Gi Joe

[The Question]

No you wouldn't. You may think it's incredibly important and necessary but it isn't. All he has to do is stand there and act stoic, be bada$$ when the script calls for it...not a meaty role.

I disagree very strongly.

 

[Timstuff]

How about KEANU REEVES as Snake Eyes. He was one of my choices prior to Phoenix.

LOL, are you kidding me?

Wait, then again, this could be the role Keanu Reeves was born to play... ONE WHERE HE DOESN'T HAVE TO TALK!

Seriously though, get someone who already knows how to kick some @$$, like Park or Jaa.

 

[jrpstarwars]

I just read at IESB that Mark Whalberg is going to play Duke in the GI Joe movie, good news. Now they have to get Vin Diesel to play Destro and Angelina Joelie to play the Baroness!

GI Joe and the Funky Bunch?

 

[DarthCyclopsRLZ]

Vin Diesel as Destro? The hell?

Just can't see the guy pulling that very specific type of charisma...

 

[livrule]

Vin Diesel as Destro? The hell?

Just can't see the guy pulling that very specific type of charisma...

For some reason I also think Vin would be a perfect Destro.

Going by the cartoon he has the voice and in both the comic and cartoon Joe universe Destro is a big guy, very powerful.

It goes without saying that you would have to give a little on the acting front but nobody is perfect.

We will not have time to REALLY explore Destro in a 2 hour movie so for me Diesel would be spot-on!

 

[jrpstarwars]

For some reason I also think Vin would be a perfect Destro.

Going by the cartoon he has the voice and in both the comic and cartoon Joe universe Destro is a big guy, very powerful.

It goes without saying that you would have to give a little on the acting front but nobody is perfect.

We will not have time to REALLY explore Destro in a 2 hour movie so for me Diesel would be spot-on!

I'm sorry but I really think Destro should be older. Stacy Keach or Powers Boothe would be best, Sean Connery might be okay too.

 

[DarthCyclopsRLZ]

I'm sorry but I really think Destro should be older. Stacy Keach or Powers Boothe would be best, Sean Connery might be okay too.

Power Boothes would own. Good call on that one.

 

[jrpstarwars]

Power Boothes would own. Good call on that one.

Wasn't my idea but thanks.t:

 

[livrule]

I'm sorry but I really think Destro should be older. Stacy Keach or Powers Boothe would be best, Sean Connery might be okay too.

Thats cool ... All three are great actors, I'm just wondering why you feel Destro would be that old?

 

[jrpstarwars]

Thats cool ... All three are great actors, I'm just wondering why you feel Destro would be that old?

I don't know b. I guess I always just pictured him in my head like that.

 

[Chaos Bringer]

this is a joke, right? why would anyone want Vin Diesel to play anything in any movie???

disagree with you strongly Amigo.
surprised Vin isn't used more often and he'd make a dynamite Destro.

 

[jrpstarwars]

Vin Diesel in this would suck it up all the more. No Vin. He's too crappy and to ****ty. We do not need Vin in this.

 

[livrule]

disagree with you strongly Amigo.
surprised Vin isn't used more often and he'd make a dynamite Destro.

I think so too ....

Don't get me wrong, I do understand why Diesel would not be a welcome choice for many people but when I see Destro in the classic cartoon and comics it just seems like a perfect choice for the part.

Pitch Black proved that when he really gets into a role he can produce some good work.

 

[jrpstarwars]

Yo Joe?

 

[TheDemon'sHead]

Of course none of these would happen but this is how I've pictured a G.I. Joe movie if the characters were at all like the cartoon.

Cobra Commander: Steve Buscemi
Destro: Jeremy Irons
The Baroness: Famke Jennsen
Major Blood: Gary Oldman
General Hawk: Harrison Ford
Flint: Ed Norton
Storm Shadow: Jet Li or actually get a Japanese actor.
Quick Kick: Tony Jaa
Stalker: Wesley Snipes
Snake-Eyes: He's in a mask, it wouldn't matter
and yes, Stone Cold as Gung-Ho would be perfect.

A G.I. Joe movie could be interesting if done well.

 

[jrpstarwars]

In conjunction with my 'Inglorious Bastards' post I nominate Quentin
Tarantino as writer/director for this project. The project would be produced by Steven Spielberg and Co. and the writer/director team would be none other than Oliver Stone and Tarantino. I would accept Tarantino alone without Stone if 'Inglorious Bastards' is at all succesful, but I would still prefer having Stone involved.

 

[jrpstarwars]

Of course none of these would happen but this is how I've pictured a G.I. Joe movie if the characters were at all like the cartoon.

Cobra Commander: Steve Buscemi
Destro: Jeremy Irons
The Baroness: Famke Jennsen
Major Blood: Gary Oldman
General Hawk: Harrison Ford
Flint: Ed Norton
Storm Shadow: Jet Li or actually get a Japanese actor.
Quick Kick: Tony Jaa
Stalker: Wesley Snipes
Snake-Eyes: He's in a mask, it wouldn't matter
and yes, Stone Cold as Gung-Ho would be perfect.

A G.I. Joe movie could be interesting if done well.

Buscemi? Intresting.

Ford as Hawk? I agree 100%

Ed Norton as Flint? No but Norton could be good as... DUKE!!! Yes, Norton as Duke!!!

Uh... isn't Storm Shadow blonde?

Quick Kick? I hope he doesn't have a major role.

Wes Snipes as Stalker? I suppose but only because I can't think of anyone else other than a far too old Laurence Fishburne.

Stone Cold as Gung Ho? Perfect, I don't know anyone else who could do it, except maybe Goldberg or a buffed up, bald Will Ferrel.

Now for Snake Eyes... He will not be masked for the entire movie, he can't be. Honestly, who wears a mask 24/7? He's not going to be masked but he will have little dialogue and you will need a strong screen presence for this role. JOAQUIN PHOENIX.

 

[CyrusGrissom]

Samuel L. Jackson as Destro would be good in my opinion.

 

[jrpstarwars]

Samuel L. Jackson as Destro would be good in my opinion.

Only problem... Destro is British. Snake Eyes is going to have to be altered enough, I don't want any other characters changed.

 

[jrpstarwars]

Someone suggested Edward Norton as Flint but does anyone else think this guy would kill as Duke?

He could easily upgrade GI Joe to more than an action/adventure film. Not to mention he could possibly make getting Brad Pitt as Cobra Commander easier, if their relationship is in good standing.

 

[jrpstarwars]

Ace
Beach Head
Breaker
Chuckles
Clutch
Cover Girl
Doc
Duke
Dusty
Falcon
Flint
General Flagg
General Rey
G.I. Joe Colton
Grunt
Gung-Ho
Hawk
Jinx
Kamakura
Lady Jaye
Mutt & Junkyard
Quick Kick
Recondo
Ripcord
Roadblock
Rock & Roll
Scarlett
Shipwreck
Snake-Eyes
Snow Job
Sparks
Spirit
Stalker
Wild Bill

Baroness
Cobra Commander
Destro
Dr. Mindbender
Firefly
Fred VII
Major Bludd
Scar-Face
Scrap-Iron
Serpentor
Storm Shadow
Tomax & Xamot
Wild Weasel
Zandar
Zanya
Zarana
Zartan

Billy
Kwinn
Scar-Face
Arashikage Clan
Cobra Vipers
Crimson Guard
The Dreadnoks
The October Guard
The Phoenix Guard

This is the shortest, yet best, possible cast for 'GI Joe:The Movie.' If you want to write a screenplay these are the characters to incorporate.

 

[Chaos Bringer]

In conjunction with my 'Inglorious Bastards' post I nominate Quentin
Tarantino as writer/director for this project. The project would be produced by Steven Spielberg and Co. and the writer/director team would be none other than Oliver Stone and Tarantino. I would accept Tarantino alone without Stone if 'Inglorious Bastards' is at all succesful, but I would still prefer having Stone involved.

dude, i need what you're smoking

 

[TheDemon'sHead]

Uh... isn't Storm Shadow blonde?

Wes Snipes as Stalker? I suppose but only because I can't think of anyone else other than a far too old Laurence Fishburne.

Now for Snake Eyes... He will not be masked for the entire movie, he can't be. Honestly, who wears a mask 24/7? He's not going to be masked but he will have little dialogue and you will need a strong screen presence for this role. JOAQUIN PHOENIX

Storm Shadow is of Japanese descent.
Will Smith would actually be a good Stalker. If he wasn't Will Smith.
I don't know about Snake-Eyes. I'd leave it a mystery and not show him maskless. He'd be like Boba Fett before George Lucas made him into a joke.

And oh yeah, John Leguizamo as Tunnel Rat. Cause it was the part he was born to play.

Also Destro was Scottish.

 

[jrpstarwars]

Storm Shadow is of Japanese descent.
Will Smith would actually be a good Stalker. If he wasn't Will Smith.
I don't know about Snake-Eyes. I'd leave it a mystery and not show him maskless. He'd be like Boba Fett before George Lucas made him into a joke.

And oh yeah, John Leguizamo as Tunnel Rat. Cause it was the part he was born to play.

Also Destro was Scottish.

I could have sworn that I read Storm Shadow was blonde.

Agreed on Will Smith being good for Stalker, if he wasn't Will Smith.

Boba Fett was a character with little screen time so there was little problem with him wearing a mask. Snake-Eyes is going to have a major role in all the movies and may even star in a solo film. You CANNOT have that major of a character be faceless and voiceless. One has to go and I say the mask.

Leguizamo is too old to be Tunnel Rat. Tunnel Rat is meant to be one of the younger characters and Leguizamo at 43 is far too old. My choice is
Justin Long.

 

[jrpstarwars]

Am I the only one who thinks this film would be better if they used the characters real names primarily as opposed to the codenames? It just seems foolish to call the characters by codenames. X-men did a good job of not overusing the codenames and I think the Joes should too.