GI Joe movie thoughts

[jrpstarwars]

That idea sounds fine for a new animated movie but live action? It just screams "too cartoony." I'm pretty sure any live action film will likely be as realistic as a GI Joe movie could possibly be.

A live action Joe film has been a dream of mine for quite some time and I too have ideas of how it should be handled (it has "trilogy" written all over it.) I would stay far away from the cartoony, fanboy-ish take most seem to have and take a more practical Bryan Singer approach ala "X-Men." I like some of the casting ideas in this thread (some of them, most are just too outlandish and not remotely realistic either storywise or financially.)

I still wish Superherohype would include a dedicated GI Joe forum on here, it certainly deserves one.

How Cambodia and a butchered platoon sounds 'too cartoony' is beyond me but you're entitled to your opinion. As for your statement thet this has "trilogy" written all over it, I think you are wrong.

GI Joe is so much more than a trilogy. There are over 250 characters and each one could fill one film easily.

Personally, I think GI Joe warrants a collaborative effort with numerous mogul types in Hollywod. At least 10 directors/producers. I would want Oliver Stone(Platoon), Bryan Singer(X-Men), Quentin Tarantino(Inglorious Bastards), Steven Spielberg(Saving Private Ryan), and Francis Ford Coppola(Apocalypse Now) all involved if I had this my way. I see the big screen version of GI Joe as 'Apocalypse Now meets Happy Days.'

Stone, Coppolla, and Spielberg because they made my three favorite war films. Singer because he made a few little movies based on large groups of comic book characters. Tarantino because... well... he's Tarantino man and 'Inglorious Bastards' is sure to rock!!!

My ultimate vision is for there to be 667 GI Joe movies in the... uh, I don't know what to call it. They couldn't make them up as they go along though. The hype for 667 movies would kill the movies. The only way that many motion picture releases could work would be if they filmed all 667 at once and hyped up the whole package. That is so there wouldn't be 667 years of GI Joe hype. I'm talking a one shot deal, 667 movies, a new GI Joe movie released each week - if it is released in theaters. They could sell the entire set straight to DVD for roughly $10,000. Or God forbid they could just give one set to each household free for paying to see all the crap films over the years!

I just see GI Joe as holy and want it done to reach it's potential on film.

 

[Michael Allred]

How Cambodia and a butchered platoon sounds 'too cartoony' is beyond me but you're entitled to your opinion. As for your statement thet this has "trilogy" written all over it, I think you are wrong.

GI Joe is so much more than a trilogy. There are over 250 characters and each one could fill one film easily.

Personally, I think GI Joe warrants a collaborative effort with numerous mogul types in Hollywod. At least 10 directors/producers. I would want Oliver Stone(Platoon), Bryan Singer(X-Men), Quentin Tarantino(Inglorious Bastards), Steven Spielberg(Saving Private Ryan), and Francis Ford Coppola(Apocalypse Now) all involved if I had this my way. I see the big screen version of GI Joe as 'Apocalypse Now meets Happy Days.'

Stone, Coppolla, and Spielberg because they made my three favorite war films. Singer because he made a few little movies based on large groups of comic book characters. Tarantino because... well... he's Tarantino man and 'Inglorious Bastards' is sure to rock!!!

My ultimate vision is for there to be 667 GI Joe movies in the... uh, I don't know what to call it. They couldn't make them up as they go along though. The hype for 667 movies would kill the movies. The only way that many motion picture releases could work would be if they filmed all 667 at once and hyped up the whole package. That is so there wouldn't be 667 years of GI Joe hype. I'm talking a one shot deal, 667 movies, a new GI Joe movie released each week - if it is released in theaters. They could sell the entire set straight to DVD for roughly $10,000. Or God forbid they could just give one set to each household free for paying to see all the crap films over the years!

I just see GI Joe as holy and want it done to reach it's potential on film.

I could say an awful lot of things right now but instead I'll just add:

OK then!

 

[tamron]

jrpstarwars, come back to reality. GI Joe would get 6 films max. An initial trilogy and then a 2nd with new characters. And there's no way all those directors could work together. Too many chefs in the kitchen, too many contrasting styles.

 

[Michael Allred]

jrpstarwars, come back to reality. GI Joe would get 6 films max. An initial trilogy and then a 2nd with new characters. And there's no way all those directors could work together. Too many chefs in the kitchen, too many contrasting styles.

The guy had to be kidding though. Nobody could have actually meant what he said.

If he were serious, then he'd be the reason why Hollywood never takes fans seriously. Not trying to be insulting here just being honest.

 

[tamron]

Who would you guys cast as Wild Bill?

I'm thinking Dennis Quaid, but that opinion is far from set in stone.

 

[Art_of_Crime]

alicia witt as scarlett.
thats my vote

 

[Art_of_Crime]

wild bill? who was the guy from dawn of the dead. The mall security guard? He looked like Burt Reynolds.

 

[tamron]

alicia witt as scarlett.
thats my vote

She'd make a better Cover Girl, IMHO. Witt looks just like the Devil's Due version of CG.

Biel can seem sexy and tough which is vital to portraying Scarlett, IMHO.

Witt just looks sexy, which is perfect for CG, as she's supposed to be this ridiculously hot chick that you don't think of as a soldier.

And that security guard from DotD is Michael Kelly.

 

[Art_of_Crime]

She'd make a better Cover Girl, IMHO. Witt looks just like the Devil's Due version of CG.


Biel can seem sexy and tough which is vital to portraying Scarlett, IMHO.

Witt just looks sexy, which is perfect for CG, as she's supposed to be this ridiculously hot chick that you don't think of as a soldier.

And that security guard from DotD is Michael Kelly.

good call on cover girl. I'll go with that. Biel would make a good scarlett with a dye job. good thinking.

 

[jrpstarwars]

Who would you guys cast as Wild Bill?

I'm thinking Dennis Quaid, but that opinion is far from set in stone.

Owen Wilson??

 

[Addendum]

I don't know who should play who, but there is only one person that could write a damn good GI Joe movie.

Larry ****ing Hama.

 

[tamron]

No argument here. Hama would be the guy to write it. GI Joe, as we know it, is his baby, really. I'd give him a cameo in the film as well. (Hard Master, maybe?)

 

[RogueyStars2004]

Christopher Judge for Destro!

 

[3dman27]

No argument here. Hama would be the guy to write it. GI Joe, as we know it, is his baby, really. I'd give him a cameo in the film as well. (Hard Master, maybe?)

gen.abernathy's[hawk]imeadiate supierior maybe?
YO JOE!

 

[jrpstarwars]

gen.abernathy's[hawk]imeadiate supierior maybe?
YO JOE!

Uh, no. There are only 3 higher ranking military officials above Gen Abernathy(Hawk.) I am sorry but you cannot have an asian guy as Gen. Flagg, Adm. Keel, or Gen. Joe. I don't know why but I see Jon Voight as Adm. Keel or Gen. Flagg. I know Doc was black but I could Hama in that role.

 

[Dr. Fate]

alicia witt as scarlett.
thats my vote

Hell yes. t:

 

[Chains]

I'd much rather see a Cheat Commandos animated feature. At least Cheat Commandos would be funny. How could you do justice to each of the characters without making the movie to be a pointlessly elaborate game of paper/rock/scissors? If you use scenes to showcase the martial arts, demolitions or sniper characters you will either (1)put like characters against each other or (2)having the lead characters showcasing their abilities against grunts. In a movie of first scenarios you get too much happening and lots of seeming inconsistencies. In a movie of second scenarios, you end up with a boring back and forth. If a GI Joe movie ever gets made I'm pretty certain it will quickly be buried next to Starship Troopers. As far as war movies go, nothing beats a good WW2 movie and there is a nearly limitless supply of material still to be used for WW2 movies.

 

[tamron]

^You see the wealth of characters as a hindrance. I think it's an advantage. Handled deftly, it can extend and energize the franchise.

There's no need to introduce all the characters in the first film. Simply start with the core members and expand in sequels as the story allows.

A GI Joe film can work.

 

[jrpstarwars]

Cover Girl or Scarlett???

 

[3dman27]

Cover Girl or Scarlett???

lady jaye

 

[Jordacar]

If they're going to make a GIJoe live-action movie, they have to step it up and, as I like to say, Ultimize it, like with Batman Begins , Peter Jackson's King Kong, or what (as has been said) Bay and Speilberg are doing with Besides being action-packed and exciting, it's got to be real and dark and gritty and probably bloody, all the things the previous incarnations have never quite been before.

 

[Heretic]

I agree...GI Joe is no longer a kids property. 99% of the people who love GI Joe are now over 18 and would have zero interest in a movie that is like the old cartoon. make it gritty and bloody and relaistic...give it an R rating for all I care. I want it to be as realistic as Saving Private Ryan or something...instead of like in the cartoon where Dusty and Bazooka went on a polar mission while Snow Job took the day off.

 

[Jordacar]

I also wonder, when they make this movie (because they will) will the cast be full of name actors like "Sin City" or will it be lesser known actors like "Dawn of the Dead" or "Friday Night Lights" with a few big names thrown in?

 

[ShadowBoxing]

Scarlett - Alicia Witt

Ving Rhames - Heavy Duty

Snakes Eyes - Ray Park

Gen Hawk - Michael Biehn

Duke - Josh Lucas

Flint - Ben Browder

Wild Bill - Michael Kelly

 

[ShadowBoxing]

Destro - Powers Boothe

Cobra Commander - Ray Liotta

Baroness -Monica Bellucci

Zartan - Dominic Purcell

Written by: Larry Hama.

Director: Zack Snyder.