Whatever else Stephen Sommer’s GI Joe movie is, it’s going to be the 2009 blockbuster with the oddest cast ever. Sienna Miller as the Baroness. Rachel Nichols as Scarlett. Joseph Gordon Levitt as Cobra Commander (!). And now the rumors from Latino Review have been confirmed by Aint It Cool News – Channing Tatum will be playing Duke, the leader of the GI Joe team.
I really like Tatum a lot. I think he’s an actor with remarkable talent and a serious future, and while I think he’s too young for the role of Duke – this is a guy who should be played by someone who you can believe is running an elite military unit, and should be at least in his mid 30s – I can’t fault the kid for taking the shot. This is a major movie, and if it’s not a complete disaster, it’s going to be be huge for his career.
One caveat: as strange and interesting as the GI Joe casting has been, I don’t think Sommers has ever gone for obvious casting choices, so I don’t think this means his latest film will be any better than the last few stinkers.
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I begrudging like "The Mummy" movies…they're pretty bad, but in a likable, watchable way (does that make ANY sense?). I hope Sommers can pull this off. I'm not a GI Joe fan…I'm not eight years old…but this could be a goofy, fun and exciting family action movie. It could be what Transformers should have been.
too young. duke should be in his 30's or early 40's. he looks the part, in 10 years.
I guess this movie will be GIJoe: The College Years. Tatum certainly does look the part of young Duke, though.
Even though im not into all that GI Jo stuff because im a girl but i would go see the movie if he was in it!
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