoots. He said that Tatum was there for 5 hours to shoot his part in the movie. So there will be very little Duke in it

[TheWiseGuy487]

They did do some reshoots. He said that Tatum was there for 5 hours to shoot his part in the movie. So there will be very little Duke in it

Just curious, but where did you get this info?

[Lencho01]

Japanese trailer...

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