AintItCoolNews recently interviewed GI Joe Retaliation director Jon Chu, where he cleared up a frequent subject of debate, “Is Rex Lewis the Cobra Commander in Retaliation?”:
I don’t know where all this crazy, speculative stuff came from. We were asked the question, Lorenzo [di Bonaventura, Producer) and I at Toy Fair…‘Is that the same actor’?
I was like…
‘No, its not the same actor’.
‘Is that Joseph Gordon Levitt?’
‘No, it is not!’
But it is Rex!
We are continuing that story, there is no other Cobra Commander. We can put that rumor to rest. I was waiting for this moment to finally clarify, I’m glad you asked that.
When asked if Duke dies in the movie, Chu replied:
“All I can say is: you should always expect the unexpected in the G.I. Joe. ALWAYS expect the unexpected”
Chu also mentioned the Cobra Special Forces, and more, for before the movie and possibly afterwards…..
“We are having a lot of fun with Cobra ‘being’ the Joes in this version. As you know, the multi-media aspect of movies now means the story doesn’t begin and end in the movie, it actually can begin way before…online…and can continue afterwards. We have stuff going on that you should be looking out for online such as the ‘Cobra Special Forces’ site, its all part of our goal.
We have a lot of little things that I don’t want to spoil, other than to look out for them.
Maybe there’s some Cobra cover companies, maybe there are characters that we are setting up here who come back in a different form. Definitely there’s some things in there which may seem like ‘nothing in this movie, but they have a purpose!”
BEAM says
Russ Sheath of Ain't It Cool News has an interview with John Chu and he settles the debate. Rex Lewis is still Cobra Commander.
RS: Can you shed some light on the much discussed ‘Cobra Commander Conundrum’ - which admittedly sounds like an episode of The Big Bang Theory? Is that Rex who end up wearing the Cobra Commander suit, in the movie?
JC: I don’t know where all this crazy, speculative stuff came from. We were asked the question, Lorenzo [di Bonaventura, Producer) and I at Toy Fair...
‘Is that the same actor’?
I was like...
‘No, its not the same actor’.
‘Is that Joseph Gordon Levitt?’
‘No, it is not!’
But it is Rex!
We are continuing that story, there is no other Cobra Commander. We can put that rumor to rest. I was waiting for this moment to finally clarify, I’m glad you asked that.
It's official: Different actor, but same character.
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Trazz says
depressing
Knight-Owl says
Nice! while I'm not that big a fan of ROC, I'm glad they are attempting to bridge the gap between the 2 movies some.
I still miss scarlett though.
Jettfire says
I'm glad for this.
I wouldn't have been heartbroken if they went the other way, but I think sticking with the Rex Lewis character is the best option of those speculated on.
Jmacq1 says
Well, that makes things less confusing, I suppose. Somehow I doubt his "real name" or history is even going to be referenced in the movie, though.
And if the death-rumors about Duke are true, that effectively cuts off that much-despised subplot (Rex/Duke/Anna).
07GT500 COBRA says
Well, when life gives you lemons...
I too am glad they are trying to bridge the gap between the movies. They were handed a difficult task.
Sciencefriction says
Well, that's alright with me, but it's not as interesting as I had hoped it would be.
Zarana says
As long as we find out that Rex is a snake-man creature from an underground society I'm fine with it.
Also spoiler alert!
Cloud Strife says
What's up with the bright blue? Makes it a little hard to read. You could just put the interview question and answer in italics.
Dolemite says
I don't understand...was the last quote where Chu said they were different characters made up??
And if the death-rumors about Duke are true, that effectively cuts off that much-despised subplot (Rex/Duke/Anna).
I actually found Rex one of the better characters in RoC, by far. I actually liked him as The Doctor/Cobra Commander...it was just the fucking stupid wig/scuba gear/goldfish bowl bullshit that I hated. Now that he's wearing the old-school helmet I'm cool with this development.
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