Wow. Who would have thought when we woke up this morning that we would not only be getting the Super Bowl trailer for G.I. Joe: Retaliation, but also our first look at the new toys from the film today as well?
Serious kudos to Brian Truitt from USA Today for getting this story together and totally rocking the G.I. Joe universe. So, the initial pics hit, and I rushed around getting the news out there, but perhaps a little more careful analysis is warranted. This is a totally new universe after all, a pretty new aesthetic, and something pretty different from what we’ve seen from the film designs. It almost seems like Hasbro is using Retaliation as a catapult to launch into a more widespread G.I. Joe line that’s not necessarily dependent on the film aesthetic.
I love it. With figures taking some serious inspiration from science fiction, an animated aesthetic, yet with some real world parts and pieces, early opinion is a lot of the elements that I love about G.I. Joe. A closer look at Toy Fair will hopefully provide more educated opinion. Now that I’ve taken a few minutes to digest things, here are some of my thoughts. Keep in mind, I have a feeling these figures don’t necessarily represent the characters how they will appear in the film. They seem considerably different. I find myself perfectly okay with that.
Click the Read the Rest of the Entry link below to see all my thoughts.
Why wait until the big game on Sunday? Apple iTunes trailers has officially debuted the latest G.I. Joe: Retaliation trailer and you can find it right here!
Unlike the first trailer, it’s only 30 seconds long, but it’s 30 seconds of unbridled awesome! HOLY!! Between the figures and this… good GRIEF. How am I supposed to finish my work day??
In a week already chock full of G.I. Joe: Retaliation news and information, USA Today comes through with another awesome G.I. Joe onslaught!
Courtesy of USA Today resident geek Brian Truitt, and mere days before the 2012 Toy Fair, we get our first looks at upcoming G.I. Joe: Retaliation action figures. The excellent USA Today article gives us a peek at:
Roadblock
Cobra Commander
Cobra Trooper
Duke
G.I. Joe Trooper
Red Ninja
Snake Eyes
Storm Shadow
Zartan
Upon first glance, it would appear many of these figures are not necessarily movie accurate, but bring a very cool modern style with some classic elements, too. Some more insight after more digestion. Hit up USA Today to check out the entire article! Also be sure to follow Brian Truitt on Twitter to keep all up to date with the latest intel.
While many folks look to Gyre-Viper because of his ability to track items down in China for upcoming new product, one of the best things about what he’s done for the fandom in my opinion is his ability to get access to the old school Real American Hero stuff.
As he prepares to launch the JoeDeclassified podcast, he shares some awesome concept art with me that has never been seen before.
No idea what these are or where they come from, but big thanks to Gyre Viper for sharing this awesome peek into the 80’s or 90’s with us! Check out the mirrored images below.
Shapeways has made custom parts manufacturing very interesting, offering an accessible method of three dimensional printing for part production. As many of you probably know, Yetibrew Designs, which uses Shapeways services, has been making custom G.I. Joe vehicle parts for the Dragonfly and the HISS Tank.
Well, they have just shown a 3D model of their most ambitious product to date…a custom turret for the HISS that is amazing! Check out the image below:
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The second image above also uses the Yetibrew Armored HISS canopy as well (which I will be reviewing very shortly)!
Some impressive stuff here, and I’m really excited to see where Yetibrew goes with this. Eager to see what everyone else thinks, and hit up Yetibrew Designs to see his current offerings.
That 10 second snippet from Entertainment Tonight last night barely qualified as a “teaser”, but Jon Chu brings great news to the table! That’s right, you don’t have to wait for Super Bowl Sunday to see the new trailer for G.I. Joe: Retaliation. According to Chu, the trailer will debut on iTunes/Apple trailers TODAY.
A specific time was not given, but trust me, GeneralsJoes will be all over this one. Can’t WAIT!
And no, he still won’t admit to being killed off! He spoke with MTV on camera about the G.I. Joe sequel and opened up a tiny bit about how he thinks it’s going to turn out. To the interviewer’s credit, she tried pretty hard to get him to admit his character wasn’t making it all the way through the film, but Tatum did not bite.
Check out the video interview here, or embedded below.
Today turned from a normal day to a G.I. Joe: Retaliation whirlwind with word from Jon Chu that not only would a Retaliation trailer be released during the Super Bowl, but that Entertainment Tonight would show a glimpse of that same trailer tonight!
Well a “glimpse” is certainly all it was…a barely 10 second look at the trailer, and with hardly any new footage. But being the Retaliation junkie that I am, I captured it and YouTubed it.
The quality isn’t great, but for a small sampling like this, I didn’t feel like pouring over the capture software to get the best render possible. Hopefully it’s acceptable. The one on Sunday promises to be a bit more exciting, I’d imagine!
The hits just keep on coming tonight as not only did Jon Chu confirm a Super Bowl trailer for the GI Joe sequel, but he also Tweeted information that a sneak peek of the trailer will be shown on Entertainment Tonight!
Set your DVRs, tonight ET will bring us some new footage of GI Joe Retaliation!
It started innocently enough…a Tweet from G.I. Joe: Retaliation director Jon M Chu asking the following:
“Dear #GIJoeRETALIATION fans…. get ready…….”
Ready for what? Ready, apparently, for a trailer launch during the biggest television spectacle of the year!
According Jon Chu on Twitter, we WILL be seeing a new trailer on TV during the Super Bowl on Sunday! Patriots football and a new G.I. Joe trailer? I may just pass out from awesomeness on Sunday.
