• Jon M. Chu Returning For 'G.I. Joe 3'

    Director Jon M. Chu was kind of a surprising pick for G.I. Joe: Retaliation back in the day. Sure, he'd had some experience shooting action, but mostly of the dancing variety, in films like Step Up 2: The Streets, Step Up 3D, Justin Bieber: Never Say Never. Not so much the military battle kind. Now…

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  • Bruce Willis Officially Cast In 'G.I. Joe 2: Retaliation' [Update]

    Update: GI Joe 2 star Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has tweeted a confirmation that Bruce Willis has officially signed on to the cast in G.I. Joe 2: Retaliation. Original story follows. Earlier this summer, we briefly mentioned a report that Bruce Willis was at the top of the wishlist for a certain role in G.I. Joe 2:…

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  • Cool Stuff: Plastic Heroes T-Shirt

    Teefury's T-shirt of the day is a design titled Plastic Heroes created by Nova Scotia-based artist PowerPig. The design should bring back memories for anyone who played with action figures growing up in the 1980's. A note from the artist: Today's toys are super detailed and super articulated, and that's cool. Still, they'll never come…

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  • Stephen Sommers Returning To Direct G.I. Joe Sequel

    And now for news that nobody else but me will be excited about. Last we heard about the G.I. Joe sequel, Zombieland writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick were hired to pen the screenplay. It was also assumed that the main cast would be returning, seeing as how they're contractually obligated to do so. Director…

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  • /Filmcast Ep. 62 - G.I. Joe: Rise Of The Cobra (GUEST: Matt Singer From IFC News)

    In this week's episode of the /Filmcast, Dave Chen, Devindra Hardawar and Adam Quigley compare the Watchmen: Director's Cut with the theatrical version, get excited about the distribution prospects for Matthew Vaughn's Kick-Ass, and remember the passing of a great talent. Special guest Matt Singer joins us from IFC News. You can always e-mail us…

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  • VOTD: The Ballad Of GI Joe

    Funny Or Die's GI Joe parody probably has a bigger all-star cast than the actual movie. Written by Daniel Strange & Kevin Umbricht, The Ballad of GI Joe shows us what the GI Joes do in their off time for fun, through a brilliant musical number. The list of stars features include: Laz Alonso as…

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  • Grisly Biopic On "The Ice Man" Now On Ice Due To Channing Tatum's Bad Casting

    For all of the blame being placed on "flyover state people" for the success of G.I. Joe, the most outspoken journo-champions for this trendy daycare fare are based in L.A. and New York. It's one thing to be an adult cashing a check by playing a literal piece of plastic---that is to say: gross---it's another…

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  • G.I. Joe Japanese Movie Trailer: Cobra Commander In Motion!

    ...well, he's almost in motion, anyway. This Japanese trailer for Paramount's upcoming G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra doesn't show a lot of new footage, though what we do see is cut in a hyper-kinetic fashion that does the footage more service than the last domestic trailer. But the highlight here is one brief glimpse…

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  • Rumor: Stephen Sommers Fired From G.I. Joe?

    A number of sites today are pushing forward the story that G.I. Joe director Stephen Sommers has been locked out of the film's editing room, based on a post from film producer Don Murphy's message board (now removed), as noticed by Latino Review. The story is picking up steam, in part thanks to vaguely corroborative…

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  • Video Blog: Summer Movie Preview Part 4 - August 2009

    Steve from Collider is a good friend of mine. At least a few times a week we talk about upcoming movies, TV shows, what gossip each of us have heard, and anything else we might find exciting. Since a number of our conversations cover things you also might find interesting, we’ve decided to start recording…

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  • VOTD: The Thing Tribute With GI Joe Figures

    The Thing Tribute with GI Joe Figures The Pitch: Simon Gesrel and Xavier Ehretsmann created this homage to John Carpenter's The Thing using G.I. Joe action figures. Watch More Cool Videos Here! Video of the Day is a daily feature of /Film showcasing geekarific video creations. Have a video we should be feature on VOTD?…

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  • Cool Stuff: Even Bigger Giant F**king Robots Are Coming Transformers 2 T-Shirt

    For the first Transformers film, Michael Bay printed up crew t-shirts which read "Giant F***ing Robots Are Coming". Bay later released the t-shirt online to fans, with the proceeds going to charity. For Comic Con, Paramount/Dreamworks has printed up a new t-shirt for the sequel: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. The t-shirt reads "EVEN BIGGER…

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  • Paramount To Skip Comic-Con?!

    First (potentially) the actors, and now it looks like Paramount has decided to sit out of this year’s San Diego Comic Con International. A Parmaount spokesman told Anne Thompson that "The timing was off this year." Most of Paramount’s upcoming geek slate isn’t scheduled to hit theaters until 2009. Paramount might still participate with some…

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  • G.I. Joe Movie Poster, New Subtitle "Rise Of Cobra"

    The poster above showcasing actor Channing Tatum as Duke popped up at the Cinema EXPO in Amersterdam, according to Film1. This is the first time we've seen the full title, G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra, for the big budget nostalgia actioner opening Summer 2009. Did anyone see this clip of Joseph Gordon Levitt, who plays…

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  • Cool Stuff: Fan Made G.I. Joe Movie Poster

    Last week a /Film reader named Bruno V submitted a very cool fan-made insert-style poster of The Dark Knight. Bruno has returned with another fan rendering of a poster for Paramount's live-action G.I. Joe Movie. I'm surprised at what he was able to create with the limited images available. Cool Stuff is a daily feature…

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  • Sienna Miller As Bloody Baroness

    IESB got a couple shots of Sienna Miller in costume as the bloodied Baroness in Stephen Sommer's live-action GI Joe movie. Taken on the streets of Prague, where G.I. Joe is currently filming, these photos feature Sienna Miller in skin tight black leather toting a big gun. The Baroness serves as the COBRA Organization's intelligence…

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  • Cool Stuff: Scott Campbell And Dave Chung Artwork

    You might remember Gallery 1988: LA as the art gallery who held the I am 8-bit (video game), Crazy4Cult (Movie), and Stan Lee themed art exhibitions. Their next exhibition begins on May 20th and is called "One to Grow On". The highlights include movie related artwork from Scott Campbell ("Friends with E.T.") and Dave Chung…

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  • First Look: The Cast Of GI Joe [High Res]

    Update: We've updated this story with high resolution photos that Paramount sent us. Paramount has released photos of the cast of Stephen Sommer's live-action G.I. Joe movie. Chris Eccleston as James McCullen Destro XXIV. McCullen's Military Armaments Research System is the largest manufacturer of state-of-the-art weaponry, providing high-tech arms to any side able to meet…

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  • Lorenzo Di Bonaventura Talks GI Joe

    Collider has an extensive interview with G.I. Joe producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura. I've included a few of the newsworthy tidbits below: The film will be rated PG-13 and will feature bloodless violence. Defending the choice of director Stephen Sommers: "He's just... his enthusiasm, his excitement, his sense of adventure, his embracing of the mythology, his…

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  • Page 2 For April 28th 2008

    Here is a round up of stories that just didn't make the /Film front page, or what we like to call.... Page 2! Expect the first reviews of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull on Sunday May 18th at 6:30am-ish eastern time, as that is when press at Cannes will have seen…

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  • Confirmed: Brendan Fraser In GI Joe

    Earlier this month LatinoReview reported that Brendan Fraser had filmed a cameo appearance for Stephen Sommer's G.I. Joe. Newsarama confirmed this story during their New York Comic Con Coverage. Fraser claims that he gets to ride a "bitching three wheeled motorcycle" in the film. His character, Gung Ho, a Village People-looking soldier from the toyline,…

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  • Nanotechnology: Five Reasons Why G.I. Joe Could Actually Be Cool

    Lately, there has been a lot of hate directed towards Paramount's live-action GI Joe film. As you probably know, a huge batch of unfinished unpolished character photos leaked onto the web last week which were deemed disappointing, especially after the official photo releases of Scarlet and Snake Eyes. So I thought I'd take a look…

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  • First Look: The Cast Of GI Joe

    Images Removed at Request from Paramount Last month Paramount released photos of Snake Eyes, earlier this week they released our first look at Scarlett, and now [Link Removed] has apparently gotten an exclusive first look at the cast of Stephen Sommers' GI Joe: Channing Tatum as Duke, Karolina Korkova as Cover Girl, Marlon Wayans as…

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