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03-24-2009, 04:55 PM | #1 |
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I was looking around and fround this triva stuff form the online on imdb.com sorta long hope you like.
Sam Worthington was considered for the role of Duke, but turned it down due scheduling conflicts with Avatar (2009). David Murray was cast as Destro, but dropped it when he had problems with his visa. He was replaced by Christopher Eccleston; however, the character was named James McCullen XXIV, thus enabling Murray to film a flashback scene as the first Destro, James McCullen I. Skip Woods wrote an early draft of the film, which featured Alex Mann (aka Britain's Action Man) and the antagonist as the Naja/Ryan, a corrupt CIA agent. Scarlett is married to Action Man but still has feelings for Duke, and is killed by the Baroness. Snake-Eyes speaks, but his vocal cords are slashed during the story, rendering him mute. Lorenzo di Bonaventura originally envisioned Mark Wahlberg for the role of Duke. The rapper Common was offered the role of Heavy Duty's cousin Roadblock, but when he turned it down the character was changed to Heavy Duty, who will be played by Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje. To prepare for her role as the Baroness, Sienna Miller spent four months in weight training and boxing, gaining five pounds of muscle, and also learned to fire live ammunition. Dennis Quaid filmed all his scenes in the first two months of production. In 2003, Don Murphy was going to produce this film, but negotiated with the Hasbro Company for Transformers (2007) instead. Larry Hama, the creator of "G.I. Joe" (1985), was hired as a creative consultant on the film. He will also have a cameo in the film, as a General in the battle between Duke and Hawk, against Destro and Zartan. Channing Tatum originally didn't want to act in this film because he felt it glorified war. When he read the script, however, he understood the story was more a sci-fi action thriller than a war film. He was also encouraged to sign on by his friend and Stop-Loss (2008)-co-star Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Best friends Channing Tatum and Joseph Gordon-Levitt star as Duke and Cobra Commander, who were arch-enemies in "G.I. Joe" (1985). Dennis Quaid describes his character Hawk as "a mixture between Chuck Yeager, Sgt. Rock and a naïve Hugh M. Hefner." To prepare for his role as the ninja Snake-Eyes, martial arts/stuntman Ray Park practiced wushu training and studied Snake-Eyes's appearances in the G.I. Joe comic/television series. Marlon Wayans was cast as Ripcord after his performance in Requiem for a Dream (2000). Wayans is also a fan of "G.I. Joe" (1985). According to Brian Goldner, the writes took their inspiration mostly from Larry Hama's G.I. Joe comics, and not the animated series. Lorenzo di Bonaventura admits he feels the Cobra Organization, as depicted in the cartoon, was "probably the stupidest evil organization out there!" The action scene on Paris street were filmed at Prag, Czech Republic in Dejvice in the area of Universities and Collegues. Filmmakers built shops with flowers, changed names of schools and parked only old french cars (about 70). It took about 14 days. The interior of Destro's submarine was based on a Handley Page Jetsream plane. According to Brendan Fraser, he plays a motorcycle-riding sergeant in the film who is a descendant of Rick O'Connell (also portrayed by Fraser) from Stephen Sommers's The Mummy (1999). The Cobra Commander's mask was redesigned as the filmmakers found the "G.I. Joe" (1985) version too similar to the Ku Klux Klan masks, and anyway didn't want to use the same old mask. For the voice of the Cobra Commander, Joseph Gordon-Levitt was partly inspired by Chris Latta's voice from "G.I. Joe" (1985), but he also used a bit of his own imagination as he felt that copying Latta's voice fully would be unoriginal and ridiculous. The filmmakers enjoyed working with Dennis Quaid so much that screenwriter Stuart Beattie created 10-15 more scenes for him. Dennis Quaid took the role of General Hawk on the insistence of his son, a fan of G.I. Joe. Rachel Nichols was the first choice for the role of Scarlett O'Hara. Stephen Sommers was attracted to this film as he felt it was the nearest chance he would get to making a James Bond film. An underwater battle in the film pays homage to the OO7 film Thunderball (1965). Stephen Sommers took great care over the technology depicted in the film, going through various books/magazines about weapons technology. He feels that almost 100% of the technology can be developed within 10-20 years. According to Stephen Sommers, total invisibility is impossible, but the camouflage cameras in the film (they project the view from a soldier's back onto their front) can allow for virtual invisibility. The "accelerator suits" in the film delighted Stuart Beattie and made him write up "a car chase where one guy's not even in a car!" However, they were bulky and heavy for the actors to wear and in sequels their use would be reduced. Ray Park had little knowledge of the G.I. Joe saga, but as a child he had played with a Snake-Eyes action figure. He was thus delighted to play a childhood hero of his, but had to read the G.I. Joe comics to understand his character better. Ray Park enjoyed his role of Snake-Eyes and approached writer Kevin VanHook and artist S. L. Gallant with the idea of a G.I. Joe comic further exploring his incarnation of the character. Ray Park was nervous about wearing the ninja suit and asked to practise with it at home so that he could be comfortable with it. He found the suit (composed solely of rubber with a metal visor) like wearing a rubber band, and had to put effort into moving in it. Byung-hun Lee, who plays Storm Shadow, had no knowledge of the G.I. Joe saga, but was advised by the filmmakers not to learn about his character, letting his portrayal stand by itself. He describes Storm Shadow as driven by two conflicting facets: "huge pride and a sense of honour." A post-credits scene was planned where the famously mute ninja Snake-Eyes tells a joke to the G.I. Joe team, but Larry Hama advised against it since its humour would detract from the seriousness of the film. Heavy Duty was originally named Lamont Morris, but the name was changed to Hershel Dalton. However, his code number ("807-46-LM65") contains Morris' initials to honour him. The license plate of the Baroness's car reads "398YEH75." Duke has a scar under his right eye, as homage to a famous G.I. Joe action figure of Duke. While shooting a fight between Scarlett the Baroness, Rachel Nichols burned herself and Sienna Miller sprained her wrist. The redheaded Scarlett is played by a blonde Rachel Nichols; she had dyed her hair red for Star Trek (2009), her previous film. Sienna Miller took the role of the Baroness because it did not involve "having a breakdown, or addicted to heroin, or dying at the end; it was something that was just maybe really great fun." The first two levels of the Pit (the Joes' underground base) were constructed at the Downey soundstage; the rest of the Pit was accomplished with computer-generated imagery. Producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Hasbro CEO Brian Goldner chose screenwriter Michael Gordon to do the script on the basis of his work for 300 (2006). In the G.I. Joe saga, Cover Girl was a fashion model who joined the team for a more fulfilling career. This parallels Karolina Kurkova, a model who took a second, more satisfactory career in acting. Kevin J. O'Connor appears as the scientist who creates Cobra Commander. He had appeared in all Stephen Sommers's films, including Deep Rising (1998), The Mummy (1999) and Van Helsing (2004). |
03-24-2009, 08:51 PM | #2 |
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Ah, gotta love IMDB. Great find, Scarlett!
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03-24-2009, 08:57 PM | #3 |
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The fact that Ray Park actually studied the comic AND the cartoon is pretty amazing. He doesn't get a lot of roles where he actually gets to act, but he apparently takes what he gets pretty seriously.
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03-24-2009, 09:05 PM | #4 |
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BULLSHIT, If you saw that movie you only remember one thing, Jennifer Connelly
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03-25-2009, 12:16 AM | #5 |
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She's the only thing I remember about The Rocketeer as well.
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03-25-2009, 10:56 AM | #6 |
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03-25-2009, 11:48 AM | #7 |
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03-25-2009, 11:56 AM | #8 |
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A post-credits scene was planned where the famously mute ninja Snake-Eyes tells a joke to the G.I. Joe team, but Larry Hama advised against it since its humour would detract from the seriousness of the film.
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03-25-2009, 03:51 PM | #9 |
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03-25-2009, 03:58 PM | #10 |
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i think they just wanted you to know the number i dont knw why either mybe some kind of code
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