G.I. Joe Feature Film Snake-Eyes Revealed
Friday, March 21st, 2008Here’s a photo of one of my favorite fictional comic book/toy characters, Snake-Eyes, the ninja commando for the G.I. Joe team as he will appear in the 2009 movie by Stephen Sommers (The Mummy/The Mummy Returns, Deep Rising):
Looks like his costume design was inspired by the 1985 version of the character and David Michael Beck’s 2001 painting:
Can’t wait to see Storm Shadow and the rest of film’s G.I. Joe characters!
As a treat, here’s a few Snake-Eyes and Storm Shadow videos:
via: SuperHeroHype
As a young movie nut, I loved Ninja films, and there was certainly no better Ninja actor than the great Sho Kosugi. The star of Enter the Ninja, Revenge of the Ninja, Ninja III: The Domination, Pray for Death, and TV’s The Master with Lee Van Cleef, had a screen presence that sometimes outweighed his martial arts character. What young boy growing up in the 80’s didn’t dress up as a Ninja for Halloween, hoping to stare down candy givers with the same intensity that Sho displayed?It’s cool to hear he’ll be returning to a role that made him famous and I’m hoping it’s not just a cheesy low-budget production. Check out the story 
