Two new bits of GI Joe Casting have just hit the interwebs before the upcoming Holiday week.
IESB is reporting that Korean star Byung-hun Lee has been cast as Storm Shadow (aka Tommy S. Arashikage), Snake-Eye’s (Ray Park) brother and rival. He is the only member of the GI Joe team to switch sides several times.
LatinoReview is reporting that Rachel Nichols (Charlie Wilson’s War, Alias) has been cast as Scarlett O’Hara. Ranked Master Sergeant, red-headed Scarlett is the first female character in the GI Joe action figure line. Her weapon of choice is the crossbow, and her specialty is counter intelligence.
G.I. Joe is scheduled to hit theaters on August 7th 2009.
December 18th, 2007 at 8:11 pm
Byung-hun Lee is very cool. First Rain, now him. Korean stars are starting to make small splashes.
December 18th, 2007 at 9:24 pm
hmm he will need to bulk up a little but other than that they both seem to look their parts. Not sure how their acting ability is but hopefully they’re pretty good.
April 15th, 2008 at 10:38 am
I really can’t see Ray Park as Snake-Eyes. First he is to short, second Snakes is American. As for Storm Shadow they should have asked the actor who played the son in the Last Samurai to be Stormie. In closing I don’t think I’m going to see this film any movie that has Marlyn Wayans in it just doesn’t have any crediability in my book.