Jon Chu Talks G.I. JOE: RETALIATION; New Promo Art Revealed

The director discusses what makes his G.I. Joe film different from Stephen Sommer's Rise Of Cobra, as well as how reality-based it is. Also, a preview of the toy packaging features new promo art of Roadblock and Snake Eyes.

By PaulRom - Mar 17, 2012 07:03 AM EST

Filed Under: G.I. Joe

Speaking with Total Film, director Jon Chu discusses G.I. Joe: Retaliation, a sequel to the 2009 action film Rise Of Cobra. Chu says that he and Stephen Sommer (who directed the critically panned Cobra) are very different in their approaches to G.I. Joe, while he also comments on the reality of the characters and how much CGI is used. “We’re [me and Sommer] different filmmakers and have different views on what G.I. Joe is.”

“I love the reality of our Joes. They have relationships with each other, aspirations; they care about the people of the world. We’re trying to add a lot more of that rather than doing cartoon fights with laser guns: everything is very practical and we’re doing as many physical things as possible – it’s not all greenscreen.”

In other Joe news, the G.I. Joe Club have found the following packaging for the Cobra Commander action figure in the film's toy line. The packaging features new promo art of Dwayne Johnson's Roadblock and Ray Park's Snake Eyes. Check it out below:

G.I. Joe: Retaliation also stars Channing Tatum, Adrianne Palicki, D.J. Cotrona, Ray Stevenson and Bruce Willis, and is set to be released June 29th.

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12 Comments

TheGambitFreak - 3/17/2012, 7:56 AM

Meh.

GFY1211 - 3/17/2012, 8:29 AM

after the last one i dont think i could even pay the 1 at redbox for this one. who the hell keeps forcing the rock down our throats? really

GUNSMITH - 3/17/2012, 9:14 AM

I DUNNO GUYS THIS COMMANDER LOOKS WAY BETTER THAN THE 1ST MOVIE'S TAKE.

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Wildaniel - 3/17/2012, 10:33 AM

Looks like the classic cartoon one.

PaulRom - 3/17/2012, 1:47 PM

Nah, JGL said a few months ago that he won't be coming back for this one. Not sure who's playing Cobra Commander now though.

KingEmperor - 3/17/2012, 2:45 PM

I think it's been explained that it's a different actor playing a different Cobra Commander.

JasonCYates - 3/17/2012, 6:27 PM

Really? A flame Spewing Cobra Headed Staff thingy?

Grimm - 3/17/2012, 7:56 PM

I'm sorry, but it would NOT have been hard to have a full face mirrored visor...LIKE THE REAL Cobra Commander! Glad they went back to the blue uniform with the scarlet cobra head though.

Grimm - 3/17/2012, 7:59 PM

@Jason... you know they ALWAYS put some stupid spring actioned shooty thing on all the toys... I mean, what gives? The weapon looks silly with the huge projectile sticking out of it so you take it out and you have this weird hole in it and can see the spring and all... kills the playability! hm.... I've heard...ahem.

laughterman26 - 4/18/2012, 4:59 PM

the toy looks gay,everything else is awesome.

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