We have with us the IDW May 2019 G.I. Joe Solicitations.
This May we will see…
Find out more information about each title, after the jump. The latest covers are also attached with this news post.
Speaking to the gathered audience at the Toy Fair 2019 Hasbro Investor Preview Event, CEO Brian Goldner highlighted future plans for the G.I. Joe franchise.
Mr. Goldner stated that the next G.I. Joe movie is planned for 2020.
He also revealed the newly updated movie logo. Exactly as we heard a couple of weeks ago, the company has reverted back to the original ARAH logo for the movie. You can check it out, after the jump.
However, the most surprising statement came next. Hasbro will NOT be funding for the upcoming movie. Mr. Goldner stated that they took this decision since the movie has already acquired the funding it needs.
“For next year, we are developing live action films: G.I. Joe and Micronauts. For 2021, we’re working on an animated CG 3D My Little Pony feature film and a live action Dungeons & Dragons film. Our funding model will vary between films. G.I. Joe already has funding and we will likely not contribute. For other live action projects, we may fund up to 50% of the production budget; recognizing more modest budget model that we’ve established with both Bumblebee and the 2017 My Little Pony animated feature.”
This move may also indirectly mean that Hasbro will only be minimally involved with the creative control of the movie.
You can check out the rest of our coverage via TFW2005. Don’t forget to join us tomorrow (02/15/2019) for our Toy Fair 2019 Main Event coverage.
Updated (11:30am ET)!
We have an exciting news for all the Joe fans. Do you have what it takes to become a Senior Manager for G.I. Joe & Micronauts Global Brand Development? Well, Hasbro is offering this wonderful opportunity to you.
“We have an immediate opening for a results-oriented, innovative Senior Brand Manager to drive Product Development and Marketing for our GI Joe and Micronauts brands. In this high-profile role, you will drive the strategic product vision for GI Joe and Micronauts, lead a cross-functional team of designers and engineers to ideate and manufacture the yearly toy line, and develop a global marketing plan that effectively drive sales. Partnering with internal and external resources, you will build a cohesive and actionable category and channel marketing plan. You will will work with internal and external agencies and cross-functional teams to create global toolkits and communication tools necessary to drive sales. These toolkits include such things as Merchandising Guides, Digital and Broadcast assets, and product sizzles. You will work closely with regional teams to brief them on the product line, help accurately forecast, and partner to ensure success.
A day in the life:
Develop yearly product strategy based on key brand initiatives, consumer insights, and entertainment strategy.
Work with Design and Development to create an innovative toy line that is inspired by your Toy Strategy.”
With such posts, it can mean only one thing: G.I. Joe toys are now in development and it won’t be long until we set our eyes on official products from Hasbro.
A casting call sheet posted by di Bonaventura Pictures on the acclaimed magazine ‘Production Weekly‘, now confirms several information from the upcoming movie G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes.
The posting (in its entirety) is as follows:
“G.I. JOE – SNAKE EYES” Feature Film
- DI BONAVENTURA PICTURES (5555 Melrose Avenue De Mille Building 2nd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90038 PHONE: 323-956-5454 FAX: 323-862-2288)
- STATUS: Late-Spring 2019
- PRODUCER: Lorenzo Di Bonaventura, Brian Goldner
- WRITER: Evan Spiliotopoulos
- DIRECTOR: Robert Schwentke
- LINE PRODUCER: Jeff Waxman
- ALLSPARK PICTURES (2950 North Hollywood Way Suite 100, Burbank, CA 91504 818-478-4320)
- PARAMOUNT PICTURES (5555 Melrose Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90038-3197 323-956-5000, paramount_careers@paramount.com)
Snake Eyes is a silent ninja commando who dresses in all black, never reveals his face, and doesn’t speak. He stands out among the military antiterrorist group and quickly establishes himself as the most popular. He has a special relationship with Scarlett, the team’s one-time only female member, and sometimes carries out solo missions with his pet wolf, Timber. His archenemy is Storm Shadow, a ninja who is also his blood brother.
(Scouting locations in Japan, Vancouver, and Los Angeles.)
From the same source which brought us the development info of the Snake Eyes project; weeks before the info officially got dumped to the internet, comes another minor reveal.
A title reveal poster for the upcoming movie, is currently being prepared for an undisclosed event.
The logo is said to feature the original ARAH G.I. Joe logo (minus any wording such as “A Real American Hero” or “International Hero”) instead of the previous movie version.
Underneath the name are the words “Snake Eyes” written in slithering, black, capital letters.
Judging by all the info we received, we speculate that the event is actually Toy Fair and the logo will be showcased inside Hasbro’s official booth.
Since history has a way of repeating itself, this news mirrors several news items done for the Bumblebee movie at our sister site TFW2005. Many months before the Bumblebee movie logo reveal, the logo popped up as a trademark registered under Hasbro. As 2017 came to an end, the ARAH logo resurfaced as a new trademark as well.
Since New York Toy Fair 2019 is just around the corner, it won’t be long until we get to see this new development.
Producer and Paramount Pictures President Wyck Godfrey is working on to bring back some life to the dormant G.I. Joe Live Action Movie Franchise.
“We have to make more movies and also movies that stand the test of time,” he continued. “We have no choice. It’s the only way.” Paramount hopes to make 17 movies in 2020.
Mr. Godfrey’s coming film lineup emphasizes big-budget, global-audience movies, known in Hollywood as tentpoles. A long-gestating “Top Gun” sequel is finally happening. Mr. Godfrey is working to breathe life into the tired “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,” “Terminator,” “Star Trek” and “G.I. Joe” franchises.
Mr. Godfery’s portfolio includes I, Robot, A Good Day To Die Hard, The Maze Runner Saga as well as the entire Twilight Saga. He was a long time producer and was hired as the President of Paramount Pictures back in late 2017. Mr. Godfrey will report to Jim Gianopulos (Chairman/CEO of Paramount Pictures) and oversee creative/development, casting, phsyical production, post production and music, according to the studio.
Wyck Godfrey is taking production duties of the Joe Franchise alongside Lorenzo di Bonaventura of di Bonaventura Pictures and Brian Goldner of Allspark Pictures.
As the first project, G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes is currently in development with a Spring 2019 filming schedule. The movie is slated to release on March 27th, 2020.
We have with us the IDW April 2019 G.I. Joe Solicitations.
This April we will see…
Find out more information about each title, after the jump. The latest covers are also attached with this news post.
Former Transformers Creative Manager Rik Alvarez spoke to the attendees at TFcon 2018, to give details of an unused plot for the 4th Transformers Live Action Movie… and with it some tidbits from G. I. Joe: Retaliation.
According to Mr. Alvarez, TF4 story takes place following the events of DOTM where a group of Decepticons lived in exile under the guidance of Lockdown. The group, known as ‘The lords of deception‘, hunts and kills Ratchet (taking away his signature buzzsaw) as well as Robert Epps (played by Tyrese Gibson); allowing the latter to jump franchises to become Roadblock of G. I. Joe: Retaliation, until Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson was brought into the cast of the second movie.
There would also be a joke in the movie alluding to Tyrese’s involvement with the Transformers Franchise where another would ask from Roadblock “Hey, weren’t you involved with that crazy robot war?“.
Rik also stated that Retaliation also featured the concept of Flint as the head of G.I. Joe.
You can listen to the full description (from 4:55 to 5:55), below:
In a very unexpected announcement, Hascon Website has updated information about the upcoming Hascon 2019. The convention has been postponed.
After the first Hascon convention in 2017, the next convention was not in 2018 as you might expect, instead the next Hascon was announced to be on Sept. 6 – 8, 2019, in Providence, R.I. at the Rhode Island Convention Center and Dunkin’ Donuts Center. Now, the website has uploaded a brief announcement (thanks to HISSTANK Boards member skinny for the heads up) about Hascon 2019:
“Hascon 2019 Has Been Postponed
Our inaugural HASCON in 2017 was a tremendous success thanks to fans like you and we want to ensure we are bringing the most exciting talent, entertainment, experiences and news to our future events.
Please check back for updates or follow us on Twitter and Instagram @Hasbro”
We now need to wait for more information about the new date, or maybe a new location. Stay tuned to HISSTANK for any updates. Click on the bar to join to the ongoing on the Boards!
Hasbro has applied for a new animated series trademark at the United States Patent & Trademark Office.
The trademark is for Micro Machines; a lineup of miniature matchbox type vehicles which also features various vehicles and playsets from our beloved G.I. Joe franchise.
Although it seems likely that the trademark is to secure rights only, it is worth noting that all such trademarks under the same category were given their own series by Hasbro, in recent times. This included, Transformers: Prime, My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, G.I. Joe: Renegades, Transformers: Robots In Disguise, Transformers: Cyberverse, Stretch Armstrong and the upcoming Micronauts. However, this is the second time Hasbro is applying for a Micro Machines Animated Series Trademark within 4 years.
If things work out, the series may very well be produced by Hasbro’s in-house animation studio Boulder Media Limited.
Two years ago G. I. Joe and Cobra vehicles appeared on the Micro Machines mobile game by EA (pictured).