From iwatchstuff, If you haven't been following along, let me catch you up on what's currently known about the in-development G.I. Joe movie:
- Producers want The Mummy/The Mummy Returns Stephen Sommers to direct, meaning they must have never seen The Mummy or The Mummy Returns.
- Producers want Mark Wahlberg in the lead as Duke, though Wahlberg has not yet committed to ending his career so quickly.
- Producers also want to involve the British version of G.I. Joe, Action Man, in the film to give it more international appeal. They seem to have no concern over American audiences saying, "Who the hell is an Action Man?"
Now comes news there's another strong contender for casting. While producers still want Wahlberg as Duke, they'd like to see Jason Statham take on the role of Action Man's equivalent to Duke, Alex Man. Now just add obscure toy G.I.s from the other 192 countries of the world and we've got ourselves a real internationally marketable film.
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You know, we should run with this. I say the have Roberto Benigni as the lovable, bumbling explosives expert.
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