IESB.net has spent some serious time interviewing Lorenzo di Bonaventura about the G.I. Joe motion picture, which has revealed some serious information about the upcoming movie.
Interesting facts revealed involve Zartan being in the film, Cover Girl, and some timelines of other casting information.
A definitely interesting “must read” interview. Click here to check it out, and click here to discuss this in our forums.
Variety.com posted the following article pertaining to the GIJoe motion picture this evening:
Wayans enrolls in ‘G.I. Joe’
Film is set to start shooting next month in L.A.
By TATIANA SIEGEL
WayansMarlon Wayans has signed on to star in Paramount actioner “G.I. Joe.”
Joseph Gordon-Levitt is in negotiations to join the tentpole, which is based on the American soldier action figure created by Hasbro.Wayans will play Ripcord, leader of the military unit.
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According to this article at IESB.net, Heavy Duty and Breaker have joined the G.I. Joe Motion Picture team. While many fans will continue to question the constant inclusion of Heavy Duty over Roadblock, I think it’s safe to say people are pretty excited to see Breaker as part of the team.
Akinnuoye-Agbaje (Mr. Eko of “Lost” fame) will portray the G.I. Joe Heavy Weapons Expert while Said Taghmaoui will star as the Communications Specialist. Quite a step up from the Marlon Wayans rumors that were circulating earlier today. Click on each actor’s name to see their IMDB profiles and thanks to SPC Airborne for the heads up.
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According to both IESB.net and LatinoReview.com, the roles of Scarlett and Storm Shadow have both been filled!
Rachel Nichols (Alias, The Amityville Horror, P2) will be portraying the Joe team’s premiere female while Korean actor Lee Byung-hun (Hero) will be portraying the fan-favorite Arashikage ninja.
While neither announcement has been officially confirmed at this time by either Paramount or Hasbro this marks the third and fourth roles in the film to be potentially cast.
GIJoeClub.com and GIJoe.com have confirmed that Ray Park has been cast in the role of Snake Eyes for the upcoming live action G.I. Joe motion picture. The G.I. Joe movie is slated to be released in August, 2009. Other cast members to date include Sienna Miller as The Baroness.
The gentlemen at the G.I. Joe Collectors’ Club have done up some Photoshop work of Sienna Miller as the Baroness for the upcoming live action movie.
This is just a fan-done Photoshop image, NOT an actual movie image! But it’s cool just the same. Click here to check it out.