Recently, the MTV Movies Blog posted an article and video where they chatted for a bit with Channing Tatum. However, interestingly enough, that article also mentioned that actor Stephen Martines is rumored to play Cross Country:
…the new movie will feature Stephen Martines rumored to play Cross-Country..More news as this develops. Do you think Martines would be a good choice to play Cross Country? If not Cross Country then who else?
Shin Densetsu says
GI Joe 2 Stephen Martines As Cross Country Rumor
Stephen Martines GI Joe 2 Cross Country
WVMojo says
A southern redneck? Obviously going in a different direction there.
Shin Densetsu says
Admittedly I forgot who Cross Country was until I randomly popped in one of the 25th DVD Battle Pack DVDs the other day and saw him working on the Havoc. I think it's neat that a vehicle driver who showed up in the cartoon might show up but he definitely wasn't someone I remembered all that much.
WVMojo says
Sad to admit, but I really liked the Havoc as a kid...so I played with Cross Country quite a bit and remember him from the cartoon. It'll be interesting to see if they even try to make him from the south, or just use the name and go with a new character type a la Ripcord.
Shin Densetsu says
That pretty much had absolutely nothing to do with the original Ripcord aside from the fact that Ripcord was an army paratrooper. For that part, it's pretty clear that the movie team was looking for a fitting GI Joe name for the part(Ripcord) in lieu of actually making a movie version based on the original Ripcord.
So for all we know, Cross Country in the movie could be some Joe who moved across the country from base to base during childhood as an army brat, hence the name Cross Country. It's a stretch, but for characters that aren't the most recognizable, unlike Snake Eyes, Destro, et al, it seems like Hasbro/Paramount are willing to make that stretch.
For example, if Metal Head were to show up in the movie he could be some machine gunner on the Joe team who listens to Metallica while in battle...rather than the Cobra bad ass who blew shit up at any given moment in the DiC cartoon.
tycondrius says
He has to get his own version of a Havoc that would be sweet. tbh I have no Idea who this guy is or whats he's been in before
Shin Densetsu says
CornDog_The_Ninja says
Who?
neapolitan joe says
I hope this guy'll study the old comics!
alexan2dros says
kinda looks like him.. or am i wrong?
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