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We have received a word that Japanese actor Takehiro Hira is set to become the main villain of G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes live action movie.

It is unclear which character he will embody, but if the rumor is true, Mr. Hira will become an original Cobra character named Kenta.

“Of course if it’s a GI Joe movie, Cobra must somehow be present and in this instance their presence is made manifest in what appears to be a character created for the film: Kenta. Kenta is revealed to Storm Shadow’s brother who has long since left his family, the Arashikage, and joined with a rival ninja clan, the Kurayami. It is Kenta who attempts to lure Snake Eyes away from the Arashikage and into a terrorist plot being devised by Cobra.”

We await for further information.

Check out Mr. Hira in action:

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Actress Samara Weaving will don the costume of Shana M. O’Hara a.k.a Scarlett for the upcoming movie G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes.

Ever since the movie was announced, it was inevitable to hear about Scarlett; thanks to her special friendship with our protagonist. Miss Weaving will join her co-stars for the filming of the new movie.

She will replace actress Rachel Nichols for the same role which made her live action debut with 2009’s G.I. Joe: Rise Of Cobra.

Samara Weaving is an Australian actress, most known for her action roles in ‘Mayhem’ and ‘Ready Or Not’.

Check her out in action (She’s the one in scarlet top. Hey, wait a minute!):

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With just three days away from the principal photography of G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes, we have received a confirmation that the production has decided to place a working title for the movie.

Titled as ‘Grackle Bird‘, the working title refers to the production studio of the same name.

Working Titles are most commonly utilized to safeguard the filming locations of a movie from outside interference. This is especially true for movies with notable, famous names. However, masking of an actual title is impossible with this day and age; since it is easy to find out which working title refers to which movie and the information will soon be available on the Internet.

It is unclear why ‘Grackle Bird’ is used as a working title (and as the title of the temporarily set up production studio), but the bird, which is most commonly found in Canada, is black in color with a slightly purple tinted head when looked closely. Reminds you of anyone?

Filming is expected to start on October 15th and Henry Golding is currently chilling at the filming location (pun intended). The cast and crew will enjoy a long weekend prior to their busy schedules; as Monday (October 14th) is a holiday in Canada.

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NYCC 2019 came and went with very little presence from the G.I. Joe franchise. Recently concluded Brand Licensing Europe Expo 2019 also featured G.I. Joe in some capacity.

We’ve announced a while back that G.I. Joe will be featured as a Hasbro Heritage brand during the expo in question.

It just so happens that G.I. Joe was showcased at the booth with several random comic book pages. We’ve learned this info through 2005 Boards member Hawksford. However, we do not have any images at the moment.

Speaking to the gathered press, Hasbro Vice President Claire Gilchrist stated that the company has been been working on for some time to move from being a traditional toy company to a more nebulous ‘play and entertainment company‘. “The potential that the pending eOne acquisition brings to that goal is tremendous, and is a testament to our conviction to grow our vision. Just walk around the stand and see what we have on show. I’m confident you’ll agree”.

Despite the minuscule capacity, it is nice to know that there was some presence at all. For the past few year’s, G.I. Joe franchise was not seen or heard from Hasbro’s side. The company actively pitching ideas to potential license-holders is a good omen to the year to come.

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The Wrap is exclusively reporting the news of actress Haruka Abe joining the cast of G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes.

While the news does not convey who she will portray, it is likely that we will see her as Junko Akita; based on the leaked info back in last December.

If true, we are yet to hear about Soft Master, Blind Master and Kenta; brother of Storm Shadow who were also leaked along with the info on Akita.

Haruka Abe is a Japanese-British actress. She appeared in BBC’s Ideal as Miko, and as Marti in Sleepydog’s science-fiction TV series Slingers directed by Steve Barron.

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We have a confirmation of another amazing addition to the crew of G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes live action movie.

Artist Howard Lau has joined the project as an illustrator.

Mr. Lau has worked on many high profile movies and TV shows including The Man in the High Castle, Deadpool 2, Power Rangers, The X-Files (2018), and the upcoming series Batwoman and See (Apple TV+).

We wish him the best and hope to see his concepts on the big screen. You can check out some of his work, after the jump and visit his official website here.

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Hasbro UK will attend this year’s Brand Licensing Europe expo to pitch licensing deals to potential license-holders from their portfolio of brand properties.

According to the word we received from Hasbro, G.I. Joe will be featured under a new category titled as ‘Hasbro Heritage‘. Other properties such as Jem, Subbuteo, Koosh, Lite Brite, Stretch Armstrong, Slythe, Stickle Bricks, Mr. Frosty, Popples, Spirograph and Action Man (UK version of United States’ G.I. Joe: Movable Fighting Man) will be featured under Hasbro Heritage.

Transformers, Power Rangers, Nerf, My Little Pony, Mr. Potatohead, Play-Doh and Monopoly will each receive their own category.

G. I. Joe ARAH logo will be featured, but with the omission of the subtitle ‘A Real American Hero’.

We certainly hope that investors will be interested in manufacturing various licensed merchandise based on the G.I. Joe property. Since G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes is just a little over a year away, Hasbro may pitch ideas targeting the movie release in 2020.

Hasbro can be found at booth D240 from October 1st to 3rd at Brand Licensing Euro 2019 (ExCeL, London).

Images from last year’s booth can be found after the jump.

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We have received a word that the 2nd Unit for the G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes movie is currently being assembled.

It’s the duty of the 2nd Unit to film extra scenarios for the movie such as swooping mountain scenes, extras, sunsets etc. Additionally, the 2nd Unit will film overseas; which in this case would be the scenes set in Japan.

Director James Madigan will sit on the 2nd Unit director’s chair with Rhonda Taylor as the Unit Manager. Mr. Madigan was also the 2nd Unit director of G.I. Joe: Retaliation and has worked closely with director Robert Schwentke on many of his movies.

James Madigan is a Prime Time Emmy award winner and was one of the visual effects supervisors for the Iron Man movie series.

Joining the 2nd Unit as Assistant Directors would be Beau Ferris and Philip Nee Nee.

Mr. Philip Nee Nee specifically assisted director James Madigan to shoot the mountain scenes from G.I. Joe: Retaliation.

As for the main crew, three more Assistant Directors have come aboard to assist director Robert Schwentke.

  • David Thomson
  • Meaghan Johnson (Star Trek: Beyond, Deadpool 2, War For The Planet Of The Apes)
  • Greg Choi (Deadpool)

It is most likely that the 2nd Unit will start filming well ahead of the mid-October principal photography of G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes.

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We have with us the IDW December 2019 G.I. Joe Solicitations.

This December we will see…

  • G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #271 – Cover A: Atkins
  • G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #271 – Cover B: Sullivan
  • G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #271 – 10 Copy Incentive Cover: Royle
  • G.I. Joe #4 – Cover A: Walter
  • G.I. Joe #4 – 10 Copy Incentive Cover: Franquiz

Find out more information about each title (and their covers), after the jump.

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Hasbro attended the 28th annual Goldman Sachs Communacopia Conference earlier this morning and HISSTANK staff attended live to hear new G.I. Joe tidbits straight from CEO Brian Goldner‘s mouth.

We were not disappointed as we heard good news from the company:

“We have a fantastic team [at Paramount Pictures] led by Jim Gianopulos. We’ve been excited and continue to be excited about executing on the priority projects we’ve identified. Transformers: Bumblebee was one. We have a film coming out next Fall from G.I. Joe, it’ll be Snake Eyes. It’s not directly analogous, but I kinda call it an opportunity to focus in on a character, an area of the business. The Arashikage who are kinda our ninjas. So, it’s a little bit like Bumblebee [movie] was for Transformers and this’ll be for G.I. Joe.”

In addition to the movie info, Hasbro confirmed that they are in talks with eOne for a G.I. Joe TV initiative (among other brands) but it will be considered for the 3rd Phase of the company’s plans with eOne (Phase 1: eOne’s existing portfolio, Phase 2: eOne’s partnership programs) and therefore no commitment was made at this time.

Hasbro is in active development with the G.I. Joe brand, and exciting times are ahead for the fans.