Chalk Line Apparel is teasing an upcoming officially licensed G.I. Joe clothing line featuring retro artwork.
“Stay tuned for the launch of our @GIJOE Collection scheduled to launch in the near future! #GIJOE #ChalkLine”.
Not much is known about the line but you can check out a couple of images, after the jump.
Appearing in an online conference by the Bank Of America, Hasbro CEO Brian Goldner stated that they are working hand in hand with Entertainment One (eOne for short) to produce various entertainment projects based on Hasbro properties.
Hasbro will also be producing toys for eOne’s original pre-school brands. From Fall 2021 onward, Hasbro will manufacture toys for Peppa Pig (current license-holder: Jazwares) and PJ Masks.
Brian Goldner mentioned that live action production was shutdown in 2020 due to COVID-19, but animated projects went ahead without any problems from Q2 onward. While not specified, this comment may or may not include the upcoming Transformers Live Action Movie and the Animated Movie by Josh Cooley.
However, Hasbro is hoping to restart pre-production and production of Live Action content from November 2020.
Regarding the Snake Eyes Live Action Movie, Mr. Goldner only mentioned that the movie shifted from 2020 to Fall 2021.
An undisclosed Action Man project is in the vault to be developed by eOne. Hasbro mentioned the following:
“Action Man is an incredibly strong brand particularly in Europe. To remind some people: Action Man was G.I. Joe’s European brother; effectively during the original launch period. European children really enjoyed Action Man programming, live action commercials, and other toys & games around that brand. That’s a brand [planned] for reinvention.”
In addition to that, an undisclosed project based on M.A.S.K. was also mentioned.
“We own a brand called M.A.S.K. which was a brand from the 70s and the 80s. It was a competitor at that time to Transformers, that we got through an acquisition that we’re now redeveloping.”
Hasbro had high praise for Transformers: War For Cybertron Netflix series, and stated the following:
“Transformers: War For Cybertron is a fan-oriented television series in animation on Netflix and it’s really driving engagement. I think we’re at a place for the audience to understand where streamed content has now reached such a pivotal point of inflection; where there’s enough content consumption to drive merchandising success. We always believed that we would arrive at this point of inflection and that’s why we had worked on getting more capabilities in storytelling.”
You can check out the rest of the slate, after the jump.
Although quite a lot of fan attention has been stolen by the popular Classified Series, details regarding role play items and costumes are slowly arriving under the radar.
The products in question are from the upcoming Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins live action movie and we are pleased to receive some cool tidbits from the lineup.
Role Play Items:
Costumes:
The items were originally planned to come out this Halloween, but may see a delayed release due to the 2021 movie release date.
You can check out more info about each product, after the jump.
Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) has posted their official rating summary for G.I. Joe Operation Blackout video game.
Rating Summary:
“This is a third-person shooter in which players assume the role of elite members of either Cobra or G.I. Joe forces through military missions. Players use firearms, laser blasters, and explosives to battle enemies (e.g., robotic troopers, battle androids) in frenetic combat. Battles are accompanied by large explosions and realistic gunfire; enemy robots explode into pieces when destroyed. A handful of missions allow players to operate vehicles with mounted turrets/cannons to destroy vehicles (e.g., airplanes, ground-based robots). A gallery image of comic-book covers depicts a character holding two bloody swords.”
Based on the description, Battle Android Troopers will make their Classified Series Aesthetic debut with the upcoming video game.
The rating also confirms that the player can drive vehicles and use turrets in addition to using firearms and explosives.
The description also sheds a light on possible unlockables, which seems to be comic book covers akin to some video games from early 2000s.
According to the ratings site, the game will release on PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and the next-gen Xbox Series X. Once again, the PC version is omitted as a platform.
Hasbro sent through word about Hasbro Pulsecon, a virtual event happening on September 25th and 26th. It will feature panels and livestreams with the various brand teams including Transformers, G.I. Joe, Power Rangers and more. In addition, the exclusives revealed over the last month or so, which we assume would have been for SDCC, and were pushed to September – will be available for purchase during this time.
The event is hosted by Jackie Jennings; who is currently an on-air correspondent, writer, and producer for SyFy Wire.
Check out the official press release, after the jump.
Australian collector group Action Figures Industries has posted a possible new wave of G.I. Joe Classified Series figures including Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins movie products.
The wave consists of:
The wave is set to arrive on February 2021.
While we advice our members to take this info with a grain of salt, it is equally important to note that the info actually matches up with previously heard details about future waves.
Paramount Pictures has officially announced the updated release date for Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins.
Pushing back exactly a year from the current release date, the fans will get to experience the movie on October 22nd, 2021.
Matt Reeves’ Batman movie will release on the same month and Snake Eyes will battle for the box-office against Halloween Kills, The Last Duel as well as the third Tom Holland Spider-Man movie during the same time period. Sandwiched between two sure-fire comicbook movie hits, Snake Eyes’ boxoffice ticket sales will have a hard time not becoming a Halloween horror story.
Paramount’s updated slate:
Disguise Inc has extended their long-running license agreement with Hasbro, to manufacture costumes based on various Hasbro properties including G.I. Joe.
Disguise, Inc., today announced a renewal to its licensing agreement with Hasbro to design, market, manufacture and distribute Halloween costumes and costume accessories for an additional 3 years commencing in 2021. This includes power house brands such as Transformers, Power Rangers, My Little Pony, G.I. Joe, Hasbro Gaming and more which are Halloween costume staples. In addition to possessing the rights to the entire Hasbro portfolio for North America, Disguise’s Hasbro rights now include Europe in addition to other regions.
Disguise will also manufacture costumes based on several properties by eOne; a Hasbro subsidiary.
“We are thrilled to secure such a meaningful partnership with Hasbro with rights to their entire portfolio of brands, and also with our first-ever global expansion with Hasbro. Building on the success of our line of PJ Masks costumes, we will bring fun and innovation to Peppa Pig and the first Ricky Zoom costumes to hit the market. Disguise is proud of our long standing collaboration with Hasbro. This also marks us as being the only Power Rangers Halloween Costume licensee since inception. We look forward to our growing relationship with Hasbro and to bring these incredible characters to life year after year,” said Tara Hefter, EVP and GM of Disguise, Inc.
You can check out the full press release and the images, after the jump.
We have with us the IDW November 2020 G.I. Joe Solicitations.
This November we will see…
Find out more information about each title (and their covers), after the jump.
Indie game developer IguanaBee has come forward to reveal themselves as the developer of the upcoming video game G.I. Joe: Operation Blackout.
“We have exciting news for everyone!
The IguanaBee team is proud to finally reveal our secret project for this year.
Thanks to the entire team that made this possible! Party!
#gijoe #videogames #Videojuegos #iguanabee #secretproject #indiedevs #IndieGameDev”
Javier Altman, the Lead Animator of the game, stated the following:
“[W]e tried to pay respect to the IP, we studied ALL of the Joe history, pay a lot of homages too. About voice acting, we had a big casting and chose the ones we felt better represented the characters.”