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Please, show your support by signing and sharing a petition to Hasbro to draft Mark Weber for the Senior Manager – Global Brand Development and Marketing for GI Joe and Micronauts position for which Hasbro is currently recruiting.

Mark Weber was the former brand manager at Hasbro for GI Joe and gave us a lot of great figures like Stiletto, Sightline (Gary Goggles-Head tribute,) the Renegades Roadblock (in the SDCC IDW set,) and many more! Here’s what Mark has has to say about all this…

I’d love the chance to work on G.I. Joe again – I was disappointed to have so few items and such a small tooling budget to work with during my time on the brand. I’m proud of what I did (Sightline, Shooter, Tombstone, female Cobra Officer, Stiletto) given the limitations of the time.

I went back to school to earn my MBA – most brand managers have one and it’s sort of the price of admission. I survived without one while I was at McFarlane Toys and Hasbro based on hard work, creative ideas and toy insights, but it’s hard to get back in without one.

Let’s let Hasbro know that we want only the best for GI Joe and remind them that Mark Weber is the man for the job! Yo Joe!!

under Featured Auctions, G.I. Joe Movie, G.I. Joe Pursuit of Cobra

A new eBay listing has show up for a G.I. Joe POC Holy Grail. The unreleased Pursuit of Cobra Rescue Mech prototype with the orange hat Alpine. This may be the last time you ever see this item up for sale in your lifetime.

You can view the eBay Auction here: POC Arctic Alpine with Rescue Mech

under G.I. Joe Movie

Over the weekend, producer Lorenzo DiBonaventura spoke to /Film and asked him about the upcoming Snake Eyes spin-off film. Will Ray Park take on the role of Snake Eyes again?

“Probably not, because we are going to the origin story,” Di Bonaventura said. “As you know in the comic book, you saw his face. And it is, I’ll say, the formation of a hero. So you’ve got to see somebody and it can’t be Ray’s age, unfortunately.”

Not sure if this means a “Veitnam styled” Snake Eyes or young in training style story. Stay tuned as more details unfold.

under G.I. Joe Movie

Thanks to a legal document submitted to the United States Securities & Exchange Commission yesterday, we have learned that Paramount Pictures will continue working with Hasbro to produce future G.I. Joe movies.

“Paramount has several multi-picture production, distribution and financing relationships, including its recently extended agreement with Skydance Productions (“Skydance”) and a new overall deal with Hasbro Inc. (“Hasbro”). Under the Skydance agreement, Paramount and Skydance will continue to work together to produce and finance certain Paramount films, and Paramount has a first look on Skydance-initiated projects, including animated films. Paramount’s agreement with Hasbro involves the production, financing and distribution of live action and animated films based on Hasbro’s expansive list of properties. Paramount and Hasbro will also continue to work together on the Transformers and G.I. Joe franchises, including the first Transformers spinoff – Bumblebee – which is scheduled for theatrical release in December 2018.”

While we have heard of the agreement before, this is the first time we are seeing it on a legal documentation. It is also important to note that Transformers and G.I. Joe franchises are highlighted prominently and the fact that the partnership with Skydance Productions is also extended. Skydance helped Paramount to produce both G.I. Joe: Rise Of Cobra and G.I. Joe: Retaliation.

This submission came directly after Viacom’s annual conference call to close the financial outcome of Fiscal Year 2018. The parent company of Paramount Pictures reported a positive output after 2014.

“In addition to our internal executive team, we enter in — entered into multi-year relationships with Hasbro, which brought us the Transformers and G.I. Joe films.” said James ‘Jim’ Gianopulos, Chairman & CEO. “In film, we have a diverse slate of 13 theatrical releases versus fiscal 2018’s nine releases. These include the latest installment of the Transformers franchise, Bumblebee.”

What do you expect to see from future G.I. Joe movies? Let your thoughts known, on the thread associated with this news post.

under G.I. Joe Movie

We have received a word from Paramount’s side that G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes has been moved from pre-production stage to production.

Furthermore, the title has been revised from just ‘Snake Eyes’ to ‘G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes’. This move may have been done in order to avoid confusion with the famous 1998 Nicolas Cage movie of the same name (also produced by Paramount Pictures).

Speaking of which, Hasbro’s own Allspark Pictures division will be co-producing the movie alongside Paramount.

Update: No director or cast member listed yet, but we hope to hear more info in an official capacity very soon.

Additional crew recruitment is currently in motion. If you are working in the entertainment industry, you may receive job openings (on your subscribed channels) to work for the movie. We received no word regarding extras.

Also, it is interesting to note that G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes carries the description “G. I. Joe Reboot Movie” from a story by Evan Spiliotopoulos. The movie is slated to release on March 27th, 2020.

Dungeons & Dragons movie will also be produced simultaneous to the new G. I. Joe movie for a 2021 release date.

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Producer Loranzo di Bonaventura will address the gathered audience at the 2018 VRTL Media Summit (organized yearly by Paramount Pictures) to talk about his past, present and future work.

What’s so special about this announcement is the official Paramount Pictures press blurb for the media; seemingly confirming the title of the next G.I. Joe movie.

“Upcoming releases are the Transformers spin-off Bumblebee (2018), directed by Travis Knight and starring Hailee Steinfeld and John Cena and Pet Sematary (2019). Films in development include a Sammy Davis Jnr biopic and Snake Eyes, both for Paramount Pictures.”

Coming from an official Paramount Pictures website, we can take this announcement as the official title reveal for the movie which was also privately revealed, not too long ago.

It is highly likely that the audience will hear more about the future of the G.I. Joe Live Action Movie Franchise as well.

If you want to listen to Mr. Bonaventura you will have to dish out $900 (for pre-registration before November 5th) or $1500 (for regular registration). However, in order to be eligible for the tickets, you must be a prolific member of the entertainment industry with many years of industry expertise in addition to be in a senior position of the company you work for (which should also be a well established company in the entertainment industry).

As always, major entertainment news outlets may provide what was discussed, but it is too early to tell whether the information regarding G.I. Joe will hit the internet unless there is a journalist who care enough to report the topic.

Snake Eyes is slated to release on March 27th, 2020 with a screenplay by Evan Spiliotopoulos. You can check out the full press release, after the jump.

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Well, things are certainly moving forward behind-the-scenes for the upcoming G. I. Joe live action movie; Snake Eyes. It was only a couple of days ago that we broke the news regarding the potential title of the movie.

Speaking exclusively to Discussing Film, screenwriter Evan Spiliotopoulos (Beauty and the Beast, The Nutty Professor) stated today that the upcoming movie will hark back to the Bruce Lee era.

This interview not only confirmed Evan Spiliotopoulos involvement as the screenwriter but also the look & feel of the movie.

“I’m going to be very coy” stated Mr. Spiliotopoulos. “But I’ll say this: our vision is a Hong Kong movie of the 70s directed by Akira Kurosawa. I wish I could get into the story but that’s the idea. The idea is to go back to the rough and tumble, you know… a Bruce Lee movie but directed by one of the greatest Japanese directors of all time.”

It seems as though the script is indeed ready and it’s just a matter of time until we hear more news regarding the principal photography.

Snake Eyes is slated to release on March 27th, 2020.

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

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Industry rumors coming in from Paramount side suggests that the next G. I. Joe movie will simply be titled as Snake Eyes.

This new information surfaced thanks to a good friend of this newsie who attended a small media briefing regarding the future of Paramount Pictures ltd. The rumor matches up with several details we heard not too long ago.

While we want you to take this news with a grain of salt, one thing that was 100% confirmed is the fact that Lorenzo di Bonaventura will reprise his duties as the Producer of the new movie. Mr. Bonaventura acted as the producer for both G. I. Joe: Rise Of Cobra and G. I. Joe: Retaliation as well as all six Transformers movies which includes the upcoming Transformers: Bumblebee.

Bumblebee is a huge departure (in a good way) from the tone of the previous five Transformers movies and we expect Snake Eyes to do the same.

The story is rumored to set around young Snake Eyes and the formation of the G. I. Joe team.

Snake Eyes is slated to release on March 27th, 2020. More information about the movie is expected to arrive somewhere in November.

under G.I. Joe Cartoons, G.I. Joe Comics

It’s been a few days, but legendary GI Joe artist Russ Heath has passed away. If you’re not immediately familiar with his name, you’ll certainly be familiar with his work, he was responsible for the basic look and feel for the Sunbow GI Joe characters, locations, animals, vehicles and storyboards. He penciled Marvel’s GI Joe issue #24 and inked issue #64. He also did a lot of work on titles like the Punisher and Punisher War Journal, etc…

Tim Finn has blogged a wonderful tribute on A Real American Book that I wanted to share with everyone here at Hiss Tank.

under G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary, G.I. Joe 30th Anniversary, G.I. Joe 50th Anniversary, G.I. Joe Various, G.I. Joe Vintage

This is definitely a fandom splitting topic, but if GI Joe were to return to retail this moment, how would you like to see it represented?

* Old school o-ring?
* A continuation of the 25th style packaging with new sculpts and a continuation of unreleased figures?
* 6 Inch!!
* Other?

Let your opinion be heard by voting!