More Joes are answering the call to join director Jon M. Chu's "G.I. Joe" sequel, the latest being D.J. Cotrona and rapper RZA.
According to The Hollywood Reporter's Heat Vision, Cotrona, who was most recently seen in the ABC police procedural "Detroit 1-8-7," will play Flint.
RZA, who has had roles in "Due Date," "Repo Men" and "Funny People," will play Blind Master, a past trainer of Snake Eyes and Jinx (Elodie Yung).
Although Channing Tatum's Duke is the only character confirmed to be returning from the 2009 original, actress Rachel Nichols, who played Scarlett, posted on her Twitter account that Snake Eyes (Ray Park) and Storm Shadow (Byung-hun Lee) would also be back.
Chu ("Justin Beiber: Never Say Never") takes over for Stephen Sommers, who directed and helped develop the story for "The Rise of Cobra." The sequel is set for a Aug. 10, 2012 release.
The sequel is rumored to be called "Cobra Strikes," but neither Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Sienna Miller or Christopher Eccleston set to return, I'm not sure how they'll pull it off unless they simply recast the characters of Cobra Commander and Destro.
As I've said before, "Rise of Cobra" was also a pretty fun action flick which went on to make $150 million domestically and another $152 million overseas. I don't really see how bringing in an almost entirely new cast is going to help them make more money.
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| D.J. Cotrona |
RZA, who has had roles in "Due Date," "Repo Men" and "Funny People," will play Blind Master, a past trainer of Snake Eyes and Jinx (Elodie Yung).
Although Channing Tatum's Duke is the only character confirmed to be returning from the 2009 original, actress Rachel Nichols, who played Scarlett, posted on her Twitter account that Snake Eyes (Ray Park) and Storm Shadow (Byung-hun Lee) would also be back.
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| RZA |
The sequel is rumored to be called "Cobra Strikes," but neither Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Sienna Miller or Christopher Eccleston set to return, I'm not sure how they'll pull it off unless they simply recast the characters of Cobra Commander and Destro.
As I've said before, "Rise of Cobra" was also a pretty fun action flick which went on to make $150 million domestically and another $152 million overseas. I don't really see how bringing in an almost entirely new cast is going to help them make more money.
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