MTV spoke with producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura recently, where Bonaventura revealed some more info on GI Joe II; more ninjas, the movie centers on Snake Eyes and the biggest character/casting so far, Roadblock:
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“The ninja fans are going to love it,” he said of the sequel. “There’s a tremendous amount of it. What’s interesting is, we both have that going on in the Snake-Eyes story, but we’ve found a way to bring that element into the Joes’ story. I think anybody who’s a fan of dark, in the middle of the night [action with] a dangerous foe arriving, this is a movie for you.”
As for Roadblock, di Bonaventura added: “Rock is such a great character to have in ‘G.I. Joe.’ It’s an amazing combination. We would not be very good if we didn’t fully utilize him, so he’s going to have a lot of things to do. It is an ensemble movie, so you have other characters certainly playing it out.”
So, more ninjas and Roadblock, what do you think Joe fans?
krooklyn says
Lorenzo di Bonaventura on G.I. Joe 2 - ComingSoon.net
JediKnutt says
That doesn't raise my hope level. GI Joe is more than "ninja action". And since when is Roadblock's story all that interesting? He's a cool character, but not a lot of backstory there.
CornDog_The_Ninja says
I hate ninja's.
sharky says
That's not really a good thing IMO, but I suppose kids will really like that aspect of the movie.
titanate says
This just in:
Lorenzo Di Bonaventura states the third installment of the G.I.Joe franchise will satisfy zombie fans.
krooklyn says
It's funny, cuz when you watch the interview, he appears oblivious to what GI Joe represents. I'm cool with the idea of making Roadblock (Dwayne Johnson) a primary character. But making the sequel more of a ninja story is absolute bulls***! I love ninjas and especially Storm Shadow and Snake Eyes, but they don't define what GI Joe embodies.
IMO, a producer or director or even actors need to be fans of a property to make it a good film; just respect it. Lorenzo is an idiot!
Griff says
Not instilling me with a helluva lotta hope. I remember them saying.."oh this G I Joe movie will be true to the source material and will satisfy all fans." so them trying to tell us this just makes me think this will be an even bigger bomb than Sahara or Ishtar!
The Commander says
Ninja force 2012!
Jmacq1 says
Makes me wonder if we're getting Night Creepers and/or Red Ninjas in this one.
At least it sounds like they'll be focusing on RoadRock rather than Tatum. We'll see.
Ninjas are a huge part of G.I. Joe. I know plenty of fans don't like that aspect of it over the "more realistic" military stuff, but it's absolutely true. It can of course, be overdone, but I doubt this movie is going to be "All Ninja, All the time." More likely Snake-Eyes, Storm-Shadow, and Jinx will have their own major subplot that ties in with the main plot (Possibly the three of them teaming up to reveal "President Zartan" as the killer of the Hard Master?).
krooklyn says
Keep reading: Lorenzo Di Bonaventura states the sequel will satisfy the ninja fans. - Page 2
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