Channing Tantum Confirms No Duke Re-Shoots

[Dolemite]

Capone from Ain't It Cool News interviewed Channing Tantum about his upcoming male stripper movie, Magic Mike (a movie I will never, ever see), but as the article's title pointed out, there was some talk about Retaliation as well, so I skimmed through the interview until I got to the good stuff. According to the interview, it seems that there have been no extra Duke scenes filmed, at least not yet:

Capone: Before I let you go, because I’ve got to ask, can you shed any light on what is going on with this G.I. JOE sequel right now?

CT: You know what? I would love to, and this is the honest answer, they haven’t talked to me about anything. I haven’t even seen the movie, so I don’t know anything.

Capone: I keep hearing they're going to bring you back in to do some reshoots.

CT: They haven’t called me. Everybody sends me the Deadline reports, all of my friends and even my representation. They're just kind of like, “Has anybody called you?” I’m like “No,” then they’re like “Well they haven’t called us.” So I don’t really know. I have no idea.

Capone: All right, well I had to ask.

[Both Laugh]

CT: We’ll see, though, very shortly I'm guessing.

Capone: They’ve got a lot of time to play with.

CT: Yeah, exactly. More than enough, right?

Capone: Yeah.

CT: Which is interesting. I’m intrigued to see what their plan is. [G.I. JOE: RETALIATION Producer] Lorenzo di Bonaventura, he’s also a producer on BITTER PILL. So I’m going to see him very shortly here, and I’m going to be like, “What’s up, dude?” [Laughs] “What’s the deal?”

Link to the full interview: Ain't It Cool News: The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news. (http://www.aintitcool.com/node/56597)

[CrimsonGuard101]

Yessss....his demise may still be in the cards...hopefully...l

[sharky]

CT:They're just kind of like, “Has anybody called you?” I’m like “No,” then they’re like “Well they haven’t called us.” So I don’t really know. I have no idea.
This quote sums up Channing Tatum pretty well I think.

[General Hawk]

Yessss....his demise may still be in the cards...hopefully...l

I doubt it. If they don't do any reshoots, it probably just means they already have enough footage to "undo" his death.

[CobraOfficer999]

Good. No more of his horrible acting.

[Night_Force_GI_EDDO]

I agree. I think duke will ultimately survive like he did in '87

[Python_Puckman]

He's holding out until the "Duke gets oiled up and does a lap-dance for Ripcord as Cobra bombs them both to hell" scene to get OK'd first.

[CrimsonGuard101]

I doubt it. If they don't do any reshoots, it probably just means they already have enough footage to "undo" his death.

Not possible, the only scene he is in is when they kill the joes. I dunno how you undo that without some cheesy line of them all in some rehab center and somone calls in and says" Snake Eyes found Duke! he is saved! Isnt that swell!' and we come right back to Joe 3 with more Stripper Tatum...Tatumn wants out...let him go and recast Duke already...if we MUST keep the character around...I would prefer Flint...

[crock master]

I agree. I think duke will ultimately survive like he did in '87

agreed

[WVMojo]

it's still early...I mean the movie was supposed to come out this week. Filming at this point or even word about it is slim to none due to shooting schedules for the other actors.

[ero]

Not possible, the only scene he is in is when they kill the joes.

You don't know that though.

[Raw Dog]

I doubt it. If they don't do any reshoots, it probably just means they already have enough footage to "undo" his death.

Yeah, you're probably right. I mean, I've always thought they initially filmed 2 versions of the movie as far as Duke was concerned, so adding him back in won't be that big of a deal. I also kind of suspect that the movie was delayed for the reasons they've stated: adding 3D and filming 3D specific scenes. Everything else is just speculation IMO, lol.

The article also kind of suggests that there's still plenty of time to add more Duke if need be so this doesn't really mean the finished product won't include more Duke, I mean if you buy into the whole they delayed the movie to add more Duke line of thinking anyway, lol. Not that there's anything wrong with that or whatever.

IMO, the more Duke, the merrier!

[Zarana]

I hope they just use some of the footage from magic mike.

In a perfect world, the movie ends with a scene of him stripping and Morgan Freeman as Doc doing a voice over saying "Duke is going to be A-OK."

[CrimsonGuard101]

You don't know that though.

And you dont know anymore then I do...it is what it is...hes gonna die and peeps are going to be butt hurt over it :0 and then they will get over it...and then we can move on...yay

[Raw Dog]

And you dont know anymore then I do...it is what it is...hes gonna die and peeps are going to be butt hurt over it :0 and then they will get over it...and then we can move on...yay

Yeah, I mean they might leave him dead, you never know you know, but I don't think they will. But I think what Generalsjoes meant was that maybe they already filmed alternate scenes for the movie with a living Duke in them that just haven't been seen yet, just in case movie goers were upset by Duke's death when the movie was screened.

[Superjoe74]

If Channing Tatum is not given additional scenes in Retaliation then, I will be disappointed.

I was sooo looking forward to the possibility of newly added or extended scenes of Serpentor killing him.

Why- why- why- can't we have this?

[CrimsonGuard101]

Yeah, I mean they might leave him dead, you never know you know, but I don't think they will. But I think what Generalsjoes meant was that maybe they already filmed alternate scenes for the movie with a living Duke in them that just haven't been seen yet, just in case movie goers were upset by Duke's death when the movie was screened.

I don think they care that much about screenings. There has been plenty of terrible movies made that were probabley screened just as badly COUGH Battleship...its just the producers...and this whole 3d crap. Its nothing more then that. They got extra money from Avengers that was not available before hand and decided to invest it into the Joe movie to get more outta movie goers ticket prices since they undercut it from the get go even at Chu's displeasurment....I betting it is nothing more then that....its usually the most simple explanation...

[Raw Dog]

I don think they care that much about screenings. There has been plenty of terrible movies made that were probabley screened just as badly COUGH Battleship...its just the producers...and this whole 3d crap. Its nothing more then that. They got extra money from Avengers that was not available before hand and decided to invest it into the Joe movie to get more outta movie goers ticket prices since they undercut it from the get go even at Chu's displeasurment....I betting it is nothing more then that....its usually the most simple explanation...

Yeah, you could deffinately be right. I mean everything else is just speculation. No one will know for sure until we see the final product I guess, and even then I'm sure some will say that only 3D was added and if there's a ton of Duke in it, then really there was always a ton of Duke in it, you know, lol! Anyways, you might be correct. I've thought the same thing, but I'd like to think they're going to add more Duke because I like Duke, and I like Tatum too, lol.

[Dolemite]

This quote sums up Channing Tatum pretty well I think.Pretty much, yeah. lol.

[fireflyguy]

I was good with Duke dying, but I was only ginna buy 2 or so movie tickets at the most, so Paramount cares not what I think.

Sharky, you made me laugh.

[CrimsonGuard101]

I was good with Duke dying, but I was only ginna buy 2 or so movie tickets at the most, so Paramount cares not what I think.

Sharky, you made me laugh.

think now you can buy it at 4x the normal price because it will be in 3d!

[fireflyguy]

think now you can buy it at 4x the normal price because it will be in 3d!

I think it would be awesome to see it in IMAX.

[Ford]

Giving an interview to AICN doesn't involve being sworn in like in a trial, so there's always the possibility that Tatum is just lying. Plus, studios guard plot points like they're nuclear secrets, so I'm sure Paramount doesn't want him giving any definitive answers about the story.

[devilfish60]

duke will awake from his coma only to be known by the code name magic mike and get a dishonorable discharge for giving under cover lap dances to "big" ben and "hard"ball...

[Zarana]

duke will awake from his coma only to be known by the code name magic mike and get a dishonorable discharge for giving under cover lap dances to "big" ben and "hard"ball...

And hot seat

[arashikage ninja]

I doubt it. If they don't do any reshoots, it probably just means they already have enough footage to "undo" his death.

Thats very well could be possible. Another option might be that they havent set anything up, as they are still crafting the idea of what his role will be, whether he lives or dies, does he want to be around for a 3rd installment, etc. It might just be the fact that the story isnt rescripted so there is no need to schedule him for shooting if they dont know what they are doing yet.

[CrimsonGuard101]

Thats very well could be possible. Another option might be that they havent set anything up, as they are still crafting the idea of what his role will be, whether he lives or dies, does he want to be around for a 3rd installment, etc. It might just be the fact that the story isnt rescripted so there is no need to schedule him for shooting if they dont know what they are doing yet.

Thing is will they continue to be able to afford him for such a silly role in such a non-career moving movie. If his career is indeed taking off as peeps purport..so is his retainer...I doubt the Joe movie budget can perpetuate that cost long term...its inevetable he will need to be recast...sooner the better

[gruppenfuhrer88]

Huh, interesting.....

[Saboteur]

There's no need to do a re-shoot with Tatum. He wasn't supposed to be revealed alive until the 3rd film anyway. Which will now be included in the end of Retaliation.

The re-shoots are being done because Paramount wasn't giddy with excitement with what they saw in the film overall.

[Raysohood]

Really Channing Tatum Didn't you told toronto sun that u did one reshoot. You Liar.

One rumour had it that Tatum’s character Duke was killed in the original shoot, and then was brought back to life in the re-shoot because of the actor’s increasing star power. Channing told Toronto Sun: “I really don’t know, to be honest. I got called in for one re-shoot, and they haven’t called me or anything since. I’ve shot all that I’ve shot, they haven’t called me for any additional shooting. Meanwhile, everybody keeps sending me articles.” Tatum wouldn’t comment on the contents of the re-shoo

[speedocub]

I hope they recast!!!

[Lody]

Right....cause Channing Tatum has a rich and illustrius history of knowing WTF he is talking about....

[Lody]

And hot seat

Don't forget Skidmark, Backblast and Lady Vajayjay

[Fox]

Maybe they've cgi him for the reshoots.

[doomed huh]

Really Channing Tatum Didn't you told toronto sun that u did one reshoot. You Liar.

He could have been talking about a reshoot that occurred before the movie was pulled and rescheduled.

[JediJones]

They got extra money from Avengers that was not available before hand and decided to invest it into the Joe movie

Interesting. I wonder why Disney's investing in a Paramount film though? The plot thickens...

[doomed huh]

Disney had to pay paramount off for a pre existing distribution deal they had with Marvel (before disney bought marvel) or something

[Lody]

Maybe they've cgi him for the reshoots.

Like there's any difference with him

:D

[Ash Talon]

My friend met a crew member for the Joe reshoots and saw a call sheet. They indeed shoot additional Duke scene(s). This interview could have taken place before those reshoots, Tatum is lying to throw the dogs off his scent, or he has really short-term memory.

[CrimsonGuard101]

My friend met a crew member for the Joe reshoots and saw a call sheet. They indeed shoot additional Duke scene(s). This interview could have taken place before those reshoots, Tatum is lying to throw the dogs off his scent, or he has really short-term memory.

He is a few cans short of a six pack...

[Draikar]

Channing Tatum from Duke in GI Joe to now wearing body glitter in Magic Mike...

[Fred Broca XIII]

On one hand I think it's dumb to kill Duke, but on the other, I'm really not a Tatum fan, so it wouldn't bother me so much if Action Force lost Duke, besides Flint led Action Force anyway...they probably won't be making a third movie for his life or death to have any relevance...I'm just saying; now that Roadblock is The Ultimate Ninja Commando (pukes in mouth a little), between him and Snake Eyes (apparently just a boring old ninja commando compared to roadblock), and John McClane, Cobra isn't coming back (Cobra Commander falls to his death, foiled by a cheap watch, the end)...this whole post-production 3D delay makes me question whether this movie is going to actually be any better than ROC if it needs a whole year of retooling...ROC was a decent movie if I pretend it was Action Force the movie and not GI Joe...Destro was the chief bad guy the majority of the movie, they were an international team (not ARAH), so to me the first GI Joe really wasn't a GI Joe movie...who knows maybe they are doing all the post production to throw in some Ultimate Ninja Commando Transformers and Bay-Splosions....

[arashikage ninja]

Thing is will they continue to be able to afford him for such a silly role in such a non-career moving movie. If his career is indeed taking off as peeps purport..so is his retainer...I doubt the Joe movie budget can perpetuate that cost long term...its inevetable he will need to be recast...sooner the better

Rock, at the time Joe started shooting, was the hottest action star out there and garnering big dollars. If GI Joe can afford The Rock, they can afford Tatum.

[CrimsonGuard101]

Rock, at the time Joe started shooting, was the hottest action star out there and garnering big dollars. If GI Joe can afford The Rock, they can afford Tatum.

Difference is The Rock wanted to do GI JOE...and Tatumn dosent...big difference. Rock isnt as much of a prima donna as Tatumn is either...

[Shin Densetsu]

Rock, at the time Joe started shooting, was the hottest action star out there and garnering big dollars. If GI Joe can afford The Rock, they can afford Tatum.

They can but the thing is, Roadblock is the main dude for GI Joe 2, not Duke, so the focus was always going to be Roadblock with the secondary dude being Snake Eyes. So if anyone is getting called back for reshoots it's most likely The Rock and Ray Park.

[Raw Dog]

I hope they add more Duke cuz he's my flavorite Joe. Also, Channing Tatum is my favorite actor, now that Jean Claude Van Damme isn't in movies as much.

[thineownself]

Ash Talon, we need more info from your friend

[Duke_Hauser]

They are possibly waiting to see how well Magic Mike does before they call him back so they can come up with a figure to do more shots. If MM is huge then they will have to pay out the ass for Tatum, but if it flops they can offer him a small number. Too bad chicks are hot for Tatum and Magic Mike has a small budget so it might just be huge and Duke will become that much more expensive.

Coming March 2013 - G.I. Joe: Magic Retaliation IN 3D

[Zarana]

Nothing is really confirmed in this thread at all.

Well maybe the continuous greatness of magic mike jokes.
I hope those never get old.

[CG82]

Really Channing Tatum Didn't you told toronto sun that u did one reshoot. You Liar.

yeah, and most celebrities talk like this though. I would say there was some reshoots and they're in the process of adding more things at some point. He probably cant talk that much about it under their contracts and plot secrecy as others have mentioned before.

[darthmaul1]

Really Channing Tatum Didn't you told toronto sun that u did one reshoot. You Liar.

This goes well with my theory. They have already done the reshoots back in the spring before they announced the push back. And the push back is NOT because of bad screenings but because of battleship being Slaughtered at the box office. And they didn't want to compete with spiderman and batman.

[Shadow Ninja]

He dies anyway so what's the big deal... Get rid of him and be done with it..

[Ash Talon]

I don't have any more info. It's kinda hard to dig info out of people out here anyway. I've met so many people that work on movies like the new Star Trek and Marvel films. They're usually not geeks and don't share the excitement for the properties they're working on. They're just doing their jobs. So getting useful tidbits out them just doesn't work.

The Rock wasn't the "hottest action star" at the time of the GI Joe 2 casting. He got some buzz from Fast 5, but he's not that much of a proven commodity at the box office. Neither was Tatum. I still don't think Tatum isn't either. Sure, The Vow did well and 21JS too. However, Hollywood has to foresee the future and take gambles on who is going to stand out with audiences. They hope people will garner followings, but many actors just don't have huge breakthroughs. Tatum is doing ok, but Magic Mike probably won't do very well which will make people reconsider his viability. I think postponing Retaliation for just more Tatum would be a mistake. Postponing it for more Tatum, additional 3D grosses, and to get away from an overcrowded summer release schedule makes more sense.

[Fred Broca XIII]

This goes well with my theory. They have already done the reshoots back in the spring before they announced the push back. And the push back is NOT because of bad screenings but because of battleship being Slaughtered at the box office. And they didn't want to compete with spiderman and batman.

I'm not sure how they expected Battleship to compete in the first place...they should have saved it for a dead period in movie releases...I mean, come on, it's a movie about the board game Battleship...B4...Miss...A3...Miss...D7...Miss...H 5...Miss...BORING...when they added aliens to the mix it was no longer a movie about the board game Battleship...even my dad wasn't excited about it, and he'll see anything Navy related (he don't like sci-fi)...

[Jmacq1]

I don't have any more info. It's kinda hard to dig info out of people out here anyway. I've met so many people that work on movies like the new Star Trek and Marvel films. They're usually not geeks and don't share the excitement for the properties they're working on. They're just doing their jobs. So getting useful tidbits out them just doesn't work.

The Rock wasn't the "hottest action star" at the time of the GI Joe 2 casting. He got some buzz from Fast 5, but he's not that much of a proven commodity at the box office. Neither was Tatum. I still don't think Tatum isn't either. Sure, The Vow did well and 21JS too. However, Hollywood has to foresee the future and take gambles on who is going to stand out with audiences. They hope people will garner followings, but many actors just don't have huge breakthroughs. Tatum is doing ok, but Magic Mike probably won't do very well which will make people reconsider his viability. I think postponing Retaliation for just more Tatum would be a mistake. Postponing it for more Tatum, additional 3D grosses, and to get away from an overcrowded summer release schedule makes more sense.

Here's the thing: Magic Mike was made for all of 7 million dollars, and is tracking to do at least triple that amount if not quadruple on quintuple it in domestic box office alone this weekend. By Hollywood standards that will make the movie a big success. It won't be breaking any records for opening weekends or overall grosses, but it will be a highly profitable film. When you then consider that Tatum is not only the lead, but one of the producers of the film...yeah, it's actually going to boost his stock quite a bit. In fact, I'm betting that Paramount is waiting to see exactly how well it does this weekend before deciding on just how much more Tatum we're going to get in Retaliation.

[evopete]

the only good of killing of Duke, is that it sorta of plays into the Cartoon a little. I remember Duke gettng pretty anged up one episode.. but thats the only way to stomach this.. Duke and SE are one of my favs

[unseenforces]

lol @ dolomite reading about magic mike and finding something joe related, you know you gon' roll dolo and see that movie don't front lolz

[unseenforces]

Channing Tatum from Duke in GI Joe to now wearing body glitter in Magic Mike...

hahahha

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6129/5940974361_ed1608e889.jpg

[Crimson Rage]

Originally Posted by CrimsonGuard101
Yessss....his demise may still be in the cards...hopefully...l

Oh well, jokes on you, once again.

[JediJones]

Here's the thing: Magic Mike was made for all of 7 million dollars, and is tracking to do at least triple that amount if not quadruple on quintuple it in domestic box office alone this weekend.

And now it turns out it did triple that amount in its FIRST DAY. It had a bigger first day than Men in Black 3 and almost as big as Prometheus, Snow White and the Huntsman and even G.I. Joe itself (those in low $20 million days, Magic Mike $19 million). It actually is virtually record-breaking for its genre/audience. Only Sex and the City among similar movies had a bigger opening day ($26 million) and that was already an established brand name. Eminem's 8 Mile had the same $19 million opening day. Movies like this rarely open this big without an established brand name or big star, which basically confirms that Tatum is now a big star.

This isn't just going to raise Tatum's stock, it's a genuine breakthrough role for him. If they could pull it off, the studio will now totally reconfigure Retaliation to make Duke the star, without question. I wouldn't be surprised if they delay it another 4 months now, give Tatum millions more to do massive reshoots, and make it a summer tentpole for 2013.

[Raysohood]

And now it turns out it did triple that amount in its FIRST DAY. It had a bigger first day than Men in Black 3 and almost as big as Prometheus, Snow White and the Huntsman and even G.I. Joe itself (those in low $20 million days, Magic Mike $19 million). It actually might be breaking records for its genre. This isn't just going to raise Tatum's stock, it's a genuine breakthrough role for him. If they could pull it off, the studio will now totally reconfigure Retaliation to make Duke the star, without question. I wouldn't be surprised if they delay it another 4 months now, give Tatum millions more to do massive reshoots, and make it a summer tentpole for 2013.

19 Million on Firday Alone. it also have 80 Percent on rotten tomatoes. I dont know how Paramount is going to get him back. He as like seven movies line up. He is in talk to do another film. That Lego shit.

[Falcone]

hahahha

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6129/5940974361_ed1608e889.jpg

What's the story with these? I see Storm Troopers like these occasionally on eBay.

[cobracommander1]

i did not infer that Tatum was saying no reshoots, but rather no reshoots that he is aware of. it makes perfect sense for the studio to wait to see how magic mike performs before paying the actors and writers to film more movie.

as far as his death/resurrection...I think both scenarios are pretty cool. obviously, we will get the director's cut (Duke death), but with Duke being my favorite character (aside from Shipwreck) I am happy to see him get more screen time. honestly, he looks much cooler this time around anyway.

[Owner of a Lonely B.A.T.]

Oh please Channing is the male version of a dumb blonde bimbo...I'd bet he has no idea at any given time WHAT he's filming.

Its likely all a big blur to the man he probably tells his friends he working on a film called Mike Cobra Rising on Magic 21 Retaliation of Jump St.

[Master Henton]

Channing Tatum from Duke in GI Joe to now wearing body glitter in Magic Mike...

With all that glitter, maybe he'll be in the next Twilight Movie and steal Bella from that other pale Turd.

[Master Henton]

CT:"You know what? I would love to, and this is the honest answer, they haven’t talked to me about anything. I haven’t even seen the movie, so I don’t know anything."

Right now, somewhere in the wolrd, probably trolling this site, Tatum is doing his best Lord Helmet impersonation.

"Ha ha, fooled you. That is why evil will always win, because good is dumb!"