Last night Paramount Pictures released the first trailer G.I. Joe: Retaliation, the upcoming sequel to 2009's G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, which sees John M. Chu (Step Up 2: The Streets, Step Up 3D, Justin Bieber: Never Say Never) taking over directing duties from Stephen Sommers (boo hiss) for the second installment of the live-action movie series. G.I. Joe: Retaliation features the return of Channing Tatum as Duke, Ray Park as Snake Eyes, Arnold Vosloo as Zartan and Lee Byung-hun as Strom Shadow, although Chu has overseen near wholesale changes to the cast, with the likes of Sienna Miller, Christopher Eccleston, Rachel Nichols, Marlon Wayans, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje and Dennis Quaid all given their marching orders. Instead, newcomers to the franchise include Dwayne Johnson (Fast Five) as Roadblock, D.J. Cotrona (Dear John) as Flint, RZA (American Gangster) as Blind Master, Elodie Yung (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) as Jinx, Adrianne Palicki (Friday Night Lights) as Lady Jaye, Ray Stevenson (Thor) as Firefly, Stephen Martines (General Hospital) as Cross-Country, Eddie Hargitay (The Superagent) as Tunnel Rat, Joseph Mazzello (Jurassic Park) as Mouse and Bruce Willis as General Joseph Colton, the original G.I. Joe. As you'll see from the trailer, Cobra Commander is also featured, although there's no word yet as to who has stepped in as a replacement for Joseph Gordon-Levitt.
Take a look at the trailer here...
I must say, that was way, way better than I'd expected. Now, let's hope they kill off Channing Tatum early on, or have him "slip into a coma" at the very least.
G.I. Joe: Retaliation is scheduled to hit U.K. cinemas on June 22nd, 2012 and arrives in North America the following week.
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