Posted on 02/11/2008 9:53:56 AM PST by My Favorite Headache
Dennis Quaid Signs for Three 'G.I. Joe' Films
Posted Feb 11th 2008 12:02PM by Erik Davis Filed under: Action, Fandom, DIY/Filmmaking, Comic/Superhero/Geek
Well, I guess this means General Hawk won't die in the first film. While making the press junket rounds for his latest film Vantage Point, Dennis Quaid spoke a bit about his role as General Hawk in the upcoming live-action G.I. Joe flick to Collider. Not surprisingly, Paramount is hoping to turn G.I. Joe into the next big action franchise, and Quaid confirmed that he had signed on for three films.
Did you ever think, at this point in his career, that Dennis Quaid would sign on for three G.I. Joe films? Apparently the dude is looking to get dirty, and more power to him. On the film and his character, Quaid says, "We grew up with G.I. Joe and it's kind of a cartoon thing...it's a big popcorn type of tent pole action movie that...it's not deep. The character of General Hawk that I'm playing is kind of a cross between Chuck Yeager and Sgt. Rock and maybe a naïve Hugh Hefner thrown in there. General Hawk's aide to camp is a Victoria Secret supermodel so how serious can it be?"
Quaid also admitted that he might go "a little blond" with regards to his character's look, and that he's currently lifting weights, "trying to look like the cartoon." He compared the tone of the film to "the old James Bond's -- like the Dr. No's -- where the mastermind has his own private island and all these people are wearing matching coveralls.
"Finally, he says he's only shooting for two weeks out of five. For this new, live-action film, Stephen Sommers will direct a cast that already includes a ton of folks like Channing Tatum (Duke), Sienna Miller (The Baroness), Rachel Nichols (Scarlett), Ray Park (Snake Eyes), Marlon Wayans (Ripcord), Arnold Vosloo (Zartan), Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (Heavy Duty) and Joseph Gordon-Levitt.
G.I. Joe is due out in theaters on August 7, 2009.
I look forward to 2008 topping 2007 as the year of the imploding box office. From the ashes will rise fun, patriotic, sappy, pulpy movies like "Red Dawn".
In fact, I smell a sequel:
"Red Dawn: the Enemy Within".
ROTFLMAO! Figures...I know nothing about these, I just grabbed one at random.
What are the odds?
Seeings as to how this is politically correct, he might have been provided with a sign interpreter because soldiers will not be required to speak English, and the employer (the military) will be required to provide an interpreter.
I vote Famke Janssen for Scarlet.
Agree 100%, yet DirecTV always seems to replay the Costner version.
Have you seen the picture at hisstank.com of Rachel Nichols? She’s dyed her hair; I strongly approve.
GI Joe USED to be [music please] “A real Ameeerican heeeerooo, G. I. Joooooe!...”
now with Hollyweird..
[recue music] “A real euroweeeeeenie, U.N. Girly man, G.I.J.O.E... (announcer: not to be confused with imperialsit capitalist american military personel, who eat babies for military rations and all capitalists to not pay confiscatory taxes in defiance of the greater good of the many....)”
I find the looks on the faces of male models hilarious. This one is no exception.
Those girls could wrap their legs around a man twice. Wow.
hurts just think about it :)
>>Seeings as to how this is politically correct, he might have been provided with a sign interpreter because soldiers will not be required to speak English, and the employer (the military) will be required to provide an interpreter.<<
General Hawk, sensing some PC uneasiness...has to learn sign language so he wouldn’t offend Snake Eyes.
“thefactor wrote:
who’s playing cobra commander? destro? flint?”
Sean Penn in full estrus would make a good COBRA COMMANDER!
Or Jeb Stuart and the Haunted Tank?
Yes...great movies!
“I’ll be yore huckleberry...”
My favorite Westerns are (not necessarily in this order) except for #1:
1.) Open Range (underrated, IMO)
2.) The Searchers
3.) Unforgiven
4.) Tombstone
5.) High Noon
6.) True Grit
7.) The Man who Shot Liberty Valence
8.) Dances with Wolves (Before you jump on me...how can you not like the scenes with that mule skinner? It is almost like enjoying Full Metal Jacket just because of the Drill Instructor played by R. Lee Ermey...I know, it IS full of PC pap, but...I love the mule skinner character...:)
Great Movies all....agreed about Dances with Wolves.
Bruce Willis has my vote...
...although there is legal testimony on file that Pee Herman comes with Kung Fu grip.
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