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Information we received from Canada suggests that the main production crew for G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes is ready and waiting for the principal photography of the movie.

Robert Schwentke, after stepping back to direct his own pet project, will be back on time to start filming by early October.

Joining Mr. Schwentke will be two assistant directors; namely John R. Saunders and Dan Mansfield. Mr. Saunders previously worked on projects such as the John Wick trilogy and Mr. Mansfield worked on Deadpool, Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes and The A-Team 2010.

List of crew members which we posted earlier will remain the same. In addition to the said members, Location Managers Ann Goobie, Paul Giordano, Sean Finnan, and Larissa Craig has joined the team along with Production Assistance Maya Ricol.

Also joining as a Producer is Erik Howsam, who was a producer for both G.I. Joe: Rise Of Cobra and G.I. Joe: Retaliation.

Paramount Pictures will inject US$ 20 million to the Canadian economy which excludes the salaries of non-Canadian crew members and the movie cast.

You can check out the full list of crew members (along with their credits), after the jump.

News Post image courtesy: Bosslogic.

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Viacom; the parent company of Paramount Pictures is in talks with CBS for a potential merger (as ViacomCBS). At the time of writing of this post, the question is ‘when?’ and not ‘if?’, since internal townhall sessions are taking place at Viacom/Paramount in preparation for the merger.

There are some exciting news and rumors coming out of Paramount side, with regards to Transformers and G.I. Joe franchises. TFW2005 Network decided to dig in to learn more.

  1. Extension of Jim Gianopulos and Elizabeth Raposo.
  2. Hasbro-Paramount agreement.
  3. Potential live action TV series.
  4. CBS Showtime and Paramount movies.

You can read our report on the above mentioned subjects, after the jump.

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Crazy Rich Asians breakout star Henry Golding is now in negotiations to become the titular hero of G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes.

Entertainment news website The Wrap writes:

In the year since “Crazy Rich Asians” was released, Golding has become one of the most in-demand leading men in Hollywood, with a diverse array of roles. Golding will next be seen in Guy Ritchie’s highly anticipated crime comedy “The Gentlemen” starring opposite Matthew McConaughey, Colin Farrell, and Hugh Grant. Golding plays the volatile gangster “Dry Eye” pitted against McConaughey’s ring leader of a powerful drug trade. STX will release the film on Jan. 24, 2020.

Golding is represented by Paradigm, Megan Silverman Management, and Stone Genow.

Coincidentally, the director of Crazy Rich Asians is none other than Mr. Jon M. Chu; who also directed G.I. Joe: Retaliation.

You can check out the trailer for CRA below:

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The Finest 2019 Charity Campaign!

“Do you love G.I. Joe, service dogs, and helping veterans? You’re in the right place!

For the fourth consecutive year, The Finest: A G.I. Joe Costume Club is proud to partner with K9s For Warriors – America’s largest provider of service dogs to veterans suffering from PTSD and other trauma as a result of military service post-9/11!

Since 2011, K9s For Warriors has graduated 524 veterans, and more than 1,000 dogs have been rescued! Every warrior that walks through the door is provided with a Service Canine, equipment, training, certification, seminars, legal instruction, vet care, housing, home cooked meals, unconditional love and listening, and a lifetime of services (including available lifelong healthcare for their dogs). The K9s program is 100% free for the veteran!

The Finest is proud to have many active duty service members and veterans in our ranks, and since our club was founded in 2007, we’ve strived to support charity organizations that help military service members after they return home in an impactful way. We are excited to continue supporting K9 For Warriors, but we need your help!”

Show your support here: The Finest 2019 Charity Campaign!

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Stunt coordinator Kimani Ray Smith and cinematographer Bojan Bazelli has joined the production crew for G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes.

Kimani Ray Smith is most known for his work on the Netflix series Wu Assassins. Additionally, he was part of the stunt team for Deadpool and Deadpool 2 as well as other Marvel movie properties from 20th Century Fox and New Line’s Blade series.

Bojan Bazelli is the cinematographer of The Ring and worked on action movies such as The Lone Ranger, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, and Six Underground by Netflix.

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New Jersey Collectors Con Summer Show Update August 18 2019!

When and Where Is The Next New Jersey Collectors Con?
Holiday Inn Cherry Hill – New Jersey
2175 West Marlton Pike (Rt. 70), Cherry Hill, NJ 08002
Sunday August 18th 8-am – 10am Early Bird Pass Extra Tickets for door prizes $20.00
General Admission 10am – 4:00pm $10.00

The door prize announcements will start at 9AM and conclude at 3:30PM with our last door prize announcement for Sunday.
– 9AM Early Bird Coffee Mug Transformers Live Action Box Set
– 9AM SDCC 2019 Transformers TCG Blaster VS Soundwave and Omnibots Siege Convention 3-pack
– 9AM SDCC 2019 Hasbro Marvel Legends Vintage Incredible Hulk Figure
– 9AM SDCC 2019 Star Wars Special Action Figure Set Vintage Luke Skywalker
– 10AM SDCC 2019 Hasbro Transformers Botbots Con Crew 10 Pack
– 10AM Star Wars SDCC 2019 Hasbro Exclusive Black Series Sith Trooper!
– 10AM MEGA DOOR PRIZE #1 Early Bird Transformers SDCC 2019 Exclusive Masterpiece Optimus Prime Ecto-35 Edition
– 11AM STAR WARS CELEBRATION 2019 Darth Maul and Obi-Wan Kenobi
– 12PM Hasbro Kenner SDCC 2019 Star Wars 40th Anniversary Black Series 6″ Boba Fett
– 1PM SDCC 2019 Masters of the Universe He-Man & Prince Adam 2-Pack
– 2PM SDCC 2019 Hasbro Exclusive Power Rangers Lightning Collection
– 3PM SDCC 2019 Exclusive Grandmaster and The Collector Marvel Legends Box Set!
– 3:30PM MEGA DOOR PRIZE #2 Transformers SDCC 2019 Exclusive Masterpiece Optimus Prime Ecto-35 Edition

The Summer NJCC 2019 features a huge dealer room for Transformers, Marvel, G.I. Joe, DC and 80’s to current pop culture merchandise! NJCC is an action figure toy collector focused event that will also feature a NECA shop side room.

Join us on FaceBook New Jersey Collectors Con

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Back in July (exactly a  month ago actually), HISSTANK learned that another G.I. Joe live action movie is in development due to the production hiccups of G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes.

It just so happens that The Hollywood Reporter found out more info on the second project.

“The companies have Josh Appelbaum and Andre Nemec, who wrote the recent Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movies as well as Mission: Impossible: Ghost Protocol, writing a script for what is described as an ensemble piece.

One of the characters in the currently untitled project is said to be Chuckles, who has not appeared in the previous Joe movies. While he is not the center of the film, the project is in deep development and things could change.”

From the sound of things, the movie is based on the earlier rumored Chuckles movie. Therefore, HISSTANK was curious to find out more. From what we learned, the working title for the movie is G.I. Joe: Ever Vigilant; the abandoned title of G.I. Joe 3. But, this may not be the final title of the movie; which is why the THR article mentions it as ‘untitled’.

It is indeed nice to have something to fall back on if there would be more delays on Snake Eyes side of things. Also, we would like to add another rumor which came our way. Much like Transformers: Studio Series, the next G.I. Joe toyline would simply be titled ‘G.I. Joe’ without any sub-titles such as ‘Snake Eyes’ or ‘Ever Vigilant’. If true, this general line would cater to any movie that would be out. But we are yet to confirm this rumor and you can check out HISSTANK for further development.

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Here’s a small news which flew under the radar thanks to all the cool news which dropped throughout the past couple of weeks. Allspark Animations (formerly Hasbro Studios), SVP of global distribution and development Finn Arnesen has stepped down from his position to hand over the reins to Nina Scales.

Mr. Arnesen was instrumental in developing and distributing popular Hasbro shows such as Transformers: Prime, Transformers: Rescue Bots, My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, G.I. Joe: Renegades, Transformers: Robots In Disguise and many more. His work resulted in Hasbro content being seen today in more than 195 territories across multiple platforms.

Mrs. Scales will step into the role of SVP of global distribution, reporting to Stephen Davis (Hasbro CCO and EVP).

We wish Nina Scales the best of luck, and a bright future to Finn Arnesen on his upcoming endeavors.

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Art Director Andrew Li updated his LinkedIn profile to let us in on a secret. Mr. Li has joined the creative team for G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes.

This is a wonderful news for Joe fans, considering his amazing architectural set design work for movies such as Pacific Rim,  Star Trek Beyond, Tomorrowland, Godzilla, Mission Impossible 4, Tron Legacy, Watchmen and many more.

Andrew Li specializes in spaceship, vehicle and aircraft designs; which makes him a great asset for a franchise such as G.I. Joe.

You can check out a demo reel of some of his work, after the jump. We wish him the best of luck.

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