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Gear Up With Two New TV Spots For ‘G.I. Joe: Retaliation’

by Shawn Madden

We’re only ten short days away from the release of Jon Chu’s G.I. Joe: Retaliation into theaters. We’ve got two new spots titled “Rock Solid” and “Gear Up” featuring some new bits of footage for you to check out and get you hyped up for the upcoming release.

 

In this sequel, the G.I. Joes are not only fighting their mortal enemy, Cobra, they are forced to contend with threats from within the government that jeopardize their very existence. The film stars D.J. Cotrona, Byung-hun Lee, Adrianne Palicki, Ray Park, Jonathan Pryce, RZA, Ray Stevenson, Channing Tatum with Bruce Willis and Dwayne Johnson. Directed by Jon M. Chu, and produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Brian Goldner, written by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick based on Hasbro’s G.I. Joe® characters.

 

G.I. Joe: Retaliation strikes March 28th, 2013

 

‘G.I. Joe: Retaliation’ Cobra Commander And Firefly Character Profile Videos Released

by Shawn Madden

We’ve seen character profile videos for Jon Chu’s G.I. Joe: Retaliation that focused on the Joe’s. Now, this time around Paramount has released two more focusing on the film’s antagonists, Cobra Commander and Firefly. Pay attention closely, because you may even catch Cobra Commander’s voice in one of these videos.

 

 

In this sequel, the G.I. Joes are not only fighting their mortal enemy, Cobra, they are forced to contend with threats from within the government that jeopardize their very existence. The film stars D.J. Cotrona, Byung-hun Lee, Adrianne Palicki, Ray Park, Jonathan Pryce, RZA, Ray Stevenson, Channing Tatum with Bruce Willis and Dwayne Johnson. Directed by Jon M. Chu, and produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Brian Goldner, written by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick based on Hasbro’s G.I. Joe® characters.

 

G.I. Joe: Retaliation strikes on March 29th, 2013

Actor Providing The Voice Of Cobra Commander In ‘G.I. Joe: Retaliation’ Revealed

by Shawn Madden

Paramount has been doing a good job not giving away too much when it comes to Jon Chu’s G.I. Joe: Retaliation. One thing has fans have been wondering for awhile now is, just who will be providing the voice of the villainous Cobra Commander in the film?

 

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Well, the snake is out of the bag. It has been revealed that actor Robert Baker, who you may know best from his roles in Justified, Seraphim Falls and Greys Anatomy, will be providing the voice of the film’s main antagonist. Baker is a college friend of director Jon Chu’s and was asked to lend his voice for a temp track for the film. Paramount was so impressed by Baker’s work that he was asked to be the official voice for the film. Check out the video below for confirmation from Baker himself.

 

A follow-up to the 2009 release G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, which grossed more than $300 million worldwide, Paramount Pictures, MGM and Skydance Productions, in association with Hasbro and di Bonaventura Pictures, presents G.I. Joe: Retaliation. In this sequel, the G.I. Joes are not only fighting their mortal enemy, Cobra, they are forced to contend with threats from within the government that jeopardize their very existence.

 

G.I. Joe: Retaliation strikes on March 29, 2013

 

Source: GeneralsJoes

Some New Stills From ‘GI Joe: Retaliation’

by Shawn Madden

Now i’m sure by now you’ve heard that film has been pushed back to next year but that doesn’t mean Paramount isn’t going to keep pushing the film. Courtesy of ICG Magazine we have some new stills from ‘GI Joe: Retaliation’ including a few behind the scenes ones.

The Real Story On The ‘GI Joe: Retaliation’ Date Change

by Shawn Madden

So, a few days back I reported on ‘GI Joe: Retaliation’ being pushed back and it looks like there’s more than meets the eye here. Wait… wrong franchise. Moving along. We were all told it was so that they could go 3D to pull in a higher international gross. But from the get go there was plenty of people not buying it. Most were positive it was due to ‘Battleship’ sinking and a fear that they would not be able to compete with ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ coming out four days later. Some speculated it was to try and pull in Joseph Gordon Levitt after realizing that once ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ hits… well he’s going to be bigger than he already is.

Well… according to Deadline you were all wrong. Apparently after test screenings Paramount realized they had made some mistakes. Primarily… killing off Channing Tatum. Yeah… they killed him off. Crying fan boys on the internet ACTUALLY got something they wanted and guess what? It turned out bad. Who would’ve thought? Tatum wasn’t a star at all when ‘GI Joe: The Rise Of Cobra’ came out. But after he became a ladies favorite with ‘The Vow’ and had one of the most successful comedies of the year with ’21 Jump Street’ they realized a mistake had been made. It became even more apparent when test audiences commented that the relationship between Tatum and Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson was a “bright spot”.

Sources stated that Jon Chu was “shell shocked” over the release date move. As was Hollywood due to all the money spent on marketing the flick for that date being plastered all over.

Will this affect people going to see it? Probably not. Can this possibly improve the film? I think so. I actually like Channing Tatum (I’m sure now the fan boys shall unite and burn me at the stake) And Ray Park seemed very confident in this movie when I spoke with him at Wondercon. So… lets hope for the best. And look… it just means you can go see ‘Prometheus’, ‘The Dark Knight Rises’, ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ and ‘Ted’ five more times.

‘GI Joe: Retaliation’ strikes March 29, 2013

(UPDATE) GI Joe: Retaliation ReShoots Confirmed

by Shawn Madden

Well, looks like there is more to GI Joe being pushed back than originally reported:

According to Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s tweet here it looks like they will actually be shooting new scenes for 3D rather than opting for a simple post film, 3D conversion.

Originally it was Jon Chu who chose to not shoot the film in 3D due to the budget.

[Per: The Hollywood reporter]

THR: How was it decided not to shoot the film in 3D?

Jon M. Chu: There was a point where we were talking about it when I first came. It seemed like a natural thing, but I told them, “I know 3D. This is what we need. If we’re going to do 3D, we’re going to do it right.” It had a certain price tag to it, and I was like, if you guys are down I’m down, but I do need more time to do it right. And they were about to do it but they cut it just a little bit short, and [I said,] “if you guys are going to cut it short there is no point. Let’s make a movie — let’s go for it and we’ll go all out. And we shot on film, super-35, and I thought this may be one of the last times I get to shoot on film, and it was actually kind of freeing. I mean, I love 3D and I think there is a lot you can do with it, but there is something to be said about just not waiting for anything. You’re just going. We shot so much film. I mean I think we shot 1.2 million feet of film.

Yesterdays announcement disappointed and let down numbers of fans that were looking forward to the original release date next month. The announcement also led to plenty of speculation as to why the film was being pushed back nearly a year. Some critics even stating Paramount had other motives beyond the 3D. The most interesting of the rumors being that Paramount is using the additional time to actively pursue Joseph Gordon-Levitt to return as Cobra Commander. While I see this being highly unlikely…you never can rule anything out these days. But I don’t see it happening.

GI Joe: Retaliation hits theatres March 29, 2013. Well… hopefully.