Details on the characters and story arch of the upcoming live-action G.I. JOE film have officially hit the web.
IESB.net is reporting that a draft of the ‘JOE script was turned in around October 1st by writer Stuart Beattie. According to IESB, Beattie’s script will pit the famed fighting force against Cobra capos Destro and the Baroness, with king snake Cobra Commander resigned to an “Emperor Palpatine” role for at least this first installment.
On a cooler note, a source inside the studio has confirmed that Cobra ninja Storm Shadow and Joe fan-fave Snake Eyes will be “a main focal point and the “soul” of the film.” Nice. Additionally, bonafide badass gang The Dreadnoks will be included in the film, complete with Zartan, his sister Zarana and little brother Zandar. The gang will act as the hired muscle Cobra uses to guard their day-to-day operations, ensuring that a few no-holds-barred scraps between Joes and Dreadnoks will be sure to go down.
Will Zartan retain his trademark camouflage ability and (hilariously ludicrous) mastery of disguise for the film? Only time will tell.
rumors continue to swirl that Mark Wahlberg is being courted to star in the role of Joe leader Duke; Tyrese Gibson is being approached to take-on the role of Roadblock; and there’s even whispers that Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson is being considered for a cameo as Joe drill instructor Sgt. Slaughter. (Didn’t he already play that role in Gridiron? No, I didn’t see that movie either.)
Anybody who works in investigations or law enforcement manages to make enemies. Anybody who lives as a vampire, never aging and feeding off the blood of the living as the decades fall to dust, probably draws a few enemies just by refusing to age. Imagine the dance ticket for someone who combines the two. That’s the leaky boat Mick St. John (Alex O’Loughlin) finds himself in this week, as episode the second of CBS’ new supernatural series MOONLIGHT takes off.
After a quarter-century in the clink and one reporter’s crusading work, a guy by the name of Lee Jay Spaulding walks out of prison a free man, with a number of things on his mind, including putting the whammy on Mick. You see, Mick had a client that Lee Jay ended up killing, which made Mick less than thrilled. At that point, Mick decided to go all red in tooth and claw on Spaulding, but didn’t get to finish the job. Thus, Lee Jay got 25 years of time to cogitate on how to take care of vampires. Oops.
Now, having been sprung, he’s free to kill again, and more importantly, hunt down one Mick St. John. On top of this, Beth Turner (Sophia Myles) is slowly putting things together, between recent clues and her memories, and as viewers well know, only characters trapped in Idiot Plots fail to come up with four when adding two and two. Between Beth figuring things out and Lee Jay manipulating the situation, Mick’s having a piss-poor day. Or night.