G.I. Joe Live-Action Movie!

[Knightfall]

Cut and pasted from IGN FilmForce. Has anyone seen anymore on this? - KF72

G.I. Joe Field Report
A brief update on the feature film version.

January 28, 2004 - IGN FilmForce has learned that the live-action feature film version of G.I. Joe is "definitely" set-up at Paramount Pictures with former Warner Brothers exec Lorenzo di Bonaventura producing and Michael Gordon (Frank Miller's 300) scripting.

We were informed that it is a "done deal" and that there could be an announcement in the trades as soon as February.

G.I. Joe will use the characters popularized by the 1980s animated TV series, comic books and toy line as the basis for the new film. We've been advised that the big-screen Joe will be "set in the present with a high concept."

Look to IGN FilmForce for more news on G.I. Joe as it happens!
-- Stax

 

[Crothian]

Yo Joe!!!!

 

[buzzard]

I don't know if I should look forward to this or dread it.

buzzard

 

[Knightfall]

Here's more info. this time from Cinescape.

Scoop!
SCOOP: Who`s in G.I. JOE?
A source fills us in with inside information

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Dateline: Thursday, January 29, 2004

By: PATRICK SAURIOL -- News Editor
Source: Anonymous

Yesterday FilmForce published an exclusive report stating that producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura is turning Hasbro's G.I. JOE toy franchise into a live-action movie. FilmForce also reports that the script will be done by writer Michael Gordon and that while deals for both men are complete, an announcement may be published in the movie trade magazines sometime in February.

Also mentioned was that the movie will utilize characters from the popular 1980s cartoon series and not so much the modern day JOE line.

Thanks to the efforts of one of our sources, who has knowledge of the Bonaventura production, we've been told a general outline of the movie's storyline as it stands now plus which characters are in the film.

According to our source, the movie is more-or-less a prequel to the cartoon G.I. JOE series. Set before the rise of the COBRA organization, the film will show how the man the world will one day call Cobra Commander created his terrorist organization and honed it into a worldwide threat. Other COBRA characters, such as Destro and Stormshadow, are being planned to be included in the film. While Cobra Commander doesn't wear the costume he is best-known for during the bulk of the film (the blue COBRA garb complete with hood), by the conclusion of the film he will be decked out in it.

As for who is on the JOE team, look for appearances by the team's main players, such as Duke, Hawk and Snake Eyes. In fact, one of the ideas being kicked around at this stage of story development is touching upon the origin of Snake Eyes and Stormshadow, albeit in a minor way. As fans of the cartoon series know, both ninja characters have their origins tied together.

Since the screenplay is in a constant state of flow, things could change and new characters could be introduced at any time. However, the primary guideline the G.I. JOE movie creators are using is to try and be as faithful to the '80s incarnation of the team as possible.

[Name withheld.]

 

[Desdichado]

Hey, I'll watch it! Then again, I'm a bit of a movie whore, and it takes a really bad one to get me to complain.

 

[Alaric_Prympax]

Sounds good so far. Let's see how much it changes from this which I'm sure it will. I'll have to keep looking for information about this as time goes by. I hope it'll end up a good story and movie.

 

[Goodsport]

As fans of the cartoon series know, both ninja characters have their origins tied together.

Actually, it was in the comic book that their origins were tied together. In the cartoon, Snake-Eyes was pretty much treated as a very minor character.

I've always followed the comic book more than the cartoon anyway (though I did enjoy both), so I hope that the filmmakers at least hire Larry Hama on as a consultant.


-G

 

[Bass Puppet]

Ok, I'm not saying that this is gonna suck, but does this contribute to the "Films with no originality so they either have to be something that was popular in the 80's or make a Part 2 of something else" bin? Because it just seems like thats were movies are going these days.

Again, I'm not hating, just wondering.

 

[KenM]

Will it be faithful to the cartoon where NOBODY dies or even gets hit by a bullet? The piolts always ejected to saftey, ect..

 

[Ankh-Morpork Guard]

Good or bad...I'll see it...and I'll sit through it. Though I hope its good!