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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.

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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!

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Who is looking for a new Holy Grail in their G.I. Joe collection? Well look no further. You may never ever see this item up for auction again.

“©2009 Hasbro Canada. 5.5×8.5” card from the movie “G.I. Joe, The Rise Of Cobra”. This package variation was not released with the “Arctic Threat” Conrad “Duke” Hauser figure that was never produced. About ten known examples exist.”

Check out this G.I. Joe Grail and a few more by following this link.

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The Hollywood Reporter is saying Paramount and Hasbro have thrown a Joe spinoff movie featuring Snake Eyes into development, with Evan Spiliotopoulos, (Beauty and the Beast and The Huntsman: Winter’s War) in talks to write the script.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

What do you think? In the two previous movies Snake Eyes has been wonderfully performed by Ray Park and kicked ninja butt both times, so I’m excited to see this happen.

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

With the huge success of Haslab’s first outing, the Vintage Collection Jabba’s Sail Barge (The Khetanna,) meeting roughly 175% of their goal to the tune of nearly four and a half million dollars, it’s safe to say Hasbro will go back to that well in the future. With this in mind, what would you honestly be willing to pay for a new Flagg?

USS Flagg image courtesy of 3DJoes.com

Discuss further after the jump!

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I wanted to start this weekend off with a trip down memory lane and try to counter some of the awful news about the closing of Toys R Us. So let’s hear it Tankers… what were your favorite retail stores that you got your Joe or Cobra fix from?