Author: Umbrax
Dennis Quaid Joins the Joes!
Tuesday, January 29th, 2008 @ 8:55 am
Dennis Quaid has been cast to play the part of General Hawk in G.I. Joe. Also, the second villain has been cast for the movie. Arnold Vosloo will play Zartan.
Dennis Quaid and Channing Tatum have been set as the leads in Paramount’s actioner “G.I. Joe.”Quaid will play General Hawk, the grizzled team leader and Tatum will play Duke Hauser, the lead soldier in the Stephen Sommers-directed film, which is scheduled to shoot next month in L.A. Pic is set for release on Aug. 7, 2009.
variety.comStephen Sommers has cast Arnold Vosloo to play Zartan, a mercenary who works with Destro and Cobra. He is one of the main villains in the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero comic and animated series.
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Both casting choices give G.I. Joe some much needed acting cred. The Variety article also confirms that Marlon Wayans will be playing Ripcord.
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January 29th, 2008 at 9:28 am
Wow!! I have to admit that i’m impressed. I really like the image I get of Quaid in the film as Hawk. Not to mention Arnold Vosloo as Zartan. My instinctive reaction is that will work really well. Much needed acting cred’ is right. What do you think the level of realism will be in this flick? I mean given current events being what they are?
January 29th, 2008 at 9:44 am
From what I understand the movie will be taking place in the “near” future. I think that is pretty smart as it would avoid current events like the WoT and US elections.
The Joe movie has already been the target of left vs right politics. The more the movie stays away from that the more I’ll like it.
This setting should also give some cool tech for the Joes to use.
January 29th, 2008 at 9:49 am
That’s a good point about how it would be less interesting/fun with real world politics involved. Do you think it’s going to be a hard hitting military action flick or will it take itself a little less seriously?
January 29th, 2008 at 9:57 am
Hasbro’s Brian Goldner is pretty enthusiastic about the movie and wants a Cobra vs G.I. Joe story like the Marvel comics. he’s even hinted at taking plots from the comics. That being said I guess we can expect the movie to feel like the comic.
Here is a link to the Goldner interview.
http://thebraxcave.com/2007/06/29/gijoe-movie-news/
January 30th, 2008 at 9:49 am
I cant wait Im going to see it even if it flops but I have my fingers crossed. I am a huge Joe fan.
January 30th, 2008 at 11:27 am
Ray Park as Snake-eyes is enough to get me to see it opening night. Everything else will be icing on the cake
January 31st, 2008 at 3:52 am
wow, i think it might be easier to start reporting who ISN’T in the new GI Joe flick.
January 31st, 2008 at 9:07 am
lol
The cast is getting pretty big, isn’t it?
February 11th, 2008 at 2:47 am
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