Channing Tatum has made no secret of his dislike for 2009’s G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra over the years, and now the actor has revealed that he actually said no the film on seven occasions but ultimately found himself contractually bound to the project due to a three-picture deal he had with Paramount. “The first […]
Snake Eyes: G.I Joe Origins home entertainment release and G.I. Joe Collection box set announced
Paramount Pictures has announced that Snake Eyes: G.I Joe Origins will arrive on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD on October 19th, along with the G.I. Joe Collection three-movie boxset which includes the new movie alongside predecessors G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra and G.I. Joe Retaliation; check out the cover artwork and details on the […]
We Love It When Actors Hate a Movie They’re In
Neil Calloway looks at when an actor realises one of their movies is a turkey… For reasons that it would take a long German word to explain, we like it when films go wrong, and we also like it when actors spill the beans about unpleasant filming experiences they’ve had. Two stories this week reinforced […]
Christopher Eccleston slams G.I. Joe and Thor: The Dark World, says BBC blacklisted him after Doctor Who exit
Former Doctor Who star Christopher Eccleston has been chatting to The Guardian about his time in Hollywood, during which he expressed his strong dislike for two of his big-budget offerings in 2009’s G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra and 2013’s Thor: The Dark World. “Working on something like G.I. Joe was horrendous,” said Eccleston. “I just […]
Channing Tatum on G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, “I f***ing hate that movie”
Well, it’s fair to say that Channing Tatum was not a fan of G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. “Look, I’ll be honest. I fucking hate that movie. I hate that movie,” the actor said in an interview with Howard Stern. “I was pushed into doing that movie. From Coach Carter, they signed me to a […]
Thoughts on… G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, 2009. Directed by Stephen Sommers . Starring Channing Tatum, Marlon Wayans, Sienna Miller, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Rachel Nichols, Dennis Quaid, Arnold Vosloo, Saïd Taghmaoui, Ray Park, Byung-hun Lee, Christopher Eccleston, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje and Jonathan Pryce. SYNOPSIS: An elite military unit comprised of special operatives known as G.I. Joe take on an […]
