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05-07-2009, 05:23 PM | #1 |
VALKYRIE
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From MTV Movies Blog:
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Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt shared with MTV News that, while his take Cobra Commander in this summer’s “GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra” may not match the cartoon exactly, it was certainly influenced by it.
“I think that it’s respectfully inspired by the cartoon voice,” Gordon-Levitt explained during an interview promoting his soon-to-be-released Sundance hit “500 Days of Summer.” “But it’s just like how in ‘[X-Men Origins:] Wolverine’ you don’t want to see Hugh Jackman dressed up in a yellow jumpsuit like the Wolverine in the comics.” Incidentally, “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” is the first of the big summer blockbusters out of the gates, while “G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra” is set to hit at the tail end of the season on August 7th. We’ve seen official pictures of just about the entire cast, but Levitt’s Cobra Commander has so far only appeared on a leaked action figure cardback. This matches Levitt’s older claims, that his costume is intensely heavy on prosthetics and that he’ll be wearing a mask for much of the film. We may have to wait a little bit longer to hear the voice itself. Children of the 80’s will remember Cobra Commander’s distinctive screech, as voiced by the late Chris Latta. Gordon-Levitt, who grew up with both the cartoon and the action figures, has been very up front in the past about his enthusiasm for Latta’s work. Even if the live action film doesn’t head in the cartoon’s direction exactly, fans can take comfort in the fact that the late voice actor’s delivery was very much on Gordon-Levitt’s mind throughout the production. |
05-07-2009, 05:39 PM | #2 |
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why cant we just have chrome dome or rag face? sideshow just proved that you could pull it off realistically .
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05-07-2009, 05:51 PM | #3 |
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The Latta inspired voice is the only reason I am now going to see this movie.
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05-07-2009, 06:13 PM | #4 |
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Interesting. Nice to know our actors grew up with Gi Joe themselves.
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05-07-2009, 06:22 PM | #5 |
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To me that's very bad news. Not because Chris Latta's voice being imitated, after all his work is one of the reasons GI Joe still exists as an 80's and beyond icon, but because they will screw it up. But don't take my word for it, just wait and see. As soon as I saw the name of the Director I knew they were going to do this type of thing, a flashy over the top FX's cartoony movie. Was it so difficult for them to actually think of doing it realistically? I'm no prophet but trust me, that movie will not come even close to Resolute, not even the old Joe movie. If they wanted to make it real why not use the comics as an inspiration? I love Sigma 6, but it's obvious by now they were inspired by it and sometimes what works on animation doesn't work on live action. Tanks vs running guys? oh, come on!
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05-07-2009, 06:31 PM | #6 |
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That's good news. Maybe he will sound like a cross between Resolute CC and 80's animated CC.
Thanks for the article Shin |
05-07-2009, 06:36 PM | #7 |
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To me that's very bad news. Not because Chris Latta's voice being imitated, after all his work is one of the reasons GI Joe still exists as an 80's and beyond icon, but because they will screw it up. But don't take my word for it, just wait and see. As soon as I saw the name of the Director I knew they were going to do this type of thing, a flashy over the top FX's cartoony movie. Was it so difficult for them to actually think of doing it realistically? I'm no prophet but trust me, that movie will not come even close to Resolute, not even the old Joe movie. If they wanted to make it real why not use the comics as an inspiration? I love Sigma 6, but it's obvious by now they were inspired by it and sometimes what works on animation doesn't work on live action. Tanks vs running guys? oh, come on!
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05-07-2009, 08:33 PM | #8 |
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If he can work in any one of these three lines I would be so happy
1) "Calamity most foul" 2) "Deader than disco, that's a good one...I would have been a great stand up comedian" 3) "The twins got creamed"
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05-07-2009, 08:59 PM | #9 |
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Personally I Love Hama's G.I.Joe comic, but hate the cartoon.
The cartoon has more in comon with a badly written Scooby Doo than anything else....you're constantly expecting Cobra comander to be left tied up to a pole with his mask pulled off screaming "...and I would have succeded in taking over the world if it wasn't for those God damn joes!!!" ...CC never talked like a freak in Hama's comics and I'm concerned if his movie voice is bassed on that sort of b-grade trash. |
05-07-2009, 10:36 PM | #10 |
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feh.
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