TOY FAIR 2013: 'G.I. Joe: Retaliation' Re-Enlists To The 2013 Hasbro Showroom

G.I. Joe Retaliation is finally on deck to hit theaters next month on March 29th, and the 3D conversion better be worth Paramount's 11th hour decision to push the film's original release date back from May 2012.

The fine folks at Hasbro have all their tie-in toys on target to hit the shelves and I have some images from their showroom of what we can expect. Dwayne Johnson joins the Joes as Roadblock for this mission along side Channing Tatum as Duke and of course Snake Eyes. The 12" action figure line also includes Storm Shadow, Snake Eyes' ninja brother in the Arashikage Clan. The classic 3.75" figures features Cobra Commander in his iconic '80s uniform and comes complete with both his chrome face plate helmet and his hood.

You can also check out many more images from Hasbro's G.I. Joe: Retaliation line that were on display for 2012's Toy Fair, which after much patience from eager fans, will finally be coming our way very soon!

Click here for Hasbro's 2012 G.I. Joe Showroom Presentation.

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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