With Haywire hitting theaters shortly, Channing Tatum has been hitting the press junket, and he spoke with Frosty at Collider about not just Haywire, but they also touched a bit on G.I. Joe: Retaliation. According to Tatum, there will be less “laser guns” and much more “boots on the ground”. Good news.
Check out the video below for the interview, or hit up Collider directly.
The well of G.I. Joe: Retaliation news has been a bit dry over the past few weeks since the trailer, so undoubtedly I want to jump on every little tidbit I see. The folks over at MTV had a chance to talk with Adrianne Palicki, who is playing Lady Jaye in the upcoming G.I. Joe motion picture sequel, and she seems pretty jazzed about being the middle of the G.I. Joe fracas.
Speaking about the G.I. Joe: Retaliation trailer, Ms. Palicki says
“It was a pleasant surprise, because this is a reboot. It’s scary going into the shoes that have already been worn. We wanted to do something really unique and special. With such an amazing group of talented actors, you don’t want it to fall flat. How many people reached out, it’s unbelievable to hear the comments that they’re so excited, that the trailer is better than the first movie was. Just really cool reactions that you’re going, “OK, hopefully we don’t let you down.” I really don’t think we will. I think it’s going to be a really fun ride for everybody.”
Well, technically it’s not a reboot, but we’ll give her a pass on that one. If anyone had any doubts about the enthusiasm and energy that Jon Chu brought to the table, Palicki puts those to rest as well:
“Jon Chu, he’s this genius. The thing that’s so special about him is that he might be the biggest G.I. Joe fan on the planet, so that really came in our favor. He’s young and interesting and full of ambition. We really did things that were super exciting and super scary, and I really feel everything’s going to come out really, really well.”
I’m very impressed with how the cast members appear to be handling this film. For The Rise of Cobra, there seemed to be many allusions to a more “goofy” era of G.I. Joe, but I sense a bit more hard-edged and gritty realism here. Much more of a traditional action film. I think that’s a good place to be as we come in on the good side of six months from the film’s debut.
Check out these comments and many more over at MTV.com. G.I. Joe: Retaliation hits US theaters June 29th, 2012.
Come on, Joe fans, keep your votin’ fingers ready!
G.I. Joe: Retaliation rolled with the punches delivered by the legions of Twilight and Hunger Games fans, and ended up in the Sweet 16 of the MTV Movie Brawl! We are up against John Carter, and so far are dominating the round.
Let’s keep it up. Click here to vote!
This show went so long it took Gary an extra day to edit!
In all seriousness, the latest episode of Whats on Joe Mind is now online, and trust me when I say, it’s a good one. Running just over 2 hours, the guys sat down and chatted at length with IDW G.I. Joe artist extraordinaire Robert Atkins, who had all sorts of awesome insight about not only the comics, but the upcoming G.I. Joe: Retaliation film and even the G.I. Joe: Renegades animated series!
We also cover the latest news and intel and just shoot the breeze about all things G.I. Joe. Hit up our Podbean page to listen or download, and also feel free to use the embedded player below. Also, if you’re a fan of Robert Atkins, make sure you bookmark his awesome blog and hit it often. There is generally quite a bit of great G.I. Joe content there, and even when there’s not, he’s got some awesome art that he posts every day. Pretty incredible.
A huge thanks goes out to the awesome Mr. Atkins for taking some time out of his busy schedule to talk to us. It was terrific, and an episode I will not forget.
Over on his Twitter page, Jon Chu has encouraged fans to step up and place their votes!
The MTV Movie Blog is featuring a 2012 Movie Brawl, which takes several genre films from 2012 and puts them up against each other in a fight to the finish. Currently the Hunger Games and Twilight are tied for the lead, and that hurts me to my soul.
Can we muster enough Joe power to knock one of them off? You never know until you try!
I figure there are lots of folks probably doing the whole “Best of” lists for 2011 (myself included eventually!) so I figured I’d take a somewhat different approach. Rather than considering only the “best” or “worst” I figured I’d take a look at significance. And because I’m wishy washy, I couldn’t narrow it down to just 10, I had to sneak an 11th in there just for discussion purposes.
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