Sequel news! Jon M. Chu is assembling the cast for G.I. Joe 2: Cobra Strikes like a kid lining up action figure purchases after Comic Con. (Too labored? Sorry. I'm trying to work out of that SDCC mentality.) He's got Channing Tatum, Ray Park and Lee Byun-hun returning from the first film, and Dwayne Johnson,…
Read MoreJon M. Chu and the producers of G.I. Joe: Cobra Strikes keep expanding the cast of the Joe sequel. They've retained a few actors from the first film: Channing Tatum, Ray Park and Byung Hun-lee, and have roped in a couple of significant new cast members, notably Dwayne Johnson as Roadblock. RZA is on board,…
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UPDATE: Dwayne Johnson fully confirmed this casting today via Twitter, saying "It's official: Call the Pentagon, get me my big ass gun - Rocks a JOE!." The original article from June 6 follows (with edits removing the then rumored title of "Cobra Strikes.") Next summer's sequel to G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra now has…
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So there will be a sequel to G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, possibly subtitled Cobra Strikes. That naturally led to supposition that Joseph Gordon-Levitt might return as Cobra Commander. Given that most of the characters from the first film are said to be no-shows this time (Storm Shadow, Snake Eyes and Duke are the…
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