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Finally! Proof That 'G.I. Joe' Will Suck
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While G.I. Joe certainly isn't the first movie to use Slurpee straws as a marketing tool, when you take into consideration all the bad buzz that's been following the flick around for the past several months, it's almost as if Paramount handed this joke to us all on a silver platter. Yes, those of you lucky enough to suck down your slurpee through one of these special straws will get the chance to own a limited edition G.I. Joe straw figure, complete with its own easy-to-make-fun-of awkward pose. There's four all together, and fans will get to choose from Snake Eyes, Duke, Storm Shadow and the Baroness. I actually think the Snake Eyes one is pretty cool (though Snake Eyes is always cool), but I honestly have no idea what's going on with the other characters. I mean, Duke looks like he's either praying or attempting to squeeze one out. You tell me ...
One imagines you'll be able to find these straws at your local 7-Eleven once we inch closer to the film's August 7 release date. Check out larger images of all four characters below.
[via Topless Robot]
Watch This: Toy Movies
Filed under: Fandom », Trailers and Clips »
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This summer we're getting two giant films based on toys we grew up with in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen and G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra. But what about all those other toy movies in the works? What will they look like, and which directors will take on the tough task of adapting those properties that just don't lend themselves to big-budgeted feature films? Well, cartoonist Dan Meth, better known as the dude behind The Trilogy Meter and the Futuristic Timeline (which we just featured yesterday), has created another winner in this little animated short called Toy Movies from our good friends at Atom.com. Essentially, Meth imagines what some of the more famous old school toys would look like if they were adapted for the big screen by some of today's more interesting directors.
Featured in the video after the jump we have:
- Care Bears vs. My Little Pony: The Wreckoning
- John Lithgow in David Cronenberg's Cabbage Patch Kids
- Wes Anderson's Teddy Ruxpin
- Peter Jackson's The Smurfs
- David Lynch's Koosh Ball
- Ron Howard's Play-Doh Fun Factory
- John Carpenter's ALF
'G.I. Joe' Director Fired? Biggest Stinker of 2009? Do Tell!
Filed under: Action », RumorMonger », Celebrities and Controversy », Fandom », Comic/Superhero/Geek »
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It's no secret around these parts that G.I. Joe is -- how shall we say ... the one-legged monkey of this summer's crop of movies. Already the butt of lots of jokes online and off, G.I. Joe and its small amount of marketing materials (including a trailer or two and 578 character posters) haven't exactly impressed more than four people (and some suggest those four people don't even really exist). Now I really hate to crap on a film before it hits theaters because a lot of people worked hard to make the thing and a whole ton of money was spent in the process, but the news just doesn't seem to get better when it comes to the live-action G.I. Joe adaptation no one really asked for.
The latest comes from a message board poster over at producer (and Cinematical's number one fan) Don Murphy's site. Latino Review found the post, which goes into lots of detail regarding G.I. Joe director Stephen Sommers and how he was canned and replaced with a "fixer" director after the film tested poorly. Normally a message board poster wouldn't be the greatest source for a story like this, but LR did some checking with people and say it's the truth. Of course Paramount will try to deny there's anything going on here (which kinda reminds me of all the hoopla surrounding Lexi Alexander on Punisher: War Zone), but if it is indeed true, then it kinda looks like Cobra is going to fall before they get to rise.
But give it two years for the bad taste to go away, and I'm sure someone will try to reboot the franchise. Read the detailed message board post after the jump. G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra hits theaters on August 7.
UPDATE: Producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura spoke to Latino Review and claims there's no truth whatsoever to this story. Read his response over here.
MTV Movie Awards Clips: 'Transformers, 'G.I. Joe' and More
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Above: MTV revealed the first clear shot of The Fallen in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Oh, admit it -- you totally watched the MTV Movie Awards last night because you're secretly obsessed with Robert Pattinson and you knew they'd be overdosing on the poor guy since MTV is fastly becoming the All Twilight Network. In case you missed some (or all) of the action, here are the new clips they aired, as well as a little of the show itself.
First up is that clip from Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. MTV took it down for some reason, but Trailer Addict has it up in decent quality. Essentially, Sam and Mikaela are hiding from a whole fleet of Decepticons, and when Sam destroys some weird looking mosquito/satellite bot, all hell breaks loose. Check it out below.
Head after the jump for much more ...
Marlon Wayans is About to Get ... Biblical?
Filed under: Comedy », Casting », Deals »
I like to think of The Wayans family as the Osmonds of comedy (no seriously, hear me out). They might not be for everyone, but there must be someone out there who enjoys what they do because they keep making movies, and people keep going to see them. If you don't believe me, then tell me how else would Marlon Wayans have managed to get Dance Flick into theaters this May? But this Wayans has been branching out lately, beyond his usual 'low-brow' comedies, and his next flick (according to The Hollywood Reporter) will see him working double duty to produce and star in the feature film version of The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to follow the Bible as Literally as Possible by A. J. Jacobs.If you grew up in even a vaguely Christian family (personally I come from a religion so laid back it won't even commit to the concept of a virgin birth), you are probably familiar with the usual rules of 'thou shalt not steal, kill, covet' -- you know, the biggies. But Jacob's book centers on his attempt to follow all the rules and guidelines he could find in the Bible -- which, as it turns out it, is much more complicated that those Ten Commandments would have you believe.
Julian Farino (Entourage) is already slated to direct Jay Reiss' script, and even though Jacob's book has the makings of a great film, the big question still remains: Will it be great in the hands of the man who made White Chicks?
The Toys to Movies Trend -- Kitschy or Annoying?
Filed under: Fandom », Fan Rant »
By now you've probably heard that Tom Hanks is looking to play an astronaut action figure -- which is either charming, or meta, or a sign that the universe is collapsing in on itself somehow. To be fair, though, Hanks' Major Matt Mason project (read more about it over on Variety) is the only one I can find it in my heart to forgive, mostly because he brought his own collection to the pitch meeting ... and a Mason figure flew with John Glenn on that final 1998 mission.
Nevertheless, I'm absolutely sick of the toy-to-movie trend. Transformers, He-Man, G.I. Joe, Stretch Armstrong ... they just keep coming. At first I was willing to excuse them because of how comforting it is to engage in childhood nostalgia -- and had it been limited to say, Mason and Transformers, I would defend them to even the most bitter critic. But now I'm rolling my eyes, and finding it all beyond silly. If it continues, I'm going to find it downright scary. Just how long are we going to cling to childhood? (And yes, I realize this is probably a bit rich coming from someone who enjoys her dose of Marvel.)
I'm also annoyed that all of these movies are themed around boy toys. Girls had their share of iconic 80s toys too, you know. If you're going to take Stretch Armstrong seriously as a character, where the hell is Strawberry Shortcake or Rainbow Brite? Where's She-Ra? Yes, these would make terrible movies that not even I, out of a wish to remember my stolen Rainbow Brite, would see ... but could they really be any more terrible than Stretch Armstrong? (Actually, I think She-Ra could be made watchable. Couldn't they green light it based purely on cleavage potential?)
I just hope they stop while they're ahead. And by that, I mean I hope they stop before they get to Teddy Ruxpin. He scared the crap out of me.
Nevertheless, I'm absolutely sick of the toy-to-movie trend. Transformers, He-Man, G.I. Joe, Stretch Armstrong ... they just keep coming. At first I was willing to excuse them because of how comforting it is to engage in childhood nostalgia -- and had it been limited to say, Mason and Transformers, I would defend them to even the most bitter critic. But now I'm rolling my eyes, and finding it all beyond silly. If it continues, I'm going to find it downright scary. Just how long are we going to cling to childhood? (And yes, I realize this is probably a bit rich coming from someone who enjoys her dose of Marvel.)
I'm also annoyed that all of these movies are themed around boy toys. Girls had their share of iconic 80s toys too, you know. If you're going to take Stretch Armstrong seriously as a character, where the hell is Strawberry Shortcake or Rainbow Brite? Where's She-Ra? Yes, these would make terrible movies that not even I, out of a wish to remember my stolen Rainbow Brite, would see ... but could they really be any more terrible than Stretch Armstrong? (Actually, I think She-Ra could be made watchable. Couldn't they green light it based purely on cleavage potential?)
I just hope they stop while they're ahead. And by that, I mean I hope they stop before they get to Teddy Ruxpin. He scared the crap out of me.
First Look: Destro from 'G.I. Joe'
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Note: The original photo was removed at the studio's request
We've seen character photos and watched a quick Superbowl trailer, but we still haven't got a good feel for this summer's G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. One missing ingredient thus far has been the masked leader of M.A.R.S. Destro, played in the movie by Christopher Eccleston -- and while we've seen an image of Eccleston, we haven't seen him in full Destro mode. Now, Topless Robot brings us a screencap (from a new full-length trailer?) of Destro, and it's our first full look at the live-action version of the classic Joe villain. (See image above of Destro in mask and without mask.)
Here's some juice on Destro via Wiki: "He wears a mask forged from Beryllium Steel, a tradition dating back to the English Civil War, when an ancestor of his was caught selling weapons to both sides. Forced to wear a steel mask for his crimes (neither side wanted to execute the ancestor because they still wanted the weapons he sold), the Destro clan has since turned it into a symbol of pride, passing it down from father to son for over 20 generations. Destro's key characteristics are his sense of honor, a calm demeanor, and love for COBRA's second-in-command, the Baroness. As a businessman, Destro is cutthroat and unyielding. He uses his own troops, the Iron Grenadiers, and hires mercenaries to stir up conflict in dangerous regions, then sells weapons to those armies. Continuing a tradition started by the first masked Destro, he will even sell to both sides of the same war."
Keep in mind this isn't the best look, but it's something. An image of the Destro toy was also released online this past week (see gallery below), and that may give you a better idea of what to expect from the baddie. Hopefully they'll make him look pretty cool -- what do you think? G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra hits theaters on August 7.
Superbowl Spots: 'Year One', 'Land of the Lost', Pixar's 'Up' and More!
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Tomorrow's much-anticipated Superbowl movie trailers are beginning to arrive online, with G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra and Race to Witch Mountain landing earlier today (and yesterday), and now we have new previews for Year One, Land of the Lost and Pixar's Up. First we have Year One, which I don't believe is a Superbowl spot because it's over two minutes long -- but it's definitely our first look at the flick, which stars Jack Black and Michael Cera as a couple of moronic hunter/gatherer's living during biblical times. Watch as both Black and Cera stumble across two legendary feuding brothers, played by David Cross and Paul Rudd. Produced by Judd Apatow, and directed by Harold Ramis, Year One hits theaters on June 19.
And the actual 60-second spot is here
Next we have Land of the Lost, starring Will Ferrell, Danny McBride and Anna Friel. Based on the classic TV show, Ferrell plays a scientist who's sucked back through time and into some alternate universe where all sorts of funky creatures reside. Personally, I think this one looks real fun -- c'mon, Ferrell and McBride together on screen can only produce awesomeness times twelve. It's in the rule book! Land of the Lost hits theaters on June 5.
Brendan Fraser Fighting Cute Critters
Filed under: Comedy », Casting », Family Films »
I mean this is the nicest way possible, but what the hell has happened to Brendan Fraser? Let's all think back to the year 1998 when I was convinced Fraser was going to get the credit as an actor he so deserved after starring in Gods and Monsters. Then, when he took his spot as Indiana Jones' heir apparent in The Mummy, it seemed like he was slated to be the next big thing. But, here we are 10 years later, and let's just say I'm glad I didn't put any money on my earlier claims. Fraser has been happy to hang in the kiddie flick ghetto, and judging by this latest announcement, he has no plans on leaving any time soon. Variety reports that the man has just signed to star in the family-friendly flick Furry Vengeance for Summit Entertainment (since I will give credit where credit is due, I have to admit I do like the title).Fraser will star as a land developer whose new subdivision encroaches on a band of angry critters out in the wilds of Oregon. Michael Carnes and Josh Gilbert (Mr. Woodcock) wrote the script, and Roger Kumble (College Road Trip) will direct. Considering the director and the writers are famous for slightly raunchier comedies, you have to wonder what inspired them to take a walk on the 'G' side of life.
Fraser will be heading back to drama soon enough, as he has signed to star alongside Harrison Ford in the medical drama, Crowley. Not to mention, there is talk that Fraser will be popping up in G.I. Joe later this summer, too. So while I've got nothing against family films, there is still a big part of me that hopes Fraser decides to pick more projects that require a little less mugging and a lot more acting.
Furry Vengeance will start production this summer.
New 'G.I. Joe' Posters -- Now with More Torso!
Filed under: Action », Paramount », Movie Marketing », Comic/Superhero/Geek », Posters »
Making a great movie poster is an art, but making a so-so one? That seems to be something that any studio can do. There are now four new character posters for the feature film version of the Real American Hero, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, and for those of you who were disappointed after only receiving head shots in the last round of one-sheets -- well, you aren't going to be much happier (that is, unless you have a torso fetish). The latest batch (see below) showcase Duke, Ripcord, Snake Eyes, Scarlett and The Baroness all in their best leather fightin' gear, which might not be much to write home about, although, I'm sure fanboys will be pleased with the tight leather outfits sported by Scarlett (Rachel Nichols) and The Baroness (Sienna Miller).G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra is set ten years in the future, and, like the title says, will center on the origins of the Cobra Organization. It would seem that it will be origin stories all around, as Stuart Beattie's script also puts Duke (Channing Tatum) and Ripcord (Marlon Wayans) at the center of the action with their induction into the Joe team.
You would think that for a film expected to be a big hit this summer, there would be a little more 'oomph' injected into their marketing. But, I guess it wasn't meant to be ... yet ... and for now we're going to have to suck it up and deal with all these posters. However, there is one notable exception in all of the posters so far, and it is probably the one fans are most anxious about: good old Cobra Commander himself (as played by *
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra will arrive in theaters on August 7, 2009. Check out the new and old posters below.
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