With Toy Fair 2011 on the horizon, I’m still pulling a late nighter tonight to get the latest excellent episode of G.I. Joe: Renegades added to the episode guide. This week we got introduced to the flame-loving saboteur Firefly!
Check out the G.I. Joe: Renegades Episode Guide for details, or just hit up the link for Episode 10 directly.
I spent quite a bit of time this week revamping the Episode Guide to match the correct episode order, so don’t let my hard work go to waste! 😉
Tomorrow is the big day, and while G.I. Joe’s mention was noticeably absent from the official Hasbro Press Release today, I know there will still be some cool new stuff to look at in New York City tomorrow.
I’ll be there with camera in hand, and as next week goes along, the latest SuperPage will get made up, and as you’ve come to expect, GeneralsJoes will be right there with the information and the insight. The Fan event starts at 1:00pm Eastern, and generally takes a few hours. I can usually get myself to Grand Central by 4:30 – 5:00pm to take advantage of their free wireless and start getting stuff uploaded.
Also as a reminder, I will be Tweeting my ass off tomorrow (or trying to, at least, as I did today), so if you want to be first in line with the intel, follow me on Twitter.
I may even (though I’m not sure yet) set the site here to archive the Tweets as they go through, just to keep updates in both places. We’ll see.
Yo Joe! Next stop.. well, next stop is G.I. Joe: Renegades Episode 10 tonight. Then on to New York City.
By and large, folks have been considering a 2012 release date pretty ambitious for the G.I. Joe film, considering there isn’t even a director lined up yet and we don’t even have confirmation that all of the cast members will be returning.
Word comes in today from the pre Toy Fair investor conference that G.I. Joe 2 is now officially slated for a 2013 release, not 2012. The information comes from Hasbro CEO Brian Goldner, and was relayed through TFW2005.
Now we just need some confirmation that Jon Chu is sticking to dance movies, and we can consider today a “win”.
Longtime fan of the G.I. Joe property, El Mayimbe from Latino Review reports that Paramount may have possibly narrowed down the list of potential G.I. Joe sequel directors to three names. I will admit, all three names mean nothing to me, but some of their work does.
On this list are Jaume Collet-Serra, F Gary Gray, and Jon Chu. While none of them are really household names, Collet-Serra has helmed some financial successes including House of Wax, Orphan, and the upcoming Unkown with Liam Neeson is already showing some promise. F Gary Gray seems to be the best name on the list, having a great action film resume, including The Italian Job, The Negotiator, and Law Abiding Citizen.
And then there’s Chu. Jon Chu’s most notable films to date are Step Up 3D and Justin Bieber, Never Say Never.
No, I’m not kidding.
Hey, I know I’m a big fanboy and everything, but if Chu somehow ends up directing the G.I. Joe Sequel, I think that just might push me off the bus. We’ll see. These are all rumors for now, take it for what its worth. El Mayimbe does have his finger on the pulse.
Just as promised, Sideshow has posted the pre-order for the impressive looking “Recovery at Serpent’s Temple” environment set to be used with your 12″ figures. With a jungle theme and a decidedly Aztec ruin in the background, this could fit many figures above and beyond your Joes, but I think Beachhead, Flint, Duke, and Stalker would still look very cool with this set.
Click the banner below to pre-order.
Another Thursday, and another episode of G.I. Joe: Renegades posted to Hubworld.com!
This time around we get Destro in all of his metal-headed glory, along with a particularly meaty looking Scrap Iron. This episode really sets the stage for the Cobra hierarchy going forward as well. Check it out in great quality right here.
As always, make sure to keep up to date with the Renegades intel at my Renegades Supersite, and specifically the Episode Synopsis!
This series has been a whole hell of a lot of fun.
While I will admit the stop motion was a bit rough at some earlier parts of VisorHUNgary’s work, he has absolutely hit his stride, and this latest stuff is really great. He has posted the latest installment of his Rise of Cobra era stop motion animation on YouTube. I am amazed at how well he does this. Some great special effects, seamless animation. Pure excellence.
His latest installment in “G.I. Joe: Cobra 3” is Chapter 3, but I’m embedding parts 1 – 3 just so you don’t miss anything. Impressive. Keep in mind, this is the third part of his Cobra adventure, so you should check out his channel to watch everything you might have missed.
Please check out his full YouTube Channel as well, he’s got a bunch more great stuff there.
Although we discovered the entry on their store site a day or two early, the G.I. Joe Collectors’ Club has now officially announced the pre-order for their Adventure Team Sea Adventurer w/ Mini-Sub! The bonus? New pictures!
Check out the press release and images below. The Adventure Team 3 3/4-inch Sea Adventurer Figure available for Pre-order!
Fort Worth, TX – February 8, 2010 – Fun Publications, Inc., licensee for Hasbro’s official G.I. Joe Collectors’ Club, has started taking Pre-orders for the all-new Club Exclusive 3 3/4-inch Adventure Team Sea Adventurer figure set, utilizing 25th Anniversary sculpts! The Sea Adventurer comes packaged with the Sea Wolf II mini-sub inside an “AT Mission Crate” package. Once you open the “AT Mission Crate” you’ll find the Sea Adventurer on an individual blister card!
The pre-order for the Sea Adventurer can be found at www.GIJoeClub.com/shop. For those attending G.I.JoeCon in Orlando, Florida, any remaining stock will be available for purchase at the show through the G.I.Joe Club Store. Visit www.GIJoeCon.com for more show details.
To order this Adventure Team set at the special price, you will need to be a member of the G.I. Joe Collectors’ Club. As a member you will receive a FREE Membership figure, 12 issues of the Official G.I. Joe Collectors’ Club Magazine, discounts on your Convention package and more! For more information please visit www.GIJoeClub.com.
About HASBRO
Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE:HAS) is a worldwide leader in children’s and family leisure time products and services with a rich portfolio of brands and entertainment properties that provides some of the highest quality and most recognizable play and recreational experiences in the world. As a brand-driven, consumer-focused global company, Hasbro brings to market a range of toys, games and licensed products, from traditional to high-tech and digital, under such powerful brand names as TRANSFORMERS, PLAYSKOOL, TONKA, MILTON BRADLEY, PARKER BROTHERS, G.I. JOE and WIZARDS OF THE COAST. Come see how we inspire play through our brands at http://www.hasbro.com. (C) 2011 Hasbro, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
About FUN PUBLICATIONS, INC.
For over 15 years, Fun Publications, Inc. has been a Hasbro licensee offering fans and collectors of pop culture memorabilia news, exclusive product and family events through different print offerings, websites, collector clubs and brand specific conventions such as GIJoeCon and BotCon. Located in Fort Worth Texas, Fun Publications reaches a large audience, serving the United States and many other countries such as Japan, Great Britain, Brazil, Australia and Canada. For more information visit www.TransformersClub.com, www.GIJoeClub.com, www.GIJoeCon.com, and www.BotCon.com.
Just as a reminder, I will be in attendance in New York City this weekend for the Hasbro Fan Presentation in the midst of Toy Fair 2011. The event occurs Saturday at noon, and expect live tweets and on the spot reporting as quickly as possible during the chaos of room tours and running through the city looking for open WiFi.
I strongly recommend that you follow me on Twitter. That will be the first and best source of immediate reports from the show.
Once I get settled in Grand Central, I’ll start uploading pics as well. I’ll be adding a link to the drop down menu as well for Toy Fair 2011 coverage, just to keep things organized.
Toy Fair 2011 kicks off a great few months of shows with JoeCon in late March, leading up to SDCC in July. Things are officially going to start heating up!
The promised Sideshow Collectibles Production Blog came yesterday as planned and we got a full look at the Recovery at Serpent Temple Environment! The environment will retail for $199.99 and will be available for pre-order with the Sideshow Collectibles newsletter hitting February 10th.
You can see a mirrored image below, and click this link to see a bunch of other images as well.
