Actress Samara Weaving sat down with Collider for an interview regarding some of the recent work she has done. One such topic is about her role as Shana M. O’Hara a.k.a. Scarlett in Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins movie.

Based on the info, she seems to be just a small role; with majority of the focus given to Snake Eyes.

“What was the appeal of jumping into the G.I. Joe franchise for you, with Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins and a character like Scarlett?

WEAVING: Yeah, that was an interesting one. Really, it was talking to the director (Robert Schwentke) and Henry Golding. They had a very interesting take on how they wanted to tell the story. To be honest with you, I’m not in a lot of it. I’m there as a guide, if you will, but it was a wonderful experience. I’d never been to Japan before, and we had a lot of time to explore the beautiful country of Japan. I met Úrsula Corberó, who is just fantastic. The whole cast is beautiful. I’ve done a lot of films that involve a lot of stunts and action, and I was so grateful that they could bring my stunt double, Jacky Geurts, along with us. She’s been with me since the Ash vs. Evil Dead days. It was just a blast, and it was a genre that I hadn’t really done before, so that was fun too.”

Speaking to the press and investors during their 2020 1st Quarter Conference Call, ViacomCBS CEO Robert Bakish stated that Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins movie concluded its principal photography prior to the COVID-19 Pandemic and is being worked on remotely in post-production.

It was indeed nice to hear that the work is not stalled and is happening as we speak.

Regarding the release dates for movies, Mr. Bakish stated that even though release dates are set for many Paramount movies for the year, they’ll only be released when they can be released; due to the current world situation. Therefore, releases will be pushed back or brought forward depending on the situation. He added:

“With respect to movies, yes, we moved them later. We thought that was the right thing to do to preserve asset value. We obviously look at the market and look at what it will be at a point in time, and we’ll make a decision if there’s sufficient critical mass of screens if you will, theaters to warrant opening a film.”

Hasbro is letting us know that its entertainment arm eOne has signed a deal with former Marvel Executive & Producer Jeremy Latcham to produce movies based on Hasbro properties and original content.

Mr. Latcham previously worked on The Avengers series, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Guardians of the Galaxy, and many other MCU projects and is known for taking creative decisions staying true to the source materials.

“Jeremy is a massively talented producer with a track record of creating true-to-brand films with size and scope that resonate with audiences and excel on a global scale,” said Nick Meyer, eOne’s President of Film. “In our exciting new era with Hasbro, we’re thrilled to begin this new partnership and look forward to sharing the amazing projects that are to come.”

As the first project, Jeremy Latcham will work on Dungeons & Dragons live action movie, slated to release on July 23rd, 2021.

“Nick and the entire eOne team have welcomed me into the fold with open arms,” Latcham added. “Hasbro’s incredibly rich library of beloved brands in addition to the opportunity to develop original material makes for a very exciting next step for me as a creative producer. My passion for telling stories steeped in heart, humor and spectacle aligns with D&D’s decades of immersive, adventure-driven storytelling, and I am beyond excited to help John and Jonathan, eOne, Paramount, and Wizards of the Coast bring this rich world to filmgoing audiences.”

Though future movies are not highlighted at the moment, it is likely that Jeremy Latcham will work on Transformers as well as G.I. Joe.

Meanwhile, eOne is strengthening its TV front by bringing in former HBO president of programming Michael Lombardo. While he is currently working with the company as a consultant, Mr. Lombardo is expected to officially board the company in the near future to lead all of television.

Actor Henry Golding has shared a couple of new pics from what looks like a training session during the production of Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins.

The actor stated the following:

“Missing the daily grind with the best in the business… Can’t wait for everybody from each department of film, to be able to get back together and continue making magic.”

We still have no word regarding the 1st trailer for the movie.

You can check out the images, after the jump.

Paramount Pictures Brazil is letting us know that they have brought forward the release date of Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins movie by one day. The movie is scheduled to release in Brazil on 22nd October, 2020. Italy will also screen Snake Eyes on 22nd.

Another happy news is the fact that United States will see the release on 23rd October; as originally planned. Paramount Pictures UK will release the movie on the same day.

However, as we reported earlier, Australia and several other countries will have to wait until November 19th to enjoy the movie.

France is screening two days earlier on 21st October.

Release date for Switzerland is denoted as 29th October.

It is worth noting that the dates may change depending on the current situation.

One of the highly anticipated aspects of the upcoming Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins movie, is our first look at the new designs for main characters. We’ve yet to receive a word on that, but while we wait, there is a happy news to be shared.

We have received a word that award-winning costume designer Louise Mingenbach resumed her usual role for the new movie.

Her name may not jump out straightaway for Joe fans, but Ms. Mingenbach was the costume designer of Cobra Commander, Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow for G.I. Joe: Retaliation. We had your curiosity, now we have your attention.

Other than Retaliation and Snake Eyes, Louise Mingenbach worked on multiple X-Men movies, Hancock, and Superman Returns.

Joining with her as costume supervisor is Janice Macisaac, who worked on Deadpool 2.

Paramount Pictures Australia has sent us some info, announcing the newly revised date for the release of Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins.

According to the info, the release has been pushed back to November 19th, 2020.

We currently do not know if this new date is applicable to United States and other international territories, but it is most likely that we may see the movie in November rather than the planned October 23rd release date. Since the other movies on the list we received, matches up with the worldwide release dates (give or take one week), it is plausible to speculate that Snake Eyes will see its US debut on November 13th or 20th.

This is the 3rd revision to the movie release date; with March 27th being the original and later revised to October 16th due to conflicting filming schedules for the director. It was then pushed back by one week (to October 23rd) and now to November 19th.

You can check out the full listing, after the jump.

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Artist Logan Lubera has shared a collection of unused concept art for G.I. Joe: Retaliation Flint.

According to the artist, Flint was originally supposed to lead the Joe team, but the position was later replaced by Roadblock. This may have been due to the star-power of Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson.

Also, the term ‘Battle Kata’ is used here once again.

“Some old school ink and paint; Concept art I drew for the GIJOE2 Movie while at previs building. ( edited to not confuse because we started this journey in a steamy hot loft in L.A on the Universal lot before continuing on set and in New Orleans ) Originally Flint was supposed to the lead of the movie and this was one of the first concept images I did to illustrate the “Battle Kata” armor and weapons I designed for the film. Lots of great work came out of this project and I met some amazing people!”

“When Hasbro and my lead Alan Roach offered me a chance to work embedded with the GIJOE team on toy and film I jumped. You can’t imagine the feeling and pride being asked to represent a company as vanguard for a property. I was nervous and excited. I was afraid that the amazing pros who did film concept would not really be happy having a “corporate” in the office working on concept design beside them. I had my own team and budget to contribute and Andrew Menzies and Paul Molles were super accommodating. Artist like Raj Rahal, Ben Proctor, Matthew Cunningham were super supportive, encouraging and helpful. Giving advice, brushes and software recommendations. Hasbro charged me with one challenge. Come up with a look that could be sent to other studios to help formulate a GIJOE combat uniform that was as unique as Cap’s was in the first Captain America film. These images of the system I designed and you see in the movie worn by The Rock was called “Battle Kata” system. A blend of military and Arashikage Ninja combat. The idea was our lead trained by Snake Eyes evolved a system of interlocking weapons. I will post another page of the weapons I concepted and various teams evolved.Here are the very first approved concepts we sent to everyone from Aaron Sim co, Massive Black, Six More Vodka, Volta and others. You will see many different ideas online but it started with these and Jon, Erik and Mr Goldner’s approval. Honored and humbled to contribute to a great cause”

You can check out the mirrored artwork, after the jump.