Twitter user Twitziller continues his “40 Reasons to Be Excited About G.I. Joe Retaliation” series with today’s image: concept design!
I find that I’m in complete agreement on this. G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra took the film version of Joe in a definite sci-fi direction. Sonic weapons, nano-mites, accelerator suits (*shudder*)– all of these were pretty far removed from the realm of reality. Retaliation is opting for more of a “future weapons” look– especially when it comes to the Joes. The use of the Ripsaw tank as the Tread Ripper and the incorporation of hi-tech body armor for the team members shows that this film is looking at things that are just on the cutting edge. Even better– waves 2 and beyond of the movie toy line are shaping up to be pretty spot-on recreations of these designs. So the studio and Hasbro seem to be walking hand-in-hand to give fans a much more cohesive and plausible vision of G.I. Joe. Boo-yah!
35 more days to go…
