GI Joe Movie Updates

The first pictures of Snake Eyes has been released. Ray Parks plays the mute ninja.

That Ray Parks is a good looking man. I can tell from all of his movies.

Meanwhile, Joseph Gordon-Levitt (pops) is going to play Cobra Commander. (3rd Rock from the Sun, The Lookout, Brick) is going to play Cobra Commander. Originally, there wasn't even going to BE a Cobra Commander.

If you read any further you'll be spoiled on what the filmmakers may be trying to make the big twist of the film.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt's character is Duke's best friend... and he's also Cobra Commander. It would appear that the character was a former Joe who went to the old dark side and started the whole Cobra terrorist organization. I have grown to like Joseph Gordon-Levitt and think he's developing into a terrific actor, but have to wonder if this paycheck is worth it to play Cobra Commander. A goofy role on the best of days. Perhaps this cash will allow him to do more intriguing films, like Brick or The Lookout.

I just don't see why Cobra Commander needs to be Duke's best friend - can't an anti-terrorism task force just be up against a bunch of terrorists? A pre-existing relationship between the good guys and a gang of killer international terrorists is a little too stupid... even for a movie that is based on a doll for boys in the 60's, that was brought back to counter Star Wars as a cartoon in the 80's, to sell 3 3/4 inch toys for little boys.

Meanwhile Hasbro - the maker of those toys, have been putting out 25th Anniversary versions of the old 80's stuff, and in anticipation of the new live action movie - have some new updated toys for the 35 year olds who already bought those toys the first time around - and have added the Weather Dominator and the MASS Device from the original 5 part mini-series cartoons.
If you ever saw the 5 part mini-series BEFORE the run of the regular series in 1983, there were always three major components that (conveniently) broke apart in the first episode and were thrown to three completely different corners of the earth - typically in locals that highlighted a new Joe and his/her vehicle. For example Snow Job. No, really, there was a toy for children called Snow Job...
Anyway - now they've made those toys so that you can have battles in the backyard and the public pool to get the highly prized third piece of the Weather Dominator so you can rain out Opening Day and sue for World Conquest... which was Cobra's plan, I think?