A Snake-Eyes & Storm Shadow Ninja Throw Down In 'G.I. Joe: Retaliation' Clip

In this new action packed clip from G.I. Joe: Retaliation, Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow have it out with bullets and ninja stars. The struggle between the two former brothers in the Arasikage Clan of ninjas (Ray Park and Byung-hun Lee) will hopefully feature heavily into the plot of the grittier sequel to 2008's G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. Focusing on the Generation Two characters from the '80s animated TV show, Roadblock, Flint, Lady Jaye, Jinx and Firefly are brought into the mix for the highly anticipated new big screen 3D mission.

As seen at the conclusion of the last film, while in disguise Zartan has assumed the role of the President of the United States. We pick up in Retaliation with team Joe being taken out by the armed forces in a secret attack, and left in shambles. With the country under the control of Cobra Commander, Roadblock (Dwayne Johnson) leads a special elite team along with the original Joe (Bruce Willis) to not only battle their sworn enemy, but bring the back government out from their control as well.

Directed by John M. Chu and set to hit theaters on March 27th in 3D, G.I. Joe Retaliation stars Dwayne Johnson (Roadblock), D.J. Cotrona (Flint), Adrianne Palicki (Lady Jaye), Ray Stevenson (Firefly), Channing Tatum (Duke), RZA (Blind Master), Byung-hun Lee (Storm Shadow), Elodie Yung (Jinx), Bruce Willis (Joe Colton), Ray Park (Snake Eyes) and Arnold Vosloo (Zartan).

SOURCE: MSN UK

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Snake Eyes Versus Storm Shadow & His Ninja Army in Kick Ass New Footage From 'G.I. Joe: Retaliation'

G.I. Joe fans were not pleased when Paramount abruptly pushed back the release of G.I. Joe: Retaliation from May 2012 to March 2013 for 3D conversion. To add extra muscle to the gritty sequel to 2009's G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, director John M. Chu recruited Dwayne Johnson (Roadblock) and Bruce Willis (Joe Colton) to fight alongside Snake Eyes and other new Joes including Flint, Lady Jaye and Jinx. Positive buzz from impressive first look trailers didn't seem to be enough with the studio brass to keep the film on its target release date.

Rumors persisted regarding the reasons for the delay, which included poor test screenings and re-shoots to allow Channing Tatum to have additional screen time as Duke. Collider has interviews with producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura and director John M. Chu who both discuss at length as to what has been the game plan for the film, which is set for release on March 29th.

A special four minute 3D preview will be running with Paramount's Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters starting on Friday. Until then, Break.com has new footage which includes some pretty bad ass snippets of a ten minute ninja versus ninja scene between Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow.

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Official Synopsis:

 "A follow-up to the 2009 release of G.I. JOE: RISE OF THE COBRA, which grossed over $300M worldwide, Paramount Pictures, MGM and Skydance Productions, in association with HASBRO and di Bonaventura Pictures, commences production on G.I. JOE: RETALIATION. In this sequel, the G.I. Joes are not only fighting their mortal enemy Cobra; they are forced to contend with threats from within the government that jeopardize their very existence."

The film stars Dwayne Johnson (Roadblock) D.J. Cotrona (Flint), Byung-hun Lee (Storm Shadow), Ray Park (Snake Eyes), Adrianne Palicki (Lady Jaye), Jonathan Pryce (Zartan), RZA (Blind Master), Ray Stevenson (Firefly), Channing Tatum (Duke) and Bruce Willis (Joe Colton).

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New 'G.I. Joe: Retaliation' One-Sheet Features Dwanye Johnson's Roadblock

Courtesy of Yahoo! Movies, check out the latest character poster from this summer's G.I. Joe: Retaliation. The newest image features Dwayne Johnson as Roadblock, the fan favorite character from the second season of the hit animated show from the '80s.

In addition, here are the latest images from Stark Industries featuring Roadblock (Johnson) and Snake Eyes (Ray Park), Lady Jaye (Adrianne Palicki), and Storm Shadow (Byung-hun Lee) racing away in a battle tank.

 

Stark Industries also has images featuring Storm Shadow and Flint, Snake Eyes taking on the Red Ninja Jinx, and a team Joe strategy meeting featuring Bruce Willis as Joe Colton.

 

Official Synopsis:

"A follow-up to the 2009 release of G.I. JOE: RISE OF THE COBRA, which grossed over $300M worldwide, Paramount Pictures, MGM and Skydance Productions, in association with HASBRO and di Bonaventura Pictures, commences production on G.I. JOE: RETALIATION. In this sequel, the G.I. Joes are not only fighting their mortal enemy Cobra; they are forced to contend with threats from within the government that jeopardize their very existence."

G.I. Joe: Retaliation is set to hit theaters on June 29th and stars Dwayne Johnson (Roadblock), Bruce Willis (Joe Colton), Adrianne Palicki (Lady Jaye), D.J. Cotrona (Flint), Channing Tatum (Duke), Ray Park (Snake Eyes), and Arnold Vosloo (Zartan).

SOURCES: Yahoo! Movies, Stark Industries

TOY FAIR 2012 - 'G.I. Joe: Retaliation' Cast Crashes The Toy Fair

To kick off my Toy Fair 2012 coverage, I had the chance to visit the Hasbro Showroom over the weekend and grab a sneak peek at the line of upcoming G.I. Joe toys from Hasbro, some of which will tie in with the big screen release of this summer's G.I. Joe: Retaliation.

Yesterday the stars of the film, Dwayne Johnson (Roadblock), Adrianne Palicki (Lady Jaye), and D.J. Cotrono (Flint) made a pit stop at the exclusive Times Square showroom for a photo op and to check out the new action figures bearing their likenesses as thy will appear in the their big screen Joe adventure.


In this sequel to 2009's G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, a new wave of Joes, Roadblock, Flint, and Lady Jaye (who were all introduced in the second season of the '80s animated show), take command in the battle against Cobra.

Johnson, who is hot off his kick ass role in last summer's Fast Five, plays fan favorite Roadblock alongside the only returning Joe soldiers from The Rise of Cobra, Snake Eyes (Ray Park) and Duke (Channing Tatum). Retaliation utilizes the first film only as a broad base point, picks up shortly after Zartan has assumed the role as the President of the United States using his disguise techniques, and sets the Joes up as traitors.

As you can see from "Ninja Commando" Roadblock, the ten inch talking action figure bears a striking resemblance to the former WWE champ turned big screen action star. Roadblock also boasts two big guns (as in weapons), mutiple points of articulation, and accessories. 

Hasbro also unvieled a very cool hoodie adorned with the symbol representing the Arashikage clan. Both Snake-Eyes and Storm Shadow bear this tattoo on their arms being blood brother members of this ancient ninja dojo. Expect to see the history of these masked warriors explored in the upcoming film  with the addition of classic G.I. Joe characters new to the big screen like the Red Ninjas and Jinx.

In addition to the sweatshirt, a dog tag, khaki carry bag, and winter wool cap all with the symbol in crimson red are set to go along with it.