GIJOE MOVIE FACTS –
a) October 30th, 2007 - Paramount Pictures has now given G.I. Joe the green-light with a budget said to be $170 million.
b) Filming begins in early 2008 under the direction of Stephen Sommers (Van Helsing).
c) G.I. Joe is being produced by Sommers, Bob Ducsay, Lorenzo Di Bonaventura and Hasbro chief operating officer Brian Goldner
d) Hasbro and their reps at the William Morris Agency control G.I. Joe.
e) Stuart Beattie is the sole screenwriter on G.I. Joe, John Lee Hancock and the team of Brian Koppelman and David Levien -- were only brought aboard to polish specific scenes.
f) G.I. Joe stands for Global Integrated Joint Operating Entity.
g) G.I. Joe is slated to go before cameras mid-February 2008, principal photography will begin in Prague and Los Angeles.
h) G.I. Joe will be known as an international force led by First Sergeant Conrad S. Hauser “Duke” that will be based stateside, don't expect Joe's British counterpart Action Man to be included after all - this new script is set to be 100% G.I. Joe.
i) Sommers informed us you'll see the coolest characters and visuals you can imagine, and beyond-state-of-the-art equipment.
j) The G.I. Joe team will be based out of the “Pit” as they were throughout the 1980s comic book series.
k) This movie will be a modern telling of the “G.I. Joe vs. Cobra” storyline and its compelling characters that Hasbro created 25 years ago.
l) The film will see soldiers from all branches of the military fighting a terrorist group called Cobra, led by Cobra Commander and featuring such villains as the Baroness, metal-faced arms dealer Destro, master of disguise Zartan and biker gang Dreadnoks.
m) Movie will be inspired by the comic books.
n) A Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow story arch will be a central portion of the story.
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ULTIMATE G.I. JOE MOVIE CAST
G.I. Joe Team
(C) General Hawk – Viggo Mortensen
Duke – Aaron Eckhart (incredible actor could really break the shell on this one)
Roadblock – Ving Rhames (excellent demeanor and look)
Flint – Jim Caviezel
Stalker – Jamie Fox
Scarlett – Hillary Swank
(C) Lady Jaye – Connie Nielsen (superb role in Basic)
Snake Eyes – Ray Park (will probably translate Snake Eyes to the big screen better than anyone else)
(C) Jinx – Ziyi Zhang (perfect martial arts background and look)
Beach Head – Nick Chinlund
Dusty – Cole Hauser
(C) Wild Bill – Shane West
(C) Ace – Dylan Bruno
(C) Shipwreck – Brian Van Holt
(C) Gung Ho – William Goldberg
G.I. Joe “Pit” Team
(C) Breaker – Derek Hamilton
(C) Doc – Djimon Hounsou
(C) Clutch – Vincent Regan
(C) Rock’N’Roll - William Fichtner
Pentagon
(C) General Flagg – Terrence Stamp
(C) General Colton – Scott Glenn
(C) Col. Sharp – Nick Nolte
(C) Admiral Ledger – Gabriel Byrne
Cobra
Cobra Commander – Gary Oldman (incredible actor and could pull off the voice hands down)
Baroness –Catherine Zeta Jones
Destro – Michael Clarke Duncan (remains fully masked, perfect size and has the voice)
Storm Shadow – Ken Watanabe (top of the line martial arts skills, Japanese and older)
(C) Firefly – Sean Penn
(C) Major Bludd – Simon Pegg
(C) Tomax & Zamot – Christian Bale
Cobra Dreadnoks
Zartan – Sam Worthington
(C) Zarana – Danneel Harris
(C) Zandar – Gerard Butler
(C) Ripper – Josh Brolin
(C) Buzzer – Thomas Haden Church
(C) Torch – Ty Olsson
Oktober Guard
(C) Col. Brekhov – Sean Bean
(C) Diana – Nadine Velazquez
(C) Horrorshow – Liev Schreiber
***(C) - Cameo or mid-card role
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Hope you have enjoyed my first post at Hisstank, I firmly believe every actor chosen fits the character mold and this is by far my favorite G.I. Joe Movie Casting - I have been a fan and collector since 1983!!!
I'm very excited for this movie...
Let me know what you think...
Later,
Jason Mitchell
nappyroot_1@hotmail.com
