Hey, remember when Joseph Gordon-Levitt was in G.I. Joe as a favor to his friend Channing Tatum? (I swear I am not making that up.) And he eventually became Cobra Commander for a few seconds towards the end of the movie? Well, the TV spot above, apparently intended for airing in the Super Bowl this Sunday, would seem to give us our first look at how the sequel intends to interpret his appearance this time around:
Jiggle will, of course, not be reprising his role, having moved on to the more rarefied air of The Dark Knight Rises; according to IMDB, the actor behind the mask will be Faran Tahir, perhaps best known as the doomed captain of the USS Kelvin at the beginning of Star Trek. (Also new to me: apparently Walter Goggins will be in this installment of the franchise.)
Also seeing their debuts recently is a promo spot for The Dictator, which has some wonky embed code attached to it, so you can just catch it over on Deadline if you're really desperate for more Baron-Cohen.
Also, Volkswagen has debuted their now-apparently-annual Star Wars tie-in commercial, featuring one of the best recreations of the Mos Eisley Cantina, as well as the aliens within it, that I've ever seen:
Must've been fun to be on that set. Plus it has a puppy!
Also while it doesn't have anything to do with the Super Bowl, MGM released the first shot of James Bond in Skyfall today (there was a shot earlier, but it was described as being from the set of Skyfall; this is apparently the first production still):
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I have to say, ever since the first trailer for G.I. Joe Retaliation came out, I'm kind of excited for it. Looks leaps and bounds better than the first one.
@RockinKemosabe: Plus the first trailer had that sweeeeeettt dubstep seven nation army
Needs more dubstep.
James BEARD is more like it!! LOLOLLOL
But in all seriousness, his unshaven look makes me wonder if Bond is going rogue for a bit in this one! Hope it turns out better than Quantum of Solace!
Photos like the Bond one always make me laugh. It doesn't really tell you much about the movie. Not that these pics should spoil anything, but I like it when a movie or tv show put out photos that tease you with something. This one just seems a bit pointless.
Also that commercial is cute.
At least he LOOKS like Cobra Commander now...
G.I. Joe is some gangsta shiet.
@feargalr: And Bruce Willis tooling around in the bed of an Elco! Movie looks like dumb fun.
It's Walton Goggins, not Walter!
Bond has a PPK and a beard. That's more than enough to sell me on Skyfall. With the way Cobra Commander is looking, I'm legitimately excited for GI Joe as the trailer was great and the TV Spot doesn't look bad either.
That VW ad was terrible.
Every time I see The Rock in a trailer I think the movie might not be so bad.
@Rorie:
rugged Bond is rugged
pleasantly impressed by the VW commercial.
Damned if GI Joe 2: Electric Boogaloo isn't looking like some good fun!
@Mr_skeleton said:
Yeah. The Rock is basically fucking incredible.
Speaking of completely inexplicable, no idea what the fuck is going on with this G.I. Joe movie.
Quoting Jay Z I can dig that
Daniel Craig is so manly...