Joseph Gordon-Levitt CONFIRMED for COBRA COMMANDER!

[Van Petrol]

Out of all the casting decisions so far, Joseph Gordon-Levitt is the one I am most excited about. The guy is brilliant young actor, and has the potential to become even better.

 

[terry78]

I'd actually prefer if he was just slowly building up to be Cobra Commander since his inception into the G.I. Joe organization as opposed to just waking up and being like, "I think I want to go to the store, drop off my dry cleaning, and later form COBRA."

 

[Golgo-13]

I'd like to to him emerge kinda like Kizer Sozé did in Usual Suspects. No one knows who he really is (the ppl in the movie) until the end.

 

[forsakenfilmz]

I'm giving him a chance. We all said it about Keaton as Batman. JgL dissapeared for several years, but Stop-Loss he looks like he could do ok. Judging on how CC's voice is going to be. This film will be a challage and not a funny show. This is start of Joe and Cobra so they'll all be younger.

 

[xisaacx]

I remember that guy from the H20 movie with michael myers. Very intresting choice. This will either make or break him IMO.

He was in michael myers? Totally dont remember that

 

[That-Guy]

Yeah, I just saw The Lookout the other night. Great movie and acting by him.

Yeah, that was a hell of a role for him. He showed so much emotion; you totally feel for him. He was hella intense in Brick too. I don't know how he'll be as CC, but I'm certainly excited to see it.

 

[Starscreamer]

Does it matter what he looks like or if he is young??? Cobra Commander wears a MASK all the time and if he takes it off its not like his face is pleasant he wears the mask for a reason

 

[TheVileOne]

He was in michael myers? Totally dont remember that

He was in Halloween: H20 from 1998. He's a kid that gets offed in like the first five minutes.

 

[terry78]

The following text appeared on the "File Card" Character Dossier which came with the original Cobra Commander action figure:

Absolute power! Total control of the world... its people, wealth and resources - that's the objective of Cobra Commander. This fanatical leader rules with an iron fist. He demands total loyalty and allegiance. His main battle plan, for world control, relies on revolution and chaos. He personally led uprisings in the Middle East, Southeast Asia and other trouble spots. Responsible for kidnapping scientists, businessmen and military leaders, then forcing them to reveal their top level secrets.

Cobra Commander is hatred and evil personified. Corrupt. A man without scruples. Most dictators and would-be Napoleon types are hampered by the need to pretend that they are pursuing a noble and just cause. Cobra Commander doesn't have that problem. This guy's in it for the money and the power, and if anybody else is interested in these things, they can pick up an assault rifle and get in line behind him.

 

[UltimateJustin]

He personally led uprisings in the Middle East, Southeast Asia and other trouble spots.

Thats pretty insensitive phrasing, hopefully this movie won't be as judgemental as the Reagon-era inspired RAH. I'm hoping for more of a Sigma Six vibe.

 

[chamber-music]

JGL + Claudia Schiffer + GQ Sauceyness + Interview

 

[terry78]

A remake of this would be a tight teaser poster.

 

[tyler-durden]

I like the "Cobra wants you" idea for a poster

 

[copywrite]

I kinda hope they don't show him in that costume until the movie.

 

[Golgo-13]

It'll be cool if the teaser is a 'Osama Bin Laden' type tape, broadcasting Cobra Commanders threats of terrorism over the internet and news.

 

[tyler-durden]

it would be kind of weird but cool at the same time.

 

[JokerLedger]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=2muxTHPdTe4&feature=related

The voice of Cobra Commander!
I think JGL was cast because of this voice.

 

[D.P.]

That voice!

 

[Kokomo29]

Someone over at the IMDB boards said that they saw some of the art from the movie and Cobra Commander is bald, scarred and wears (in the poster's words) a Jason-like metallic mask. Does anyone think there is any truth to this? Oh, he also said that he wasn't mistaking it for Destro.

 

[Nokio]

JGL is Cobra commander? Man i really have been away for a while. I won't knock the guy,cause he's a talented actor, and he is like 27, but he seems a bit young. Overall it doesn't matter since his face will be covered, unless they go the typical hollywood shyt and find someone way to show actor's face. This was one of my biggest problems with FOX and F4. I accepted the showing of the face in the first one cause it was understrandable, but in F4 2?

 

[The Avatar]

Someone over at the IMDB boards said that they saw some of the art from the movie and Cobra Commander is bald, scarred and wears (in the poster's words) a Jason-like metallic mask. Does anyone think there is any truth to this? Oh, he also said that he wasn't mistaking it for Destro.

The IMDB boards harbor some of the worst liars on the internet.

 

[Kokomo29]

Has there been any information on what Cobra Commander's appearance may be like? I am really curious t:

 

[tamron]

Someone over at the IMDB boards said that they saw some of the art from the movie and Cobra Commander is bald, scarred and wears (in the poster's words) a Jason-like metallic mask. Does anyone think there is any truth to this? Oh, he also said that he wasn't mistaking it for Destro.

I'd take it with a huge grain of salt at this point just b/c of the source, but I wouldn't completely discredit it.
Rex is supposedly seriously injured in an accident during a mission, so he probably will be scarred.

And if they are adapting the Fred VII CC battle mask look for the movie, I could see how that could be described as "Jason-like," so the scenario isn't completely implausible.

That said, if that's the route they're going, it's unfortunate, as I think it will make CC a seem like a complete Darth Vader ripoff.

 

[Philly Phanboy]

That said, if that's the route they're going, it's unfortunate, as I think it will make CC a seem like a complete Darth Vader ripoff.

 

[copywrite]

I prefer the hood as I also think the mask will be too much like Darth Vader. But I'm cool with either of them.