Live Action G.I. Joe The Movie Update

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Live Action G.I. Joe The Movie Update: Will Mark Wahlberg play Duke in the G.I. Joe Film? According to IESB Wahlberg is still waiting for a script. That brings us to our next bit of news - The Movie Writers Guilds Strike.

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http://www.iesb.net/index.php?option...3369&Itemid=99

Interview: Mark Wahlberg Gives Update on GI Joe

A few months back the IESB broke the news that Mark Wahlberg was the top choice to play Duke in GI Joe, have things changed now that Steven Sommers is set to direct?

The IESB was able to chat with Mark today during the press day for his latest movie We Own the Night and wanted to make sure Joe fans got an update on the potential American Hero.

IESB: Now that G I Joe is moving forward are you up for the role of Duke?

MARK: I have no idea, Lorenzo was talking about it months back when we were promoting Shooter, but I haven't seen a script, and you know...

IESB: Have you been in contact with Stephen Sommers?

MARK: No. No, the idea of it seems pretty out there. They haven't really told me what they're going for, so, we'll see where, you know... We're training to do The Fighter, and you know, everything else is up in the air.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/29/movies/29writ.html

Movie Writers Guilds Eye Early Walkout

As many as three-quarters of those pictures — including projects as prominent as “The Justice League of America” at Warner Brothers and “Another Night,” the proposed sequel to “Night at the Museum,” at 20th Century Fox — appear not to have final scripts.

The question at hand is whether writers, in the event no deal is reached, can inflict maximum damage on their bargaining opponents by striking immediately rather than continuing to work and letting the studios add those films to their strike stockpile.

Negotiators for the guilds and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which represents studios and networks, are scheduled to meet again on Thursday. Guild negotiators could ask their 12,000 members for strike authorization in advance of the contract’s expiration. And they appear to be gathering information that would support a call for a walkout in November, rather than later, when the Screen Actors Guild and the Directors Guild of America will also be in talks.

If writers were to strike before scripts are delivered, tens of millions of dollars already spent, and hundreds of millions in future revenue, could be lost.

Among the many films that have been pushing toward production before June are “Wolverine” at Fox, “G.I. Joe” at Paramount, “The Wolf Man” at Universal and “The Soloist” at DreamWorks. Whether any particular picture remains on track is uncertain, as the status of films changes quickly and often in the face of scheduling pressures.

[OUTBACK]

Marky Mark = not Duke (not even close)

please no...i hate that little punk. can't act for sh!t

[Obiwanjacoby]

He was awesome in The Path to 911. Haven't seen Shooter yet though.

-PJ

[C.I.A.D.]

Carrot Top as Dr. Link Talbot!

:| c'mon, someone had to say it.

[Phorpus]

I don't know, I can sort of see it happening.

Not exactly a perfect fit but it's...okay.

[OUTBACK]

NO!...them producers are reading this stuff!

you guys are going to mess it up for us.
Duke requirements = at least 6' 2" ...blonde hair/blue eyes, all-american looking broad shoulders....

anything else would be a shame.

next thing you people are going to want is Dave Chappelle as Zartan.

[Obiwanjacoby]

Dear Paramount,

While reading this thread, please place Outback's posts as a higher priority opinion over the rest of the other members here at this fanboard.

Thanks.

-PJ

We cool now? ;)

[swafus]

I'm gonna put this very simply......mark whalberg is a horrible choice for duke. It's very lazy casting and as guy who has had to cast a few movies before, I know that they can do alot better. I would rather have an unknown play duke than have a 3rd rate pop singer turned actor that has somehow scratched a living out of hollywood for the past 10 years?? This guy ruins otherwise good movies! Anyone remember Planet of the Apes?
The guy is a mistake and judging by his comments, he doesn't respect the material.
Screw Marky-Mark in other words!

.....well I tried to keep it simple? lol

[Obiwanjacoby]

Where I don't necessarily see Wahlberg as Duke, I can imagine worse actors. And yeah, I liked him in Planet of the Apes.

But then, I also want to see Owen Wilson as Chuckles, what do I know?

-PJ