G.I. Joe Cobra Strikes Gets A New Title?

G.I. Joe Cobra Strikes Gets A New Title?

Moviehole was emailed from an actor auditioning for a part in the new G.I. Joe Movie. Besides the name change he also mentions as follows: the role he was going for, confirmation that an actor from the past movie is on hand for the new one and a brief description of the plot elements.

By nailbiter111 - Jul 20, 2011 12:07 AM EST
Filed Under: G.I. Joe
Source: www.moviehole.net

Press Conference


Reja's email
I went up for “G.I Joe 2″ this week. Now firstly, I believe they’ve changed the name of the film from “G.I Joe 2 : Coba Strikes” to “G.I Joe 2 : Retaliation”.


The part I was chasing was Ibrahim, a presidential advisor to India’s leader. He tries to talk the president out of getting involved in a very suss rescue mission and consequently backing up the united states on something… that might not be totally legit.


And we all know who the president is now, right? Who is running the country? Zartan, played by Arnold Vosloo. He’s got the world leaders all under his thumb, war heads headed towards innocent populaces, and some new heavies on the payroll to keep G.I Joe at bay.


One of the first scenes to be shot is a flashback sequence with young Storm Shadow and young Snake Eyes which will cronicle how they became what they are and their relationship. Those parts have already been cast I think now they’re just working on the smaller roles – presidents of every country; security guards; ‘Mouse’, etc.



Director John Chu is at it again, and this time he changing the title of the movie from Rise of the Cobra to Retaliaiton. I'm not sure if I like, I was actually more then okay with Rise of the Cobra, but he is in charge.

The other interesting point from this scoop is that Arnold Vosloo is returning as Zartan. I have mixed views of this. Don't get me wrong I thought Vosloo was one of the better actors in the film and delivered his lines with energy and passion. But, his character Zartan in the cartoon version is nothing like the movie version, physically or personality wise.

Well so far John Chu has been bold with his decision making process. His recent casting of The Rock, Dwayne Johnson, and Adrianne Palicki were so spot on, that I'm actually interested in this project. That is a far cry from watching Stephen Sommers butcher my childhood with his absurd film, that looked nothing like the cartoon I grew up to love and cherish.



GI Joe 2 meanwhile, which is being directed by Jon M. Chu, is set to be released in theaters August 2012.

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AlexDeLarge87
AlexDeLarge87 - 7/20/2011, 1:13 AM
Dont see any good coming from this project. Except Snake-Eyes and Storm Shadow.
RexDartEskimoSpy
RexDartEskimoSpy - 7/20/2011, 3:08 AM
Dammit, just thinking about this movie pisses me off.

Shouldn't Zartan be played by Jonathan Price now? Ah, nobody gives a shit. Not at Paramount anyway.
WEJAlen20
WEJAlen20 - 7/20/2011, 5:29 AM
That sounds like a bad story line, is this guy 4 real? What about CC?
TheSecretAvenger
TheSecretAvenger - 7/20/2011, 8:34 AM
Are they still going to wear those Reactive Impact Armors?
ROMACK
ROMACK - 7/20/2011, 9:44 AM
Retaliation? That's what you get from angry, psycho ex-girlfriends. Stupid title. Cobra Strikes at least made sense.
RIKSHAWRenegade
RIKSHAWRenegade - 7/20/2011, 3:06 PM
Stupid title change, Killed the whole thing for me. Now a title like (Cobra Strikes!), that actually has some bite to it (Pun intended). This is starting to sound bad(like straight to dvd bargin bin kinda bad). What the [frick] is wrong with these uncreative morans!!!!! HOW [frick]ING HARD IS THIS SHIT FOR THEM TO UNDERSTAND!!! I COULD EASILY RIGHT UP A SCRIPT FOR THIS, AS WELL AS MANY OTHER COMIC BOOK MOVIES AND NOT ONLY WOULD THE FANS BE HAPPY BUT THE GENERAL AUDIANCE AS WELL!!! HOLLYWOOD, PULL YOUR HEADS OUT OF YOUR [frick]ING ASSES AND TAKE SOME [frick]ING RISKS YOU PANSIES. YOUR KILLING YOUR OWN BUSINESS AND DON'T EVEN SEE(MUCHLESS LEARN FROM) YOUR MISTAKES!!! GREEDY, PATHETIC, LOSERS WHO CAN'T SEE PAST THERE OWN EGOS AND OUTDATED FORMULA TO CREATE SOMETHING THAT COULD AT LEAST HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GENERATE BILLIONS WORTH OF PROFITS AND KEEP PEOPLE COMING BACK FOR MORE. INSTEAD YOU PRICKS SETTLE ON MEDIOCRACY AND "PLAY IT SAFE" INSTEAD OF INOVATING AND EXPANDING ON NEW AND MUCH MORE PROFITABLE MEENS WITH PROPERTIES THAT HAVE PORTENTIAL FOR MULTIPLE MOVIES AND NOT JUST A STUPID TRILOGY. Where is all the creativity dead, in the heart or in the head. Thats my 2 cents and I'm all out of change. But so is hollywood.
skullboy
skullboy - 7/20/2011, 5:10 PM
The Rock's spot on? Please. That's just for the WWE to get brownie points for getting him to where he is now and I also think he's a horrible actor. I think the big guy who was a werewolf in the Underworld movies woulda been a better choice for Roadblock.

Oh, and I hate the title change too.
Number1Wolverine
Number1Wolverine - 7/21/2011, 10:12 AM
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