Joe: The Rise of Cobra and 2013’s G.I Joe: Retaliation. Byung-Hun Lee portrayed him in the previous big screen iterations, 2009’s G.I. Army Spec Ops – whose real name is Thomas Arashikage, is one of the franchise’s most popular characters (save for Snake Eyes himself). Storm Shadow – a white-clad ninja and former U.S. He also fielded appearances on American Gods and Call the Midwife.
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This is a major coup for the British actor, who effectively showcased kung fu skills and exceptional swagger as the star of Cinemax series Warrior, which quickly landed a second season renewal. Joe: The Rise of Cobra and 2013’s G.I Joe: Retaliation.Īndrew Koji landed the co-starring role as Storm Shadow. He has been handed the Snake Eyes baton from previous portrayer Ray Park ( Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, X-Men), who played the lines-deprived role completely under the cover of a signature black mask in 2009’s G.I. Don’t be surprised if this is a Snake Eyes origin story, allowing the actor to, you know, actually show his face. Something tells us they won’t hide Golding under a mask and burn makeup for the entire movie. Henry Golding, that’s Crazy Rich Asians star Henry Golding, will play Snake Eyes. His last effort was 2017 WWII drama The Captain.
Schwentke comes to the table with experience from two entries in the Divergent YA film franchise, Insurgent and Allegiant, Bruce Willis-headlined, sequel-spawning hit actioner RED, TV-reboot-bound sci-fi romance movie The Time Traveler’s Wife, and, perhaps notoriously, R.I.P.D., the flopped Ryan Reynolds/Jeff Bridges Men in Black-esque afterlife buddy cop actioner. He will work off a script by Evan Spiliotopoulos ( Beauty and the Beast, The Huntsman: Winter’s War), who was tapped back in May.
Robert Schwentke will direct Snake Eyes: G.I. Yes, the dreams of every ’80s kid will be fulfilled when we actually get a Snake Eyes movie. Joe spinoff movie focusing on Snake Eyes currently in production. In the meantime, Paramount isn’t about to sleep on this franchise, though, as there’s a G.I. Joe 3 is taking its time getting off the ground. That alone is worth the price of admission.īut despite that, G.I. Joe: Retaliation was tremendous fun, enhanced by Dwayne Johnson as Roadblock, a Bruce Willis performance where he almost looks like he wants to be there for a few minutes, and an absolutely brilliant multi-colored ninjas-on-a-mountainside stunt fight that showcased Snake Eyes in all his glory. Joe franchise hasn’t had it easy on the big screen. Heavy Duty thinks you guys should hang around permanently. The time has come for Cobra to rise up and reveal himself. When our master was killed you took a vow of silence. Now you'll know what it's like to be a monster. I have something I have to do that goes against all orders. With the entire balance of power about to shift in the world, two guys can still have a stare-down about who gets the girl. And I'm sorry I couldn't face you afterwards. The French have agreed to let you all go, provided you agree never to return. The brain survives a couple of minutes after death. That redhead is really starting to piss me off. You in or out? We gotta get in this fight. Is that Double Bubble? Yes it is, but it's my last piece. I have a target in mind, one the French will never forget. I didn't want anyone to see me like this. You have to promise me you will not let my genius egghead little brother get hurt. General Hawk is stable now, but he won't be conscious for another day or two. If you're going to shoot something, kill it. Consider this a tone poem in 40 scraps of dialogue: Joe is such a case, a movie that has, through its own inverse accomplishment, earned the right to speak for itself. Sometimes, a film defies conventional narrative and artistic standards so utterly that it seems unfair to judge it by them.
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