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We have received an official word from the G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes movie production office, stating that the principal photography (filming) of the movie is wrapped up from Vancouver side.

Wrap up date is denoted as November 27th and is actually one week ahead of planned schedule.

Production office in Vancouver will remain open until December 20th.

The cast and crew will then take a small holiday break and will gather in Japan for the rest of the filming at the beginning of the new year.

Principal photography is expected to be concluded in February with no alterations to the October 16th, 2020 movie release date.

On behalf of the Joe fans, HISSTANK would like to thank the people of the beautiful city of Vancouver for their hospitality. We would also like to thank the Grackle Bird Production Office for providing us with information throughout the journey. We are half way there…

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Paramount Pictures marketing team is currently present at the 2019 Comic Con Experience – São Paulo (CCXP 2019) to showcase their upcoming lineup of movies.

On the first day (December 5th), the team presented an exclusive trailer from Sonic The Hedgehog movie, along with several posters, artwork and concept art.

Paramount did not forget to mention G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes although we cannot confirm any material being shown.

We have received reports mentioning the following statement from the studio:

“G.I. Joe team is on a new mission in G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes.”

While the statement is rather vague, mentioning the word ‘team’ is rather interesting. Since the new movie is following the footsteps of Transformers: Bumblebee, there is a likelihood that we will see a couple of sequences featuring the war between G.I. Joe and Cobra.

CCXP 2019 will continue until December 8th. We hope to see and hear more info as the convention continues.

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Actor Steven Allerick has joined the cast of G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes as our titular character’s father.

Allerick recently wrapped his a recurring guest star on Amazon’s The Expanse, which was right on the tail of his last role of Deputy Crawford on ABC’s new show The Fix. Additionally, Allerick has played roles on Jane the Virgin and Rosewood and recurred on Colony. Before that he was on Fear the Walking Dead, Speechless, and The Extant. Early on in his career, Allerick cut his teeth as the young lead in the Toronto stage version of the musical The Lion King. He is represented by Crimson Media, Aqua and Jamie Levitt (Canada).

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HISSTANK is currently chasing a new lead regarding a G.I. Joe Evergreen toyline by Hasbro.

Based on the information we uncovered, Hasbro has assembled several team members responsible for the recent Transformers Evergreen line to pursue a similar approach for the G.I. Joe franchise as well.

According to the info, the team is specialized to cater several demographics including Preschool, Kids, Collectors and Budget.

However, we do not have any images to show; which was not the case with Transformers Evergreen, where product packaging and toy listings were leaked to the internet by anonymous sources well ahead of official reveals. If luck will grace us, we will see the new toys sooner rather than later. It is best to keep in mind that nothing is set in stone. Plans can change and we may not even see the Evergreen line. But we’ll keep the negativity to the side.

Although the information we have is scarce at the moment, we can speculate what we can expect from this possible new toyline, based on the aforementioned Transformers Evergreen initiative.

You can check out our speculations, after the jump.

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Fight choreographer Kenji Tanigaki, who work alongside Robert Schwentke on G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes has posted several updates on Twitter; announcing the conclusion of the filming in Vancouver, Canada.

Mr. Tanigaki has posted images of the stunt crew, stunt props, Vancouver wrap-up parties and an image of the working title above the Cobra insignia.

But the best photo is the one showcasing the possible logo of the G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes live action movie (news post title image). The new logo incorporates the classic font and the star on the first ‘S’.

Principal photography of the movie will take a break for the holidays and will continue in Tokyo, Japan.

You can check out the images, after the jump.

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We have with us the IDW February 2020 G.I. Joe Solicitations.

Next February we will see…

  • G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #273 – Cover A: Atkins
  • G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #273 – Cover B: Sullivan
  • G.I. Joe #6 – Cover A: Evenhuiz

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

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Gamers all over the world have begun to utilize the robust character customization option on Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Breakpoint to create in-game G.I. Joe characters. And they look spot on.

Polygon is sharing some outstanding customizations featuring G.I. Joe’s Stalker, Snake Eyes, Roadblock, Beachhead, and Tunnel Rat as well as Cobra’s Firefly and Troopers.

Other gamers are now attempting to create more characters including General Hawk, Shipwreck and Mainframe.

This does beg the question as to why we have not seen a proper G.I. Joe video game for modern consoles and PCs. Who knows… may be in the future.

You can checkout the images, after the jump.

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Speaking to Entertainment Ireland, G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes star Henry Golding confirmed that the movie will indeed be a reboot to the G.I. Joe Live Action Movie Franchise.

“Snake Eyes is absolutely insane, phenomenal conception of Robert Schwentke and everybody at Paramount. It is the origin story and we’re rebooting G.I. Joe as everybody knows it; starting fresh and giving it much more of a storyline and a character-based kind of story to really kick things off.”

Elaborating further, the actor stated.

“Giving it a heart, I think, is what’s most important. Especially with the character that is so beloved and so mysterious in many ways; one that was never able to sort of express himself. So, this is the first time where I think that people will be sort of drawn to Snake Eyes as a character rather than as a weapon.”

Speaking about the production schedule:

“I’m on day-19 over in Vancouver, right now. So, we’ve been filming these insane action sequences and we’ve got a crack team from Japan and Vancouver on board. So, it really is wonderfully shot and I’m so excited to share more but I can’t. Do keep eyes out there.

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Back in May, we posted a news regarding an agreement between Hasbro and the Tourism Board of Malaysia to host a theme park based on Hasbro properties. G.I. Joe was seen as one of the properties along with Nerf, My Little Pony, Mr. Potatohead, Elefun & Friends, Play-Doh, Battleship, Monopoly and Mousetrap.

Since then, we have received an update and a very good one at that.

G.I. Joe will become the first property to be opened in 2022. Titled as G.I. Joe Adventure Park, the attraction will accompany 480 bungalows right beside the Hasbro water park. Each bungalow will be priced at RM 800,000 (approx. US$ 193,565).

The rest of the water park is expected to be completed by 2029.

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While on press tour for his latest movie, actor Henry Golding spoke about his upcoming movie G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes.

“[While growing up] I was a huge fan of the G.I. Joe and Transformers mix. It just blew my mind that those two worlds could coexist. So I had all those comics and to be honest it’s as lovely and amazing as the sort of romantic comedies are. There’s a physical challenge that I did not understand until I was doing Snake Eyes, in action movies; which is so tiring and [turning towards his co-star Emilia Clarke] like you’ve done the Terminator and you were beaten to a pulp and I can totally understand how tiring it is.”

He had a very definitive statement when asked about how G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes would fit in with the previous G.I. Joe movies; Rise Of Cobra and Retaliation.

“This is definitely a standalone. Yeah. I’m Snake Eyes in the film. It is his origin. It is him becoming who he is and I think people are going to be blown away with what Robert Schwentke, the director, has conceptualized. We have the best team.”

When asked about whether Snake Eyes’ face will be concealed:

“Well, I can’t give away any of that.”

Mr. Golding’s statement is a clear evidence that G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes’ connection to the existing G.I. Joe Live Action Movies is the same as Transformers: Bumblebee was to the Michael Bay Transformers Live Action Movies. It is likely that fans can connect to the existing ones but can also consider it as a soft-reboot with a potential to forge its own path later; if needs be. But, only time can tell.