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post #1 of 153
3/6/07 at 11:12pm
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From toonzone.net:
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Lorenzo di Bonaventura, currently finishing work on the upcoming Transformers live action movie, has indicated that he plans to begin work on a G.I. Joe live action movie. The movie would be set before the timeline of the cartoon, depicting the rise of C.O.B.R.A.

di Bonaventura has tenatively recruited Mark Whalberg...to star as Duke. IESB caught up with Whalberg and he had this to say, "You know what, I'll do whatever Lorenzo wants me to do; it really depends on the script, obviously, but it's a cool idea. He says it's going to be kick ass, so yeah. But he's already putting that out there, so who knows. He knows how to get me to say 'yes.'" The actor and producer have previously worked together on Four Brothers and the soon to come Shooter.

As planed right now the film would include Destro and Stormshadow from the ranks of C.O.B.R.A. as well as Hawk and Snake Eyes from the Joe side. No filming or release dates have been announced.
post #2 of 153
3/7/07 at 12:42pm

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That could be very cool, obviously easier/cheaper to make than the Transformers, being that at least the GI Joe characters are humans. It would have to be set apart from any other war/action movie by incorporating an element of sci-fi with COBRA. They weren't just regular bad guys. Many cobra characters were either mutated, or cyborgs, or something else entirely, while GI Joe characters were just regular "joes" (pardon the pun).
As long as it doesn't get ridiculous and campy (Van Dammes "Street Fighter" comes to mind).
It needs to be serious and violent...not for kids.
post #3 of 153
3/8/07 at 11:05am

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Lorenzo has said far too many things about a proposed Joe film that has me worried and shocked. I remember when he said there would be no COBRA (as in a worldwide terrorist organization) and that "Cobra" would instead be a single person(!) That wasn't too long ago.

Wahlberg would be seriously miscast as Duke. Duke, in my eyes, has always been Kurt Russell.
post #4 of 153
3/8/07 at 11:28am

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It needs to be serious and violent...not for kids.

But, to many people, G.I. Joe is associated as a toy/cartoon line for kids (even if they are military related). I think PG-13 is an appropriate rating for the movie.
post #5 of 153
3/8/07 at 1:03pm

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Well, whatever they do, they HAVE to work something like this in there!
http://youtube.com/watch?v=6C53OYwOwlQ

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3/8/07 at 1:12pm

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Originally Posted by Michael Allred
Lorenzo has said far too many things about a proposed Joe film that has me worried and shocked. I remember when he said there would be no COBRA (as in a worldwide terrorist organization) and that "Cobra" would instead be a single person(!) That wasn't too long ago.

Actually, just yesterday http://www.latinoreview.com/news.php?id=1566
Near the bottom... he really does seem to hate COBRA.
post #7 of 153
3/8/07 at 1:19pm

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I worry about this. A lot. I also read there would be international problems with the name GI Joe so it would have to be changed to Action Man or some other dopey thing like that. http://www.darkhorizons.com/news07/070307k.php

I'm very worried about this movie. There's a lot I can stomach, but this is an action movie through and through. You can't take the terrorists out of GI Joe and keep it GI Joe (COBRA IS an international terrorist organization determined to rule the world, after all).
post #8 of 153
3/8/07 at 3:31pm

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I pray to GOD that this film is NEVER made. Please, never ever let this movie go before the cameras. It will never be done right.
post #9 of 153
3/9/07 at 5:55am

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It needs to be serious and violent...not for kids.
This will never happen. The toy company owns the rights and the movie would be a showcase for new product.
post #10 of 153
3/9/07 at 6:58am

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Actually, just yesterday http://www.latinoreview.com/news.php?id=1566
Near the bottom... he really does seem to hate COBRA.

He hates them because he just doesn't get it.

First of all, a worldwide terrorist organization is not exactly far fetched. Lorenzo apparently doesn't have the intelligence to make a parallel between COBRA and Osama bin Laden's group of a-holes. Sure COBRA doesn't have the radical religious aspect behind it but that doesn't change the one overriding fact that both want a new world order. Lorenzo seems to think that if you include COBRA, you must present them like the cartoon did which is funny since he talks about changing material all the time...why can't he see this then?

Second, is the name "GI Joe" solidly identified 100% with being American? I always looked at the Joe team as being made up of various ethnicities and cultures so why change the name? If you're going to use Bush as a reason then there's no reason to change the name for use in America. Besides, "Action Man" is so friggin' generic.

"GI Joe" is the ONE property I have looked forward to the most. It was my favorite toy/cartoon growing up and as I've gotten older, I've seen (in my head) how it could be done with a great deal of realism but retain the fun and humor we came to love but what I'm hearing is that Lorenzo is so far off the mark that any movie he's associated with will not remotely resemble the property...making changes for the sake of making changes.

In answer to another poster here, a Joe movie could easily be a PG-13 film and do justice to the characters, there's no need for an R or anything like that.
post #11 of 153
3/9/07 at 11:41am

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Originally Posted by Michael Allred
He hates them because he just doesn't get it.

First of all, a worldwide terrorist organization is not exactly far fetched. Lorenzo apparently doesn't have the intelligence to make a parallel between COBRA and Osama bin Laden's group of a-holes. Sure COBRA doesn't have the radical religious aspect behind it but that doesn't change the one overriding fact that both want a new world order. Lorenzo seems to think that if you include COBRA, you must present them like the cartoon did which is funny since he talks about changing material all the time...why can't he see this then?

Second, is the name "GI Joe" solidly identified 100% with being American? I always looked at the Joe team as being made up of various ethnicities and cultures so why change the name? If you're going to use Bush as a reason then there's no reason to change the name for use in America. Besides, "Action Man" is so friggin' generic.

"GI Joe" is the ONE property I have looked forward to the most. It was my favorite toy/cartoon growing up and as I've gotten older, I've seen (in my head) how it could be done with a great deal of realism but retain the fun and humor we came to love but what I'm hearing is that Lorenzo is so far off the mark that any movie he's associated with will not remotely resemble the property...making changes for the sake of making changes.

In answer to another poster here, a Joe movie could easily be a PG-13 film and do justice to the characters, there's no need for an R or anything like that.

BECAUSE KNOWING IS HALF THE BATTLE!
post #12 of 153
3/9/07 at 11:45am

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post #13 of 153
3/10/07 at 8:30am
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It needs to be serious and violent...not for kids.

This will never happen. The toy company owns the rights and the movie would be a showcase for new product.

The Transformers movie just barely escaped getting an R rating:
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...[A] cut of the [Transformers] film went to the MPAA and came back with big rated R attached. Not because of sex or language, but because of intense action and violence...
Spielberg came to the rescue and went in to argue his point and got it knocked down to a PG-13.
post #14 of 153
3/29/07 at 1:55pm

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eeeeerrrrrrr. ummmmmmmmm. hate to agree with Lorenzo here...... but.

after reading this thread i went and watched some old archived G.I. Joe cartoons. Actually i watched the first six.

OMG. Nostalgia is where this memory should have stayed.

Unless some huge tweaking is done for a live action version there is no way you could take the cherished memory that we have of this beloved series and make a direct translation. It was so comical to the point of being so bad its good.

people, if you haven't done so go back and look at the series and see if your viewpoints change.
post #15 of 153
3/29/07 at 2:08pm

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Originally Posted by Diallo B
after reading this thread i went and watched some old archived G.I. Joe cartoons. Actually i watched the first six.

I agree about the cartoon (even as a kid I thought the notion of war without any casualties at all was patronizing) but I would recommend reading some of the old Marvel comics instead. Despite having to work around all the toy company demands, the comics had a nice edge to them. I have these vague memories of this one issue in which Quick Kick and a few other Joes die trying to escape from a Cobra POW camp...
post #16 of 153
3/29/07 at 6:01pm

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If they're going to be doing live-action movies based on Hasbro properties, I would want to see a "Jem And The Holograms" movie. Sorry, I was never much of a "G.I Joe" person, but I think I would enjoy a "Jem" movie.

Sincerely,

John Kilduff...

I guess I'm rather iconoclastic that way.
post #17 of 153
3/29/07 at 8:07pm

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Like I've been telling all of my friends, if the Transformers is a hit at the box office (and chances are it will be), not only will you get the obvious sequel, but G.I. Joe and especially the Thundercats won't be too far behind.

As a matter of fact, I can already see in the following years to come, Hollywood will start mining the old 80's cartoons for ideas. And once they go through the 80's cartoons, Anime will be next. Could a Dragon Ball Z or Trigun live action movie be in pipline in the years to come? I think so.

To be honest, with current emphasis on fantasy films (e.g. Lord of the Rings, Bridge to Terabithia, and Harry Potter), filming a Thundercats movie and an updated Masters of Universe film is definitely feasible.
post #18 of 153
3/30/07 at 6:15am

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Originally Posted by CoreyII
Like I've been telling all of my friends, if the Transformers is a hit at the box office (and chances are it will be), not only will you get the obvious sequel, but G.I. Joe and especially the Thundercats won't be too far behind.

As a matter of fact, I can already see in the following years to come, Hollywood will start mining the old 80's cartoons for ideas. And once they go through the 80's cartoons, Anime will be next. Could a Dragon Ball Z or Trigun live action movie be in pipline in the years to come? I think so.

To be honest, with current emphasis on fantasy films (e.g. Lord of the Rings, Bridge to Terabithia, and Harry Potter), filming a Thundercats movie and an updated Masters of Universe film is definitely feasible.

Film technology these days can actually produce these films but doesn't mean it should. I'm on the fence with this one leaning towards not having this film made.

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I agree about the cartoon (even as a kid I thought the notion of war without any casualties at all was patronizing) but I would recommend reading some of the old Marvel comics instead. Despite having to work around all the toy company demands, the comics had a nice edge to them. I have these vague memories of this one issue in which Quick Kick and a few other Joes die trying to escape from a Cobra POW camp...

Patronizing yes, and without reading the comics book mentioned the closest thing to death was Duke when he took the spear for his brother in the animated movie. For a live action movie you can either kill them off during battle or add scenes were the wounded is carried off in a slightly incapacitated manner. That just won't work for me. Looking at the Transformers trailer, it looks like some folk actually die which drives me to really wanting to see the Transformer movie.
post #19 of 153
5/21/07 at 7:38pm

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A new script review and it gets an F!!

http://www.latinoreview.com/scriptreview.php?id=62

COBRA is no longer the villain. Instead it's... COOL DUDE!!
post #20 of 153
5/21/07 at 8:24pm

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Masters of the Universe WAS a movie, and it was TERRIBLE.

Here are some other properties that could be touched:

Shirt Tales, Smurfs (I think this one is actually happening).. GI Joe the movie just seems like a potential disaster.
post #21 of 153
5/21/07 at 8:27pm

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That was hilarious! Talk about tearing someone a new asshole.

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That is pretty much it for now. I hated what Skip Woods did to G.I. JOE so passionately that I burned the script in my barbecue over the weekend. I am trying to erase the memory that I wasted two hours reading the biggest and most disrespectful piece of shit script I have ever reviewed for this column.
post #22 of 153
5/22/07 at 10:44pm

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Geeze.

Listen to the man. Dump that script and bring on a more appropriate writer. I hope this doesn't turn into the MARINE.

And Destro better be in this movie ... cause if he's not ...
post #23 of 153
8/25/07 at 10:35am
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Mummy's Sommers to Direct G.I. Joe

From AWN:
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Stephen Sommers (THE MUMMY) has signed on to direct a live-action feature version of G.I. JOE for Paramount Pictures.... The studio is aggressively looking for a screenwriter and hopes to start production in February, eyeing summer 2009 for a release.

VARIETY reports that Sommers was hired in the room after pitching his version of the film to Paramount chairman/CEO Brad Grey and production president Brad Weston Wednesday night.

Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Hasbro COO Brian Goldner are the producers alongside Sommers and Sommers Co. partner Bob Ducsay.

Touted as a mix between X-MEN and JAMES BOND, the latest version of the G.I. JOE mythology sees the G.I. Joe unit (which stands for Global Integrated Joint Operating Entity) based in Brussels as a co-ed force using hi-tech weapons to fight the evil organization Cobra.

At least Cobra is in there now.
post #24 of 153
8/25/07 at 6:44pm

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He ruined the Univeral Monsters and now he will ruin GI Joe.
post #25 of 153
8/25/07 at 8:59pm

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Brussels, wtf. I'm comfortable saying this early that I can live without a GIJoe movie.
post #26 of 153
8/26/07 at 5:05am

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..[A] cut of the [Transformers] film went to the MPAA and came back with big rated R attached. Not because of sex or language, but because of intense action and violence...
Spielberg came to the rescue and went in to argue his point and got it knocked down to a PG-13.
Its one thing to see giant robots bashing the crap out of other. Its another to see people doing the same thing and keep it PG13. This is a movie that will satisfy no one.
post #27 of 153
8/26/07 at 6:29am

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I loved GI Joe as a kid. I'm not dying to see a Joe movie, but if I did, this sounds like exactly what I wouldn't want.

The history of GI Joe is American (General Issue Joe [our most common name]), although the concept is country-less (since the Joes are saving "the world"). Still, they are already ignoring the history of the name. And Brussels?

This is not a film I would have much interest in in the first place - but everything I've heard sounds terrible. All they want is the name for marketing...they seem to be making a generic military/spy/superhero movie. And hoping GI Joe brings in a few extra bucks.

Sounds terrible.
post #28 of 153
8/27/07 at 12:05am

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Global Integrated Joint Operating Entity


LOL!!!!!!!!!!
post #29 of 153
8/27/07 at 5:40am

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I'm just hoping Stephen Sommers doesn't ruin my favorite childhood show/action figures...
post #30 of 153
8/27/07 at 10:39am

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There's a problem with the franchise right there. The cartoon fans wouldn't want the comic version to be the basis, and vice versa.
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