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Post by muthagoose on Jan 9, 2008 11:41:49 GMT -5
New Info on G.I. JOE Feature Film
Earlier today The IESB talked with producer Lorenzo diBonaventura about the upcoming "G.I. Joe" film adaptation and how it's progressing.
First off he shoots down the Viggo Mortensen casting rumour - "No, I think Viggo is too old to play it in our concept." The casting of Destro, Zartan and Hawk will be announced in the next two weeks. Also if you're a Joe vs. Cobra fan, then he says that "you will be feel incredibly happy about the movie."
They haven't discussed whether to drop the 'Real American Hero' slogan from the film title, but he does confirm that rumors of the headquarters being based in Brussels or Europe is false and that the film is aiming for a PG-13 rating.
They are seeking the help of the US military like they did with "Transformers" however in terms of techonology. Shooting begins in about five weeks with a month long shoot in Prague before traveling to numerous international and US locations.
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Post by muthagoose on Jan 18, 2008 14:27:48 GMT -5
Casting Updates for G.I. Joe
With Australian actor Sam Worthington out of the running due to commitments to James Cameron's "Avatar", three leading Hollywood hunks names are being mentioned to take over a key role in the upcoming "G.I. Joe" film adaptation.
Latino Review reports that Matthew Fox, Chris Evans and Channing Tatum are all being mentioned as candidates for the role of Duke, and Evans seems to be the winning choice amongst fanboy opinions. Either Fox or Evans would be fine by me so long as they're shirtless for most of the film's runtime.
Duke is the code name of First Sergeant Conrad S. Hauser. He is field commander and second-in-command of the G.I. Joe Team after Hawk. He is one of the key characters of G.I. Joe and a fan-favorite. He is generally regarded by fans as a main character, despite not appearing in the comic series for a number of issues, nor was he one of the original toys.
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Post by muthagoose on Jan 29, 2008 11:44:54 GMT -5
Quaid, Tatum, Vosloo Join "G.I. Joe"
Dennis Quaid, Channing Tatum and Arnold Vosloo are joining Paramount Pictures "G.I. Joe" adaptation reports Variety and IESB.
Quaid will play General Hawk, the grizzled team leader. Tatum will play Duke Hauser, the lead soldier of the G.I. Joe crew. Vosloo will play Zartan, a mercenary who works with Destro and Cobra.
Tatum's role was originally to be played by Sam Worthington who had to pull out due to scheduling conflicts with James Cameron's "Avatar."
The trio joins Sienna Miller, Ray Park, Rachel Nichols, Marlon Wayans, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Said Taghmaoui and Joseph Gordon-Levitt in the live action film, which is set in the future and based on the popular Hasbro action figures.
Stephen Sommers is directing from the latest script penned by Stuart Beattie. The film is scheduled for an August 7th, 2009 release.
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Post by muthagoose on Feb 10, 2008 16:08:12 GMT -5
Dennis Quaid Talks "G.I. Joe"
Out doing press for the new Sony thriller "Vantage Point," Dennis Quaid talked to Collider a little about his involvement in the upcoming "G.I. Joe" feature:
He describes his character of General Hawk as "a cross between Chuck Yeager and Sgt. Rock and maybe a naïve Hugh Hefner thrown in there." He's also honest about the film's tone - "It's a big popcorn type of tent pole action movie that...it's not deep... General Hawk's aide to camp is a Victoria Secret supermodel so how serious can it be?"
What about the story? "It's set a little bit in the future, and in a way the Joe's are an international sort of special forces type of group that mainly fights these terrorists groups that spring up. It's really more like James Bond than it would be about...yeah it's more like James Bond. And with the group being Spectre - there is this evil mastermind who is behind it. I think it's going to be more like the old James Bond's - like the Dr. No's - where the mastermind has his own private island and all these people are wearing matching coveralls."
Quaid confirms that he's already begun gym training for the shoot. He'll shoot two weeks of work spread over a month for this film, and has signed for three 'Joe' pictures should it be successful.
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Post by muthagoose on Apr 3, 2008 17:59:12 GMT -5
More G.I. Joe Casting...
Brendan Fraser has landed the cameo role of 'Gung Ho' in Stephen Sommers big screen live-action adaptation of "G.I. Joe" reports Latino Review.
According to the site, the scene is question is a training sequence at 'The Pit'. Fraser has already shot his part as the tattooed Cajun marine gunnery sergeant.
Also an offer has apparently been made to The Rock for the role of Navy SEAL Hector 'Shipwreck' Delgado.
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