The Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins Trailer is COMING
I AM HERE FOR THIS.
Stay tuned, too– lots more fun Snake Eyes stuff on the way!
Snake Eyes film enters final week of shooting
Courtesy of Henry Golding’s Instagram account, we find out that the Snake Eyes film is officially entering its final week of shooting! This is exciting news and depending on post production certainly lends additional credence to meeting that October, 2020 release date.
And damn… where can I get one o’ dem windbreakers?
Henry Golding reveals first look at Snake Eyes!
It’s Snake Eyes’ star Henry Golding’s birthday, but we’re the ones getting the present!
On Golding’s Instagram account today, he shared the first ever promotional image from the upcoming Snake Eyes film! It features who we must believe is Snake Eyes himself in more traditional ninja garb looking up the steps to an ancient temple, and if you look close enough you can just see what appear to be two (red???) ninja looking down upon him.
It’s a nicely done image, black and white with a bit of an artistic flair that doesn’t reveal a whole lot, but does a good job drumming up some excitement for the film. It drummed up enough excitement that I hopped on a Full Force News Burst with Chris this morning and quickly relayed enthusiastic thoughts.
Check out the image below and the Full Force News Burst on Podbean or YouTube.
Snake Eyes (G.I. Joe Origins) filming moves to Japan
Wow, when it rains, it pours! The new Snake Eyes film is all over the place in the news today as filming moves to Japan, which has spawned a series of updates and info around the film’s production.
First and foremost, we have a good look at the new official logo, which is slightly different than one we’d seen previously (and also includes the tagline “G.I. Joe Origins”). An updated cast list was posted on Paramount’s Facebook Page as well.
The Japanese Snake Eyes website has been officially launched as well, under the name “G.I. Joe Jet Black Snake Eyes” which is pretty awesome in and of itself.
Several images from the celebration of the filming moving to Japan have been shared as well and you can see a gallery of those images below. As 2020 goes along, there is sure to be much more news about the film and about the G.I. Joe brand at large, and I’m really excited to be sharing that info with you all. Nothing gets me more fired up than new media and G.I. Joe being in the public eye again.
Sure looks like 2020 is going to be a great year! If you want to stay as up to date as possible, make sure you’re following The Full Force on Facebook and check GeneralsJoesReborn as well!
Big thanks to both The Full Force and HISSTank.com for all of the great info coming out of Japan!
TOKYO, JAPAN – JANUARY 10: (L) Haruka Abe and (R) Henry Golding attend the “Snake Eyes” start of Production in Japan event at the Hie-Jinja Shrine on January 10, 2020 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Christopher Jue/Getty Images for Paramount Pictures)
G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes Movie News Round Up
I knew when I got GeneralsJoes fired back up a couple of weeks back, that news for the upcoming G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes film would start hitting hard, and I wasn’t disappointed.
In the past week, I’ve talked to Chris at The Full Force several times regarding updates to the Snake Eyes movie, everything from BS casting news to Henry Golding’s rumored casting, to the return of Robert Schwentke and the assembling of the full production team, preparing to leap into the fray.
Much of this news comes from Silver Optimus at HISSTank.com and I’ve spent quite a while addressing the news with Chris at The Full Force.
The outstanding question really remains – what do we make of all of this? Is this really happening? Is a new G.I. Joe film on the horizon? If so, how will it resemble the brand as we know it?
The first question that comes up is Henry Golding. It seems a done deal that he’s a part of the G.I. Joe cast, but is he Snake Eyes as many online outlets are assuming? Or could he be Storm Shadow? Does it really matter?
Golding is a potential emerging star, and having him involved in the film is a good thing, in my eyes, though the potential of him being Snake Eyes has already caused a bit of a fandom furor, not just because Snake Eyes has traditionally been seen as Caucasian, but because his nature as an “outsider” among the Arashikage clan is a large part of his character development arc. I think he can still be an outsider if Golding portrays him, my larger question is, why would they cast an emerging star like Golding in a role that (one would assume) has him eventually wearing a mask for 90% of the time.
Unless, of course, they’re going to drastically alter the Snake Eyes mythology even more than one might think.
Lots of really cool elements to dissect for sure, and I’m thinking I got GeneralsJoes fired back up just in time. Regardless of who Henry Golding plays, who is directing the film, and how things are shaking out, I’m pretty excited to have something new to talk about. Definitely check out the Full Force News Bursts below to hear me and Chris hash some of these things out.
Andrew Li added to G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes as Art Director
As usual, HissTank.com is on top of any and all news related to the upcoming G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes film, reporting that Andrew Li has updated his LinkedIn Profile with the fact that he is now the Art Director for G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes.
This is fantastic news from a pure talent perspective as Mr. Li has had his fingers in some of the most stylistically appealing films in recent memory, including Pacific Rim, Star Trek: Beyond, X-Men 2, and a litany of others (you can check out his portfolio right here).
Of course, that does bring up some questions… everything we’ve heard about the Snake Eyes film to date indicates it’s a prequel and that it takes some serious cues from 1970’s Kung Fu films. Personally, I struggle a little to see where Mr. Li’s style dovetails with 70’s Kung Fu, but based on his qualifications alone, I remain exceptionally optimistic.
Be sure to check out the latest Full Force News Burst as well to get our initial reaction and opinions to this news.
More to come!
