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G.I. Joe: Retaliation Box Office concerns overblown?

This post sort of ties in with some conversations I’ve had on Twitter lately, and also a very good Q & A session and discussion from our recording last night of the latest installment of What’s on Joe Mind.

Essentially the subject of the discussion is how successful can we expect G.I. Joe: Retaliation to be at the Box Office when Amazing Spider-Man is hitting theaters the following weekend?  Should we realistically expect a big hit in Retaliation’s numbers?  Does this mean that potential box office success for the G.I. Joe sequel is an impossibility?

You know, I’m not so sure.

Click the Read the Rest of the Story link below for my thoughts.

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What’s on Joe Mind Episode 48 is Online

It’s the “All Kevin All the Time” episode!

Featuring Kevin Watts who comes on the show to talk about the HAZARD HISS Tank and the New Jersey Collector Con, and of course also featuring the immortal Kevin Michael Richardson (Roadblock from G.I. Joe: Renegades) interview which fills up the back half of the episode.    This is the “family friendly” version of the Kevin Michael Richardson interview, if you want to hear the uncensored version, don’t forget to hit up our Facebook Page.

For the full version of Episode 48, check out our Podbean Page or just listen to the embedded player below.  As always, the show notes can be found after the jump.

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New G.I. Joe: Retaliation image features Bruce Willis looking sharp!

In a move that is sure to cause fandom outrage, Paramount has released an official image from G.I. Joe: Retaliation where Joe Colton is not wearing green, does not have flocked hair, and is not sporting king fu grip!  Blasphemers!

In all seriousness, Bruce Willis as Joe Colton is looking pretty snazzy in this image, wearing a nice suit and getting ready to pop some caps in some Cobra ass.  In the background you see Adrianne Pallicki following his lead.  Good stuff…ready for more trailers and TV spots now!

Jon Chu talks to Total Film about G.I. Joe: Retaliation

Total Film magazine spoke to Jon Chu about G.I. Joe: Retaliation a bit, and focused somewhat on the comparisons between Mr. Chu and G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra director Stephen Sommers.  The G.I. Joe: Retaliation director had some interesting things to say:

“We’re different filmmakers and have different views on what G.I. Joe is.”

“I love the reality of our Joes. They have relationships with each other, aspirations; they care about the people of the world.

“We’re trying to add a lot more of that rather than doing cartoon fights with laser guns: everything is very practical and we’re doing as many physical things as possible – it’s not all greenscreen.”

Very interesting comments, and I like what I’m reading here.  Obviously there was a big focus on special effects in G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, especially with the whole Paris chase scene and the fandom reviled Accelerator Suits.  I think getting back to basics and back to a more “real world” feel is a great step towards bringing the fans back on board.  Very cool little tidbits.

Interesting in the midst of fan hooplah about recent comments from Michael Bay about Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, it’s very refreshing to read statements from a film maker who seems to understand what the mythology is about and appears to respect the history and make a film that lives up to the spirit of the brand.

Check out the interview snippets right here.

Aerosmith will provide song for G.I. Joe: Retaliation film

We haven’t heard any information about an official soundtrack of anything for G.I. Joe: Retaliation, but apparently Aerosmith is providing a track for the film, according to Steven Tyler and antimusic.com.

The song is called Legendary Children and was supposedly originally recorded in conjunction with Aerosmith’s 1993 album “Get a Grip”.  According to both Tyler and guitarist Brad Whitford, the song will debut on American Idol at some point in May.

More news on this as it develops.

Trio of new G.I. Joe: Retaliation images revealed

The real source of these images is a bit cloudy, but according to Cosmic Book News, the images come from Kino Gallery which is a Russian photo gallery site, and may be tied into the Russian Movie Expo which was very recently held.

These three new images feature Adrianne Palicki as Lady Jaye, Elodie Young as Jinx, and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson as Roadblock.  Check out the mirrored images below.

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