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04-27-2009, 06:13 PM | #1 |
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From the MTV Movies Blog:
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When the “G.I. Joe” live-action movie finally got a greenlight after more than a decade in development, fans of the series seemed to have two main concerns: That they’d mess up the look of the beloved characters, and that Marlon Wayans would be cracking too many jokes. And while I haven’t got much evidence to shoot down that first fear, I can tell you when we recently caught up with Marlon, he insisted that “The Rise of Cobra” kept his “Little Man” hijinks in check.
“The movie is serious, action and some comedy - but not all comedy,” insisted the star, who will bring an extremely different look to the High Altitude Low Opening jumper in the August 7th flick. “You pull off the reigns; I did what was appropriate for the role and for the character.” “It wasn’t about ‘Hey, let it be the me comedy show’,” promised Wayans. “It is G.I. Joe. It’s supposed to be badass action. So you commit to it - and I found the fun in being a badass, for once in my life.” One thing Wayans did not find pleasure in, however, was the jumping-out-of-helicopters part of his gig. “That wasn’t fun,” he said, addressing his director with thoughts of the sequel. “Stephen Sommers, I will say to you: Please, next time, stuntman. A black dude who looks like me? He jumps out of the plane, not the actor. Shoot him, not me. Let’s make sure we bring a black dude to Prague next time.” He also didn’t particularly enjoy the claustrophobic metal suits that he and Channing Tatum slip into for some of the film’s key, “Wanted”-esque action scenes. “They may look cool, but if hell were a suit, they would be the accelerator suit,” he laughed. “They make you run 45-55 miles an hour [in the movie]. We are doing a high-speed chase, chasing down the Cobra bad guys. We are wearing those uniforms and shooting missiles [in the scene glimpsed in the trailer]. They are really cool, but really uncomfortable.” Finally, we asked if Marlon gets to deliver any classic G.I. Joe catchphrases in the movie – and he told us that not knowing is half the battle. “Oh yeah, we’ve got them, but I won’t tell you [who utters them],” he grinned. “You’ll have to see the movie. But honestly, I have seen a lot of it - and it looks great.” How do you feel about “Rise of Cobra” at this point? Will it be “Transformers”-level good, or are they toying with this Hasbro adaptation too much? |
04-27-2009, 06:18 PM | #2 |
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Interesting!! I thought for sure Ripcord would be dead meat in this film as he's the best friend & he's of African decent, which traditionally means "eat dirt" in these types of films...but Marlon's talking sequels, guess my assumptions on him being the sacrifice were wrong (no spoilers please).
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04-27-2009, 06:25 PM | #3 |
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Cool. I want to see the movie. Not overly excited but still want to see it.
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04-27-2009, 06:32 PM | #4 |
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LOL, if Michael Bay were directing, he might have gotten to break dance and get ripped in half at the end. I guess the positive note that I get from this would be that Marlon felt like he was getting to be a badass instead of the "token" African-American comedic relief.
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04-27-2009, 06:39 PM | #5 |
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I'm really looking forward to this. Sure, I wish all the characters looked exactly like they did in the cartoon (minus CC's hood mask in favor of the mirror helmet, which I always liked more), but I think I can handle some cosmetic changes as long as the film remains true to the spirit and style of the property. And according to what Larry Hama has said in interviews, it does. I mean, if the guy who basically "created" all this great stuff is satisfied with it, that's gotta be a good sign right there.
Plus, I'm a huge Stephen Sommers fan who has enjoyed all of his movies so far, so I don't expect to be disappointed by this one. I was thrilled to learn he had signed on to direct it. |
04-27-2009, 06:52 PM | #6 |
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Ya' know.... Finally hearing Little Man speak about it, I'm willing to take the chance.
Like with Transformers, they take a lot of liberties with the characters. Something as a life long fan of both series, I'm not HAPPY with, but I did give TF a chance and came out of it with seeing the movie 6 times and was satisfied. As it's own take of the franchise. This is how I see ROC, but unfortunatly, the other takes on the brand name have sucked, and adding these "reactive armor/accelerator suits" just have TOO much of a S6 feel, which was the WORST of the tangents. ...Then adding in Channing Tatum and Marlon Wayans was another big, shocking, slap. Neither are the best actors, and to be placed in the films major roles...is a worry. The toys are 80% garbage, so that too, dosen't add to much to my faith. Again, I'll see it, spend the 10 bucks to watch it opening weekend, and afterwards, if it blows me away, I will change my mind, and publically announce that here. But I got a few months of talking trash about it before then ;)
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04-27-2009, 07:16 PM | #7 |
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"They may look cool, but if hell were a suit, they would be the accelerator suit,”
I am glad this oaf isn't my English instructor, but I digress. Peter Weller hesitated to return for Robocop 2, and he outright refused to perform in Robocop 3 for this very reason. |
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04-27-2009, 07:39 PM | #8 |
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04-27-2009, 07:49 PM | #9 |
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Yeah you're still not ripcord, and I'm still not paying money to see this with you in it.
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04-27-2009, 08:02 PM | #10 |
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Did he just say Marlon Wayans and Badass in the same sentence????? :-)
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