Beauty May Only Be Skin Deep, But Lethal Is To The Bone: Scarlett Revealed!

my amateur-phtoshopping attempts notwithstanding, the first image of Rachel Nichols as Shana "SCARLETT" O'Hara from the live-action G.I. JOE movie, has surfaced online via JoBlo.com (pretty quick after the recently-pulled "Battle Amour-WIP" leaked pics too, innit? peep below) and i'd thought to put her next to her paramour SNAKE-EYES [last revealed here]

"ACTUAL" IMAGE PROPER (click to embiggen):

INITIAL-PULLED IMAGE OF BATTLE-AMOR-WIP
(for visual reference):

(FYI: watermarked-logo from pic-originator has been removed)

"Scarlett (aka Agent Scarlett) is a main character in the G.I. Joe series and she, along with Lady Jaye, are generally regarded as its leading ladies.

She was the first female action figure in the G.I. Joe toy line and is also the only member of the original team to see much action in both cartoon and comic incarnations. The official line on Scarlett is that her full name is Shana M. O'Hara. She was born in Atlanta, Georgia. Although she is as adept with standard weapons as any of her comrades, her weapon of choice is the crossbow which fires various bolts with specialized functions. Her rank is Master Sergeant, and she serves from time to time as team leader. Her primary specialty for the team is counter intelligence and is additionally skilled in martial arts and acrobatics.

She learned her martial arts skills from her father, who trained her and her three brothers as he was an instructor. She has several black belts in various forms of martial arts. She has long red hair, which she tends to put up into a pony tail. In some of her appearances, it is shown she may speak with a southern drawl or localized Georgian Accent. She also graduated summa cum laude from a prestigious university, and passed her Bar Exams to practice law before moving into the military." [wiki]

[first posted on TRE April 17th]

Snake-Eyes Revealed!

AICN has two Snake-Eyes still images from the upcoming live-action G.I.Joe feature film up (with Ray Park snuggled underneath) and it looks pretty darn effin' cool, it does, besides the obligatory muscle-suit prevailant in all blardy-Hollywood genre-flicks of late, it still retains a parred-down feel without frills, except for the Arashikage ninja clan symbol on-shoulder and katana-blade (whoo-hoo!) and military-issue webgear = *noice* ... let's hope the rest of the crew can maintain this notion of design, maybe?

SHH reports: "He's the world's greatest ninja, but he's also next-generation. He's not afraid to use a sword one second, and a split-second later he's pulling out his Glock," (director; Stephen) Sommers told USA Today. "His chief nemesis is arguably the world's other great ninja, Storm Shadow. The two grew up together, were blood brothers and now are mortal enemies."

Sommers stressed that the movie is an origins story, so his challenge is to explain why the bad guy wears a metal mask, why Snake Eyes doesn't talk and other strange things kids took for granted. "For people who know nothing about it, it'll make sense," Sommers said. "And to people who love this stuff, it'll show where they all came from."

meanwhile, let's look at the pictures - photoshopped-brightened by yours truly
(would you ever have a doubt i wouldn't? :p)

[above-image with slight P/S / below-image after P/S]

nice snug hood - but someone's gotta explain the visor for me tho :p

Katana with Arashikage clan-symbol ("Arashikage" is Snake Eye's ninja-clan)

the ninja with a katana and a gun

strike a pose (a tad too buff for my ninja-tastes tho, IMHO)

[first posted on TRE March 21st]

Who Is Playing Duke

seems like the position of G.I.Joe field commander; DUKE has been filled, with Channing Tatum, "a 27 year old actor from Alabama" [via AICN] - star of "Step Up", while i remember him in "She's The Man" (becoz of Amanda Bynes *cough*). previous actors associated with this role include Mark Wahlberg and George Clooney (!). seems the filmmakers be going by way of pop-tween casting (with Ripcord reportedly a buddy of Duke's). no violent reactions from my end, til the movie screens, 'natch :p

Duke is the code name of First Sergeant Conrad S. Hauser. He is field commander and second-in-command of the G.I. Joe Team after Hawk. He is one of the key characters of G.I. Joe and a fan-favorite. He is generally regarded by fans as a main character, despite not appearing in the comic series for a number of issues, nor was he one of the original toys.

His file states that he hails from St. Louis, Missouri and is fluent in English, French and German, as well as several Southeast Asian dialects. He was at the top of his class at Fort Benning, has undergone Special Forces training and worked with South Vietnamese Tribesmen. He was also an instructor in four different Special Forces schools. Despite his accomplishments, he has repeatedly turned down any officer commissions offered to him. He believes a commander's place is with his troops, not behind the battle lines. [wiki]

Attack Of The Show: Destro & The Baroness

nothing to do with the movie, but The Baroness (Olivia Munn) is kinda hawt here, IMO ... hell, she IS hawt! altho the parody's a tad flaccid... *cough*

A War Themed Story Set 10 Years In The Future

a new development/update with the G.I.Joe live-action feature film adaptation:

Variety reports: "The war-themed story is set 10 years in the future. Stuart Beattie wrote the screenplay, while Paul Lovett & David Elliot and Skip Woods contributed earlier drafts."

"The Stephen Sommers-directed film is set to start shooting next month in Los Angeles. Rachel Nichols, Sienna Miller, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje and Said Taghmaoui have already joined the cast.

Lorenzo di Bonaventura, who produced the Hasbro-based hit Transformers, is producing G.I. Joe. alongside the toy giant's Brian Goldner.

Paramount will release the film on Aug. 7, 2009"

[via SHH]

Who Is Playing Rip Cord

Marlon Wayans has been signed on to play Wallace A. Weems - aka Rip Cord,
"leader of the military unit in Paramount's big screen G.I. Joe. adaptation" [via/via]

In G.I.Joe RAH-lore, Rip Cord is a HALO Jumper (High Altitude Low Opening)