More like 90%. Yup, I'm out.
Yo No! - Jon Cu to direct GI Joe 2
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More like 90%. Yup, I'm out.
bah, somebody hotter for Lady Jaye. It'll be fine.
Seconded.
Didn't Lady Jaye kinda take over for Scarlett in the original cartoon series at one point or at least get in more screentime than Scarlett after awhile? They could be following an idea of having Duke and Snake Eyes being the core of team, while keeping the cast number the same from the first film by introducing more Joes like Lady Jaye, Flint, Gung-ho, etc.
there's a report in today's Daily Mirror (UK paper for the foreigners) that Sienna Miller is said to be glad she's not coming back for 2, calling 1 'GI Joke' and said she was cast without Stephen Sommers meeting her, which she called 'a mistake' as she said the first thing he said to her was 'you're short'...
Not too surprising about Sienna Miller.
They could easily recast the part of the Baroness or introduce a new character to take her place, IMO. But in a way, her story could have finished at the end of the first movie anyway...
They could easily recast the part of the Baroness or introduce a new character to take her place, IMO. But in a way, her story could have finished at the end of the first movie anyway...
I already read an article last week where Sienna Miller confirmed she won't be back. Something about how she didn't like being an action movie character and felt really uncomfortable having to wear her outfit and do fighting moves because it's not really her thing and she'd rather do theatre right now (rather than any movies, not just G.I. Joe).
I don't think it matters since the first movie movie ruined her character anyway by making her switch to the good side at the end. How stupid was that? Isn't she the main villain behind Cobra Commander and Destro? Her character's arc was perhaps the most ill-conceived of the movie. Tricked by Cobra Commander her brother to fight against Duke her boyfriend, only to wind up on Duke's side at the end? LAME.
I don't think it matters since the first movie movie ruined her character anyway by making her switch to the good side at the end. How stupid was that? Isn't she the main villain behind Cobra Commander and Destro? Her character's arc was perhaps the most ill-conceived of the movie. Tricked by Cobra Commander her brother to fight against Duke her boyfriend, only to wind up on Duke's side at the end? LAME.
i actually figured 2 would kick off with the nanomites reasserting themselves and her going bad and freeing Destro and Cobra Commander from the Flagg. possibly in an all-action, balls-to-the-wall sequence which shows how badass Baroness is.
It seems you can add Rachel Nicols to the list that won't be back. I saw the trektoday story where she tweeted that the only characters returning will be Storm Shadow, Duke, and Snake Eyes. What the hell is the point of doing this without the characters from the first movie? Or the actors? This just became something to pass on.
I realize that there are plenty of other characters that they could introduce (I would love seeing Lady Jayne for example) but it seems rather pointless doing a sequel while you spent the majority of the first one building up both sides with the ones in that movie.
It's not so much recasting it's the total elimination of entire characters if we believe Rachel's tweet (assuming she's read the script already). Of course they could recast the roles but that doesn't seem like what they're doing at all.
Agreed. To the point, it's not just that characters are not returning, it's which characters that are the issue here. To draw the analogy, if you were to create a sequel to 2009's Star Trek, but for no reason Spock and McCoy weren't going to be in the movie, it would be a let down because they are crucial components to the movie. There would probably be less of an impact if say, Chekov was left out of the story and replaced with Arex or something.
Well, in a real sense, Duke and Snake Eyes really are the heart of the G.I. Joe toylines since '82, IMO. Storm Shadow may even rank above Scarlett in that regard (in the latest line of G.I. Joe toys, Scarlett has been absent since '09 with no planned appearance thus far for '11). If Hasbro is pushing a wish-list of things they want from the movie, that could extend to characters that sell better as toys...
First footage and the trailer debuts on Monday. I'm kind of interested in this now.
http://collider.com/g-i-joe-2-retaliation-footage/131723/
http://collider.com/g-i-joe-2-retaliation-footage/131723/
I always though that Sienna Miller As Baroness was one of the best things in the whole first movie.
She certainly was one of the best actors in the film and did a good job in her role
It is a pity that not even Scarlett wont be returning
Its funny that we do get to see that wooden/boring Tatum back as Duke.
I am looking forward of seeing the trailer, too.
It is good to see The Rock and Bruce Willis in this one..and I am curious to see how Palicki will look like as Lady Jayne
Uhhh.... Because we're not the one ponying up 100s of millions of dollars?
I do?
The last movie did 300-million, I doubt that was a concern of theirs.
As companies tend to do in a Capitalist society.
This is how Hollywood has operated for..., well, forever.
Haven't forgotten. Don't care.
Pretty sure Abrams is slated to direct that too per contract.
That's the footage contained in the link I posted above 
