When he did his interview with What’s on Joe Mind, Frederic Doss teased that another character reveal was coming, and now here it is! While Doss also mentioned that they were trying to steer clear with what Paramount was doing with their film franchise, obviously they couldn’t anticipate Firefly being a central character in G.I. Joe: Retaliation.
This rendition of Firefly looks very cool! Interesting that they chose to steer clear from the balaclava and go with a more armored mask look again. I dig it.
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Wait..if Paramount/Hasbro had done this everyone would be screaming. Why would a fan film ever completely redo classic characters?
Because you can get away with changes in a fan film. They even said they were going for a more realistic look.
How is a weird looking bird mask more realistic than a camo balaclava?
It’s not more realistic. 🙂 I have scoured the web for an urban digicam balaclava (not generic ACU…shades lighter) and they don’t exist. The balaclava pictured is too green (switching to a more familiar grey) and the half mask has been completely overhauled to represent a more functional design with a color scheme that better complements the character. We may pop some more test photos up on the facebook page soon…if everyone will put away the pitchforks and torches. 🙂
I’m with you Fred, I like the changes that you done. Looking toward to seeing it all put together.
But why? This just looks dumb, and doesn’t look like Firefly. If they just want to make a movie of their own characters why not just do it instead of calling it GI Joe.
Because it is a FAN FILM. The only thin different is the mask.
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A lot of comments. We are playing with the mask a bit more based off of feedback, but the Urban camo balaclava isn’t the only look for Firefly in the comics or toy line. To say this is a huge variation from “canon” is a bit ill-informed. We do think the mask needs a bit of tweaking and this IS a balaclava with a half mask. I seem to recall the most important Firefly story in the Marvel canon being his reveal as Faceless Master when he was clad in neon green…so there is always that. 😉
In the end, come check out the facebook page and hang out. This IS a GI Joe film.