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-|title         =G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
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-|director      =[[Stephen Sommers]]
+|director=[[Stephen Sommers]]
+|writers=[[Stuart Beattie]]<br>[[David Elliot]]<br>[[Paul Lovett]]
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-|rating        =PG-13
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-|runtime       =117 minutes
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-|premiere      =[[2009|August 7, 2009]]
+|premiere=[[2009|August 7, 2009]]
-|aka           =''Dark Sky: First Strike'' (fake working title)
+|aka=''Dark Sky: First Strike'' (fake working title)
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-|continuity    =[[Live-action film continuity|Movie continuity]]
+|continuity=[[Live-action film continuity|Movie continuity]]
-|preceded by   =
+|preceded by=
-|followed by   =''[[G.I. Joe 2 (film)|G.I. Joe: Retaliation]]''
+|followed by=''[[G.I. Joe: Retaliation]]''
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 '''''G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra''''' is a live-action film directed by [[Stephen Sommers]] and released on August 7, 2009. The story involves [[Duke (Movie)|Conrad "Duke" Hauser]] and [[Ripcord (Movie)|Wallace "Ripcord" Weems]] being recruited for a special forces team while in the process of trying to protect a military convoy. Set in "the not too distant future," the film features a mixture of realistic military action and sci-fi style weaponry, such as concussion pistols and [[nanomites]].
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-In the near future, weapons expert [[Destro (Movie)|James McCullen]] has created a [[Nanomites|nanotechnology]] capable of destroying an entire city. He sells four warheads to NATO, and the U.S. Army is tasked with delivering the warheads.
+In the near future, weapons expert [[Destro (Movie)|James McCullen]] has created a [[Nanomites|nanotechnology]] capable of destroying an entire city. He sells four nanomite warheads to NATO, and the U.S. Army is tasked with delivering the warheads.
-[[Duke (Movie)|Duke]] and [[Ripcord (Movie)|Ripcord]] are delivering the warheads when they are ambushed by the [[Baroness (Movie)|Baroness]]. Duke and Ripcord are rescued by [[Scarlett (Movie)|Scarlett]], [[Snake-Eyes (Movie)|Snake-Eyes]] and [[Heavy Duty (Movie)|Heavy Duty]]. They take the warheads to [[Hawk (Movie)|General Hawk]], head of the [[G.I. Joe Team]].
+[[Duke (Movie)|Duke]] and [[Ripcord (Movie)|Ripcord]] are delivering the warheads when they are ambushed by the [[Baroness (Movie)|Baroness]] and several Cobra Vipers. In the ensuing firefight, many of Duke and Ripcord's teammates are killed or severely wounded, and both of their AH-64 Apache gunships are destroyed, along with all of their ground vehicles. Before Duke and Ripcord meet a similar fate, they are rescued by [[Scarlett (Movie)|Scarlett]], [[Snake-Eyes (Movie)|Snake-Eyes]] and [[Heavy Duty (Movie)|Heavy Duty]]. They take the warheads to [[Hawk (Movie)|General Hawk]], head of the [[G.I. Joe Team]], at their headquarters, [[The Pit (Movie)]], in Egypt.
 Hawk takes command of the warheads and excuses Duke and Ripcord, but when Duke reveals that he knows the Baroness, Hawk allows them to train to join G.I. Joe.
-McCullen and his mysterious associate [[the Doctor]] are revealed to be using the same nanotechnology to build an army of soldiers. McCullen plans on using the warheads to cause a panic. Using a tracking device, McCullen locates [[The Pit (Movie)|the G.I. Joe base]] and sends [[Storm Shadow (Movie)|Storm Shadow]] and the Baroness to retrieve the warheads. After a fight, Storm Shadow and the Baroness retrieve the warheads and take them to Baron DeCobray, the Baroness's husband, for him to weaponize. They then plan to attack the Eiffel Tower.
+McCullen and his mysterious associate, [[the Doctor]], are revealed to be using the same nanotechnology to build an army of soldiers. McCullen plans on using the warheads to cause a panic, causing the world to turn to the President of the United States for guidance. Using a tracking device, McCullen locates [[The Pit (Movie)|the G.I. Joe base]] and sends [[Storm Shadow (Movie)|Storm Shadow]], the Baroness and [[Zartan (Movie)|Zartan]] with the enhanced [[Neo-Viper (Movie)|Neo-Vipers]] to retrieve the warheads. After a fight, Storm Shadow and the Baroness retrieve the warheads and take them to Baron DeCobray, the Baroness's husband, for him to weaponize. After which, Baron DeCobray is murdered by Storm Shadow under orders from McCullen if he touched the Baroness again. They then plan to attack the Eiffel Tower.
-G.I. Joe track down the Baroness and Storm Shadow and pursue them through the streets of Paris, but are unsuccessful in stopping them from launching the missile. The nanomites eat through part of the tower before Duke hits the kill switch, but in doing so he is captured and taken to McCullen's base under the Arctic Circle.
+G.I. Joe track down the Baroness and Storm Shadow and pursue them through the streets of Paris, but are unsuccessful in stopping them from launching the missile. The nanomites eat through part of the tower before Duke hits the kill switch, but in doing so he is captured and taken to McCullen's base under the Arctic Circle, while the rest of the Joes are arrested by French authorities, believing them to be the ones who damaged the Eiffel Tower.
 McCullen loads three missiles with nanomite warheads. Ripcord pursues the missiles while Scarlett and Snake Eyes rescue Duke.
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 McCullen tries to kill Duke, but he is unsuccessful and his face is burned as he flees with the Doctor to an escape vessel. Duke and the Baroness pursue him while Scarlett, Heavy Duty and Snake-Eyes attempt to stop the missiles and shut down the Arctic base.
-Snake-Eyes destroys the first missile using his [[Ice Sabre]]. Ripcord takes off in [[Night Raven (Movie)|a prototype jet]], and destroys the second missile before it reaches [[Moscow]]. In destroying the third warhead, he has to take it to the atmosphere. He ejects and lands in Washington DC.
+Snake-Eyes destroys the first missile using his [[Ice Sabre]]. Ripcord takes off in [[Night Raven (Movie)|a prototype jet]], and destroys the second missile before it reaches [[Moscow]]. In destroying the third warhead, he has to take it to the atmosphere. He ejects and lands in Washington DC, where he is arrested by the Secret Service because of his earlier piloting to stop the nanomites.
 The Doctor heals McCullen's burned face, but in doing so he encases it in silver, and he declares McCullen to now be Destro, he then says that he is now the Cobra Commander. They are soon captured by G.I. Joe. In the White House, [[Zartan (Movie)|Zartan]] is now seen posing as the president in the White House.  Whistling to himself "For he's a Jolly Good Fellow", Zartan prepares for word on Cobra's next move.
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 *Duke's unit (8)
-*[[President of the United States|U.S. President]] (22)
+*[[President of United States]] (22)
 *[[Rex Lewis]] (21)
 *Secret Service (23)
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 *[[The Pit (Movie)|The Pit]]
 *[[Rockslide A.T.A.V.]]
-*[[S.H.A.R.C. (Movie)|S.H.A.R.C.]]
+*[[SHARC_(Movie)|S.H.A.R.C. (Movie)]]
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 |Errors1=*When Scarlett uses the chameleon suit, her hands are bare. However, when she activates its cloaking feature, her hands disappear as well.
+*When Snake Eyes has a flashback to the first time he and Storm Shadow met and fought in the dojo, Storm Shadow hits the burners on the stove, and the burners turn on as Snake Eyes runs on them. However, in the next shot, all of the burners are off.
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-|JoeRefs1=*While woozy, Ripcord comments on Heavy Duty's "lifelike hair" and "kung-fu grip," both action features on the original 12" G.I. Joe doll.
+====12" figures====
+*While woozy, Ripcord comments on Heavy Duty's "lifelike hair" and "kung-fu grip," both action features on the original 12" G.I. Joe doll.
+*The scar under Duke's right eye is an homage to the famous scar on the original 12" G.I. Joe figure, introduced in 1964. It was added as a copyright mark, to prevent unlawful reproduction.
+====A Real American Hero====
 *The idea for the nanomites comes from [[The Trojan Gambit|an early issue of the ''G.I. Joe'' comic]].<ref>Though the robots in the comic were not as small as nanomites, the story was specifically cited as a source of inspiration in the DVD special features.</ref>
 *The nanomite injections [[The Doctor]] gives the [[Neo-Viper (Movie)|Neo-Vipers]] leave behind a scar in the shape of the classic [[Cobra]] logo.
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 *Breaker's love for bubble gum comes directly from the comics and filecards.
 *The Baroness describes Duke and his team as "[[A Real American Hero|real American heroes]]."
-*The [[Delta-6 Accelerator Suit]]s are a reference to [[Sigma 6]].
 *When the Baroness suggests that Snake-Eyes has given up his pursuit, Storm Shadow warns her that "he never gives up" - a line from the 1980s cartoon themesong (He never gives up/He's always there/Fighting for freedom/Over land and air.)
 *As Duke and Ripcord avoid the missiles launched from the [[Steel Crusher A.P.V.]], the camera moves to be in front of them, and the scene briefly freezes, framing the two men with an explosion behind them: just as in the card art for the '80s figures.
 *Heavy Duty shouts the team battlecry: "Yo, Joe"!
+*At the end, the G.I. Joe team is on at aircraft carrier that appears to be the U.S.S. Flagg, bearing the number 99. The toy line and comic books featured the same ship.
-*The ''Sigma 6'' logo is visible during the end credits.
-*The ''X-30'' logo is visible during the end credits
-*The U.S. star logo is visible during the end credits
 *Many old G.I. Joe stickers are visible during the end credits.
 *The U.S. "flying star" logo is visible during the end credits.
+*According to Brian Goldner, the writers took their inspiration mostly from Larry Hama's G.I. Joe comics, and not the "G.I. Joe" animated series. Lorenzo di Bonaventura admits he feels the Cobra Organization, as depicted in the cartoon, was "probably the stupidest evil organization out there!"
+====Sigma 6====
+*The [[Delta-6 Accelerator Suit]]s are a reference to ''[[Sigma 6]]'''s Sigma Suits.
+*The ''Sigma 6'' logo is visible during the end credits.
 |RealWorldRefs1=*The interior of Destro's submarine was based on a Handley Page Jetsream plane.
 *The active nanites are colored green to suggest mold decomposing whatever it grows on.
+*When given a painkiller on the G.I. Joe transport after Ripcord and Duke's unit is ambushed, Ripcord jokes that Duke was "Government Issued", which is what the G.I. stands for.
+*Destro is the head of M.A.R.S., which stands for "Military Armaments Research Syndicate;" it is also a reference to Mars, the Roman god of war.
 |Development1=
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 <td>[[Christopher Eccleston]]</td>
 <td>[[Destro (Movie)|Destro]]</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>[[Brendan Fraser]]</td>
+<td>[[Sgt. Stone]]</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td>[[Joseph Gordon-Levitt]]</td>
 <td>[[Cobra Commander (Movie)|Cobra Commander]]</td>
+<tr>
+<td>[[Leo Howard]]</td>
+<td>Young Snake-Eyes</td>
 </tr>
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 <td>[[Ray Park]]</td>
 <td>[[Snake-Eyes (Movie)|Snake-Eyes]]</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>[[Jonathan Pryce]]</td>
+<td> The President of the United States of America.</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td>[[Dennis Quaid]]</td>
 <td>[[Hawk (Movie)|Hawk]]</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>[[Brandon Soo Hoo]]</td>
+<td>Young Storm Shadow</td>
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 For toys, a series of action figures based on the actors and vehicles as they are seen in the movie are guaranteed for sure. Other possible tie-ins are comicbooks, movie novelizations and product placements. [[Electronic Arts]] recently acquired the license to produce games based on [[Hasbro]]'s properties from rival publisher Activision, the video game version of ''The Rise of Cobra'' being the first game made under this new deal.<ref>[http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117980627.html?categoryid=13&cs=1&nid=2607 EA develops Hasbro properties]</ref> Before the release of the movie, a prequel comicbook mini-series written by [[Chuck Dixon]] was released by [[IDW Publishing]].<ref>[http://www.newsarama.com/comics/080730-WBDixon.html Word Balloon interview with Chuck Dixon]</ref>
-To increase anticipation, promotional images have already been released by the studio. The first of these feature actor Ray Park dressed as [[Snake-Eyes (Movie)|Snake-Eyes]]. The earliest preview of footage from the film is seen in the 2009 [[Wikipedia:Super Bowl|Super Bowl]] TV spots.
+To increase anticipation, promotional images were released by the studio. The first of these feature actor Ray Park dressed as [[Snake-Eyes (Movie)|Snake-Eyes]]. The earliest preview of footage from the film was seen in the 2009 [[Wikipedia:Super Bowl|Super Bowl]] TV spots.
 ====Posters====
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 ===Sequel===
-Rob Moore, the studio vice chairman, has stated that a sequel will be developed. The film's lead actors are contractually obligated to return.<ref>[http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2009/08/gi-joe-opens-to-100-million-worldwide-but-will-it-hold.html ''G.I. Joe'' opens to $100 million worldwide, but will it hold?], accessed August 11, 2009</ref>  In January 2010, [[Rhett Reese]] and [[Paul Wernick]], the writers of ''Zombieland'', were hired to write the script for the sequel.<ref>[http://www.collider.com/2010/01/06/exclusive-gi-joe-sequel-is-happening-writer-has-been-hired ''G.I. Joe'' Sequel is Happening; Zombieland's Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick Writing ''G.I. JOE 2''] accessed January 13, 2010</ref><ref>[http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118013602.html?categoryid=13&cs=1/ Par OKs ''G.I. Joe'' sequel, dates ''Trek''], accessed January 13, 2010</ref>  Stephen Sommers was originally going to return as director of the sequel, but as of January 2011, Sommers will not be returning to direct.<ref>[http://www.thewrap.com/movies/column-post/exclusive-stephen-sommers-direct-gi-joe-sequel-19844 Exclusive: Stephen Sommers to Direct ''G.I. Joe'' Sequel], accessed August 4, 2010</ref><ref>[http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/movies/2011/01/gi-joe-sequel-stephen-sommers-wont-direct.html Stephen Sommers won't dress for battle on 'G.I. Joe' sequel], accessed January 6, 2011</ref>  Production on the film will begin in June and the film will likely be released in 2012, also seeing the return of [[Storm Shadow (Movie)|Storm Shadow]] actor, [[Lee Byung-hun]].<ref>[http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/113858-storm-shadow-to-return-in-gi-joe-sequel Storm Shadow to Return in G.I. Joe Sequel]</ref>    On January 17, 2011, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed once again that Lee Byung-hun will reprise his role as Storm Shadow in the sequel.<ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/lee-byung-hun-reprise-gi-72401/ Lee Byung-hun to Reprise ''G.I. Joe'' Role], accessed February 1, 2011</ref> [[Channing Tatum]] and [[Ray Park]] are also returning to the film as Duke and Snake-Eyes, respectively. Paramount Pictures announced that [[Jon Chu]] will direct the sequel. The film will be released August 10, 2012.<ref>[http://www.deadline.com/2011/02/paramount-drafts-jon-chu-for-g-i-joe-2 Paramount Drafts Jon M. Chu For ''G.I. Joe 2''], accessed February  25, 2011</ref><ref>[http://boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3107&p=.htm 'G.I. Joe 2' Strikes August 2012]</ref>
+Rob Moore, the studio vice chairman, has stated that a sequel will be developed. The film's lead actors are contractually obligated to return.<ref>[http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2009/08/gi-joe-opens-to-100-million-worldwide-but-will-it-hold.html ''G.I. Joe'' opens to $100 million worldwide, but will it hold?], accessed August 11, 2009</ref>  In January 2010, [[Rhett Reese]] and [[Paul Wernick]], the writers of ''Zombieland'', were hired to write the script for the sequel.<ref>[http://www.collider.com/2010/01/06/exclusive-gi-joe-sequel-is-happening-writer-has-been-hired ''G.I. Joe'' Sequel is Happening; Zombieland's Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick Writing ''G.I. JOE 2''] accessed January 13, 2010</ref><ref>[http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118013602.html?categoryid=13&cs=1/ Par OKs ''G.I. Joe'' sequel, dates ''Trek''], accessed January 13, 2010</ref>  Stephen Sommers was originally going to return as director of the sequel, but as of January 2011, Sommers will not be returning to direct.<ref>[http://www.thewrap.com/movies/column-post/exclusive-stephen-sommers-direct-gi-joe-sequel-19844 Exclusive: Stephen Sommers to Direct ''G.I. Joe'' Sequel], accessed August 4, 2010</ref><ref>[http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/movies/2011/01/gi-joe-sequel-stephen-sommers-wont-direct.html Stephen Sommers won't dress for battle on 'G.I. Joe' sequel], accessed January 6, 2011</ref>  Production on the film will begin in June and the film will likely be released in 2012, also seeing the return of [[Storm Shadow (Movie)|Storm Shadow]] actor, [[Lee Byung-hun]].<ref>[http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/113858-storm-shadow-to-return-in-gi-joe-sequel Storm Shadow to Return in G.I. Joe Sequel]</ref>    On January 17, 2011, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed once again that Lee Byung-hun will reprise his role as Storm Shadow in the sequel.<ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/lee-byung-hun-reprise-gi-72401/ Lee Byung-hun to Reprise ''G.I. Joe'' Role], accessed February 1, 2011</ref> [[Channing Tatum]] and [[Ray Park]] are also returning to the film as Duke and Snake-Eyes, respectively. Paramount Pictures announced that [[Jon Chu]] will direct the sequel. The film was released on March 29, 2012.<ref>[http://www.deadline.com/2011/02/paramount-drafts-jon-chu-for-g-i-joe-2 Paramount Drafts Jon M. Chu For ''G.I. Joe 2''], accessed February  25, 2011</ref><ref>[http://boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3107&p=.htm 'G.I. Joe 2' Strikes August 2012]</ref>
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 *112 cars were destroyed during filming.<ref>''Top Gear'', July 19, 2009</ref>
 *According to Stephen Sommers on the DVD commentary, one of the studio's executives disliked the idea of [[Snake-Eyes (Movie)|Snake-Eyes]] wearing a mask, and tried to get him to remove it.
-*The real name of this films Baroness is Ana DeCobray nee Lewis as upossed to Anastasia Cisarovna as in other media. She is also American rather than Eastern European. This combined with her history with Duke and her reformaion at the end of the film, may indicate that she is not the "true" Baroness, or that she may be replaced in future films.
+*The real name of this film's Baroness is Ana DeCobray nee Lewis as opposed to Anastasia Cisarovna as in other media. She is also American rather than Eastern European. This combined with her history with Duke and her reformation at the end of the film, may indicate that she is not the "true" Baroness, or that she may be replaced in future films.
+*Lorenzo di Bonaventura originally envisioned Mark Wahlberg for the role of Duke.
+*The rapper Common was offered the role of Heavy Duty's cousin Roadblock, but when he turned it down the character was changed to Heavy Duty, who will be played by Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje.
+*To prepare for her role as the Baroness, Sienna Miller spent four months in weight training and boxing, and learned to fire live ammunition.
+*Dennis Quaid filmed all his scenes in the first two months of production.
+*Don Murphy was going to produce the film in 2003, but he made ''Transformers'' instead. Mitchell Amundsen was the cinematographer of both films.
+*Cameo (Larry Hama): Hama, the creator of most of the ''G.I. Joe'' characters, was hired as a creative consultant on the film. He also got a cameo, as a NATO general during the nanomite presentation. The role was cut during editing, and he can only be seen in wide shots of the NATO assembly.
+*Michael Benyaer plays a Flight Control Attendant in the film. Benyaer had been involved in the franchise previously in the 1989 series, where he voiced Scoop.
+*Channing Tatum originally didn't want to act in this film because he felt it glorified war. He changed his mind when he read the script. His friend and "Stop-Loss"-co-star Joseph Gordon-Levitt also encouraged him to sign on.
+*Dennis Quaid describes his character Hawk as "a mixture between Chuck Yeager, Sgt. Rock and a naïve Hugh M. Hefner."
+*Martial artist/stuntman Ray Park had little knowledge of the G.I. Joe saga, but as a child he had played with a Snake-Eyes action figure. He was thus delighted to play a childhood hero of his. To prepare for the role, he practiced wushu training and studied Snake-Eyes's appearances in the ''G.I. Joe'' comic/television series. **Afterwards he approached writer Kevin VanHook and artist S. L. Gallant with the idea of a G.I. Joe comic further exploring his incarnation of the character.
+*Marlon Wayans was cast as Ripcord after his performance in ''Requiem for a Dream''. Wayans is also a fan of ''G.I. Joe''.
+*The filmmakers enjoyed working with Dennis Quaid so much that screenwriter Stuart Beattie created 10-15 more scenes for him.
+*Dennis Quaid took the role of General Hawk on the insistence of his son, a fan of ''G.I. Joe''.
+*Rachel Nichols was the first choice for the role of Scarlett.
+*Stephen Sommers felt that this was the closest he would get to making a James Bond film. It pays homage to several 007 films.
+*Stephen Sommers took great care over the technology depicted in the film, going through various books/magazines about weapons technology. He feels that almost 100% of the technology can be developed within 10-20 years.
+*According to Stephen Sommers, total invisibility is impossible, but the camouflage cameras in the film (they project the view from a soldier's back onto their front) can allow for virtual invisibility.
+*The Delta-6 accelerator suits delighted Stuart Beattie and made him write up "a car chase where one guy's not even in a car!" However, they were bulky and heavy for the actors to wear.
+*Ray Park was nervous about wearing the ninja suit and asked to practice with it at home so that he could be comfortable with it. He found the suit (composed solely of rubber with a metal visor) like wearing a rubber band, and had to put effort into moving in it.
+*Byung-hun Lee, who plays Storm Shadow, had no knowledge of the G.I. Joe saga, but was advised by the filmmakers not to learn about his character, letting his portrayal stand by itself. He describes Storm Shadow as defined and driven by two conflicting facets: "huge pride and a sense of honour."
+*Heavy Duty was originally named Lamont Morris, but the name was changed to Hershel Dalton. However, his code number ("807-46-LM65") contains Morris' initials to honour him.
+*Rachel Nichols, a blonde, plays Scarlett, a redhead. Nichols dyed her hair red for her previous film ''Star Trek''.
+*The first two levels of the Pit (G.I. Joe's underground base) were constructed at the Downey soundstage; the rest is CGI.
+*Producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Hasbro CEO Brian Goldner chose screenwriter Michael Gordon to do the script on the basis of his work for ''300''.
+*Karolina Kurkova, a model who took a second, more satisfactory career in acting, plays Cover Girl, a fashion model who joined the team for a more fulfilling career.
+*Director Trademark (Stephen Sommers: [cast]: Kevin J. O'Connor (Dr. Mindbender - "appeared in several of  films, including and played the title character in The Mummy and both of which also starred (Sgt. Stone). Fraser claims his character in this movie is a descendant of Rick O'Connell, his character from The Mummy movies."):
+*Olga Kurylenko was considered for the role of the Baroness.
+*Not screened for critics.
+*The Cobra Night Raven in the film differs greatly from its comic book and "G.I. Joe" TV counterparts. In the comics and the series, it's based on the SR-71 Blackbird. In the movie, it's very much like the MiG-31 from the movie "Firefox".
+*Duke and Ripcord train with FN model FS2000 Tactical series assault rifle in NATO 5.56x45mm (.223 Rem). During the elevator sequence, the Baroness uses an H&K MP7 in 4.6x30mm. Both are very real, very successful, futuristic-looking weapons. Snake-Eyes' pistol is modeled on the FN Five Seven semi-auto pistol, which is also a real weapon. Instead of energy-based projectiles, the real gun shoots small-caliber 5.7x28mm rounds.
+*Skip Woods wrote an early draft of the film, which featured Alex Mann (aka Britain's Action Man) and the antagonist as the Naja/Ryan, a corrupt CIA agent. Scarlett is married to Action Man but still has feelings for Duke, and is killed by the Baroness. Snake-Eyes speaks, but his vocal cords are slashed during the story, rendering him mute.
+*Best friends Channing Tatum and Joseph Gordon-Levitt star as Duke and Cobra Commander, who were arch-enemies in "G.I. Joe".
+*Cobra Commander's mask was redesigned, partly because filmmakers thought the original version was too similar to a Ku Klux Klan mask.
+*For the voice of the Cobra Commander, Joseph Gordon-Levitt was partly inspired by Chris Latta's voice from "G.I. Joe", but he also used a bit of his own imagination as he felt that copying Latta's voice fully would be unoriginal and ridiculous.
+*A post-credits scene was planned, in which famously mute ninja Snake-Eyes tells a joke to the G.I. Joe team. Larry Hama advised against it because it would detract from the seriousness of the film, as well as go against the core of Snake-Eyes' character, who has always been portrayed as a complete mute.
+*Sienna Miller took the role of the Baroness because it did not involve "having a breakdown, or addicted to heroin, or dying at the end; it was something that was just maybe really great fun."
+*Cobra Commander's history has varied over the years. In the comics, he was a salesman who succumbed to megalomania. In the cartoon, he was a member of a secret society.
+*There are several connections to the Alexandre Dumas père work 'The Man in the Iron Mask':the obvious mask worn by the elder MacCullen and his descendant's new facethe events involving Franceand the concept of replacing the leader with a perfect double.
+*While Karolina Kurkova described being part of the film as an amazing experience, she was upset that she didn't get to take part in any action sequences, due to her character, Cover Girl, being killed off by Zartan.
+*Joseph Gordon-Levitt joined the cast when he was shown the mask he would wear as Cobra Commander.
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