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Larry Hama Weigh-In On The Potential Casting Of Henry Golding As Snake Eyes

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Despite the numerous entertainment news posts, there is no official wording on the potential casting of Henry Golding as the titular protagonist of G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes live action movie. However, Larry Hama; who was instrumental in developing the character, spoke to his fans via Facebook regarding several news outlets accusing him for not having Snake Eyes as an Asian character originally.

“Some people are saying that casting Golding “fixes” the character of Snake-Eyes, but I disagree. I had wanted to keep him ambiguous until HASBRO introduced Storm-shadow as the only Asian character and made him a bad guy. I decided to “fix” that by delving into his background and gradually turning him into a good guy. This is why Snake-Eyes is a white guy.”

Hasbro and Paramount are yet to comment on the recent casting news.

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  3. 46 Zone's Avatar 46 Zone says

    So is he supposed to be South American? Isn't this SE supposed to have his beginnings street fighting there?

  4. axonrey's Avatar axonrey says

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    Originally Posted by sbartek1974 View Post
    So what happened to Ray Park?
    Too old, too short, and a domestic abuser.

    When is Lewis Tan going to get put into these pictures? Does this dude even know martial arts?

    I feel the same way about Simu Liu as Chang Shi. Does that guy know karate?

    Because Finn Jones did not, and Iron Fist sucked in large part because of it.

  5. sbartek1974's Avatar sbartek1974 says

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by axonrey View Post
    Too old, too short, and a domestic abuser.

    When is Lewis Tan going to get put into these pictures? Does this dude even know martial arts?

    I feel the same way about Simu Liu as Chang Shi. Does that guy know karate?

    Because Finn Jones did not, and Iron Fist sucked in large part because of it.
    Well hopefully the studio really help him in the choreography department. At least Ray Park was known for having some pretty awesome fighting skills. I figured they would at least get someone that had the same type skills as Ray Park if they don't want him to be Snake Eyes again.

  6. Duke19821994's Avatar Duke19821994 says

    Pretty certain SE is white in the movie universe as well in the comics, but I can see how the media will react to him being a white boy in Asia...

  7. sbartek1974's Avatar sbartek1974 says

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    Originally Posted by Duke19821994 View Post
    Pretty certain SE is white in the movie universe as well in the comics, but I can see how the media will react to him being a white boy in Asia...
    Kind of like what they did to Ripcord in Rise of Cobra. I mean I'm not racist but I don't understand the race change in the characters. But I guess concerning Snake Eyes the race really shouldn't matter since we may never see his face or hear his voice.

  9. NaytNavare has no avatar! NaytNavare says

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    Originally Posted by Snakeeyes4 View Post
    Snake eyes is white and blonde. Hard pass.
    Agreed. If this gentleman is playing him under the mask, fine and good... but Snake-Eyes is a character where his race matters.

    Also... maybe he's just playing Storm Shadow?

  10. PanzerKrake has no avatar! PanzerKrake says

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by NaytNavare View Post
    Agreed. If this gentleman is playing him under the mask, fine and good... but Snake-Eyes is a character where his race matters
    lol no it doesn't.

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