The term "G.I. Joe" dates back to World War II and is a generic term used for the "grunts" or food-soldiers of the American military. However, producer
Lorenzo di Bonaventura wants to be clear that his upcoming release,
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, has nothing to do with American politics. Di Bonaventura told
Entertainment Weekly:
"This G.I. Joe
has nothing to do with American foreign policy. It's about a team of skilled operatives fighting an evil organization that's trying to take over the world. There are no politics in it at all."
Di Bonaventura also objected to comparisons to the
Transformers movie, saying:
"Actually, we were working on a G.I. Joe
movie long before we did Transformers
and our Joe
isn't based on the animated series--it's based on the comic books that came out in 1982 and 1983."
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra is directed by Stephen Sommers and stars Dennis Quaid as Hawk, Channing Tatum as Duke, Sienna Miller as Baroness and Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Cobra Commander.
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra opens August 7, 2009!
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