Snake Eyes producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura is not positive why the newest G.I. Joe movie is being billed as a spinoff and never a reboot of the franchise.
Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura admitted in a new interview that he is undecided why the newest G.I. Joe movie is being billed as a spinoff moderately than a full reboot of the franchise.
“I don’t know how to answer that one,” di Bonaventura advised UPROXX. “Because I guess, I don’t know. I don’t know why that hasn’t gotten out there.” While di Bonaventura admitted it is most likely too late to alter the messaging for this explicit movie, he famous that “it’s never too late” to rebrand the franchise transferring ahead.
During the similar dialog, the producer additionally revealed why they determined to relaunch the G.I. Joe universe with the Snake Eyes character. “I think, first of all, as you know, really as a fan, Snake Eyes is the most popular character and the dynamic between him and Storm Shadow is just too rich,” di Bonaventura mentioned. “And we thought that for the people who’ve grown up with it and know it, it’s such an interesting experience. Actually see Snake Eyes and hear him talk. And so we felt like that was really a lot of new news for the fan base.”
In associated information, G.I. Joe author Larry Hama just lately shared why he thinks it was the right transfer to take away Snake Eyes’ notorious masks in the new movie. Speaking throughout a Comic-Con breakdown of the movie titled “Unmasking Snake Eyes,” Hama celebrated the indisputable fact that Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins explores “an entire history of Snake Eyes that I never really delved into” and “adds a whole dimensionality to the character that couldn’t exist… when he was faceless and voiceless.” He additionally praised the movie’s star Henry Golding as “somebody that can…bring a real gravitas to the role.”
While Snake Eyes serves as the first installment in the newest franchise reboot, di Bonaventura additionally just lately confirmed that extra initiatives from the G.I. Joe universe are on the manner. Specifically, the producer teased a Snake Eyes comply with-up from Seberg screenwriters Joe Shrapnel and Anna Waterhouse, in addition to a sequence centered on Lady Jaye, who was portrayed in the 2013 movie G.I. Joe: Retaliation by Adrianne Palicki. There have additionally been talks about growing a G.I. Joe/Transformers crossover movie.
From director Robert Schwentke, Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins is now in theaters. It will probably be accessible to stream on Paramount+ 45 days after its theatrical launch.
Source: UPROXX
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