Channing Tatum has landed the lead role of Duke in the upcoming G.I. Joe movie, which is st for release on August 7, 2009.
Tatum will be joining Sienna Miller, Ray Park, Rachel Nichols, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Said Taghmaoui, Marlon Wayans and Joseph Gordon-Levitt in the cast for the film.
The movie, based on the Hasbro property, is set to start shooting next month in Los Angeles.
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Sam Worthington had been a reported contender to play the lead role of "Duke" in Paramount's G.I. Joe movie. But that seems unlikely to be the case.
Bur rumors now state that Worthington's schedule shooting James Cameron's sci-fi epic Avatar ultimately couldn't accommodate G.I. Joe. Therefore, who is in the running to play Duke?
According to Latino Review, Chris Evans (Fantastic Four, Sunshine), Matthew Fox (Lost, Vantage Point), and Channing Tatum (Step Up, Supercross) are the three frontrunners for the role.
We'll keep readers apprised as we learn more.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt (pictured) has earned a role in the highly anticipated G.I. Joe movie.
The young actor will actually portra Cobra Commander, the character that was a former G.I. Joe team member who turns to the dark side and starts the Cobra organization.
As it stands, here is the current cast for this remake of the classic cartoon:
G.I. Joe is on schedule for a 2009 release.
Another name has been added to the cast of the G.I. Joe movie.
Marlon Wayans has signed on to play Ripcord, leader of the military unit in the big screen adaptation of the acclaimed cartoon series.
Moreover, Joseph Gordon-Levitt is in negotiations to join the film, which is based on the American soldier action figure created by Hasbro.
The war-themed story is set 10 years in the future. Stuart Beattie wrote the screenplay and Stephen Sommers will direct. Rachel Nichols, Sienna Miller, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje and Said Taghmaoui have already joined the cast.
Paramount will release the movie on August 7, 2009.
In addition to the casting of Rachel Nichols as Scarlett two more actors have come aboard Paramount's live-action G.I. Joe movie.
The Hollywood Reporter stars that Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje - pictured below, best known as Mr. Eko on Lost - will play ordinance expert Heavy Duty, while Sleeper Cell's Said Taghmaoui has been cast as communications specialist Breaker.
Korean star Byeong-Heon Lee will play Storm Shadow, while Rachel Nichols will portray Shana "Scarlett" O'Hara in the upcoming G.I. Joe movie.
The two join Sienna Miller and Ray Park in the film, which opens August 7, 2009.
Ray Park - star of Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace and X-Men - has been cast as Snake Eyes in director the upcoming G.I. Joe movie, hitting theaters on August 7, 2009.
Master ninja Snake Eyes, of course, is one of the original members and a key character in the G.I. Joe series.
Park joins Sienna Miller in the live-action film based on the Hasbro toys, comic book and TV show.
Can you pictured Sienna Miller a real American hero?
You'll have to try now, as the British actress has become the the first to join the big-budget G.I. Joe movie, according to Variety.
The 25-year-old ex of Jude Law will play the film's female lead, described as a raven-haired baroness and sexy femme fatale skilled in espionage.
The Stephen Sommers-directed film will be live-action and is based on the Hasbro toys, comicbook and TV series.
The story is set at Brussels-based GIJOE, an acronym for the Global Integrated Joint Operating Entity, and revolves around an international co-ed force of operatives who use high-tech equipment to battle Cobra, an evil org headed by a Scottish arms dealer.
G.I. Joe: The Movie is scheduled for an Aug. 7, 2009, release.
Hasbro has released the following message to fans, regarding Paramount Pictures' live-action G.I. Joe adaptation:
Hasbro's G.I. Joe Team wanted to take this opportunity to clarify some of the facts regarding the G.I. Joe live-action movie that we are developing with Paramount Pictures.
First and foremost, we are not changing what the G.I. Joe brand is about. The name "G.I. Joe" will always be synonymous with bravery and heroism.
The G.I. Joe brand has enjoyed a successful 43-year history, spanning two key generations. The first was the line of 12-inch "realistic military" figures that were popular with kids in the 1960s and 1970s.
The second generation, was created in 1982, and is based on a cast of fictional heroes and villains that make up the "G.I. Joe vs. Cobra" fantasy. The premise of this fantasy is the story of the G.I. Joe team, led by Duke, and their "fight for freedom wherever there is trouble" against the evil Cobra Commander and his Cobra force. This storyline was an instant hit with kids in the early 1980s, spawning a highly popular 3-3/4-inch action figure line, comic book collection and animated series.
Various rumors have linked Mark Wahlberg and George Clooney as the lead for the hugely-hyped big screen adaption of G.I. Joe.
But reports are now coming in that Sam Worthington has actually landed the role.
This actor may not be well-known right now, but everyone will get to know him much better after he stars in the upcoming James Cameron movie, Avatar.
Stephen Sommers is directing the G.I. Joe flick, based on a script by Stuart Beattie, with Paramount looking at a summer 2009 release date.
