Live-action 'G.I. Joe' enlists Sommers

Call it "G.I. Go."

Paramount Pictures has finally mobilized "G.I. Joe" into action, hiring Stephen Sommers to direct the live-action film based on the popular Hasbro military action figures. Lorenzo Di Bonaventura is producing.

While "Joe" toys have been around for decades, the movie will be based on the toys launched in the 1980s, which were also tied to a Saturday morning cartoon and comic book series. It is this version that saw the soldiers fight a terrorist group called Cobra, led by the Cobra Commander, and featuring villains like metal-faced Destro, master-of-disguise Zartan and biker gang Dreadnoks.

On the good guys' side were heroes such as the mute ninja Snake Eyes and the fetching heroine Scarlett.

Sommers is best known for helming the "Mummy" movies for Universal as well as the studio's "Van Helsing."

Sommers and Hasbro are repped by WMA.

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Spider-man 3 new wallpaper
picture of Peter Parker, also a wallpaper for the wallcrawling er..black spidey



always check out the movie blog at http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/spiderman3/blog/

are you excited ? hehehehe..im still waiting and hoping they upload some video blog and production notes of the movie.

also yahoo! movies has uploaded the Comic Con Spider-man 3 presentation. actors and also directors video are uploaded in this link http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1808496334/trailer


my idea on the first of the buzz I hear the news that they are making a CGI TMNT movie and then I got this image in superherohype.com and I was surprise and really like the designs. they dont look like CGI, but more mutantly characters evolve..... wow...now after TransFormers, now TMNT..whats next ? GI JOE ? GOBOTS ? My Little Pony ??



Ghost Rider movie has already a blog
http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/ghostrider/blog/
and too bad that the PC here doesnt have quicktime, so i might download this and watch it at home. hmm...i have to study first the yahoo movie download video, their clips are so juicy !

but wait!!
check out V's site here

G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary Event

more info here

friend from a local toy group, TOY SOLDIER requested from me an event celebrating the 25th Anniversary of G.I. JOE. thats 1982-2007. The year the cartoon series and toys emerge during our youngling days, wow! Its like im going back to grade school I use paper and boxes as my GI JOE figures and later on Mr. Santa Clause gave me a big Cobra HISS tank during Christmas and then even before that one of my relatives in the states gave me my first GI JOE figure - Torch, then my mom bought me HARDBALL figure from SM toy store.


COBRA H.I.S.S. tank, i still have this at home and now the one missing is the HISS tank pilot

wow! I can still remember it all,
and also that my classmate in UST during grades chool gave his this GI JOE part of the vehicle that looks like a anti tank.

ok here goes the ball for a triple point shot for the 25th anniversary event, I just talked to one of the biggest toy store here in Manila and they are game for the concept, but we should ask first the toy distributor on when will they release the 25th anniversary GI JOE toys, and I heard that it is one cool collectible, with new molds and it is still on its same scale size.

After Transformers..comes now GI JOE....yo joe!! cobra la la la la la.!

Dig Deep Entertainment and Walter Mcdaniel at TOYCON

Visit Dig Deep Entertainment booth at 6th TOYCON

Digger T. Mesch

Artist- Director – Visionary – the award winning New York City artist founded the U.S.A design house Art Asylum in 1996. Fighting for artistic credit in an industry where all talent operated in virtual anonymity. Forever changing the system as we know it, today artists across America now receive credit for their work thanks to his tenacity and passion.

In 2001 and 2002, Digger was ranked in Cinescape magazine's "Power 100" of the most influential personalities on science fiction and entertainment alongside the likes of George Lucas, Steven Speilberg, James Cameron and Steven King.

After years of working creatively with the lukes of Marvel Entertainment, Lucas Film, Warner Brothers, Paramount, Clive Barker, Kevin Eastman, Ozzy Osbourne, Kiss, Rob Zombie, and a slew of other world renowned entities Art Asylum was sold to diamond Select Toys in 2007. Digger's new brain child Dig Deep Entertainment was formed this year in Hong Kong,

As known for his persona as his art, Digger has acted in a host of films including Ultraviolet, The Counting House, The Twins Effect, Heat Team, as well as voice acting for X-men/Dark Tide other animation and film.

Dig Deep Entertainment is dedicated to creating works of art in various mediums as well as proprietary entertainment for film and television. Now involved in the production of 2 upcoming live action films, developing his original content, designing limited edition maquettes wuth Marvel Entertainment and writing his first screenplay to prepare for his directional debut, Digger continues to break rules, inspire new ideas and fornicate shamelessly with the spirit o the future.

Yuri Timg

Born in Peru and raised in New York City, Yuri was educated at the "FAME" high school and The School of Visual Arts. Honing his skills as a master illustrator and comic artist he worked freelance for 10 years on a multitude of commercial projects.

In 2004, he moved to Asia and was hired by Art Asylum Hong Kong. Here he contributed his great talents on designs for Minimates, Lord of the Rings, Marvel Comics, Star Trek, Batman, Clive Barkers Jump Tribe, and more.

Yuri now has joined forces with Dig Deep Entertainment. His fierce artistic passion dedicated to Dig Deep's new intellectual properties for film, television and elite products. He is currently working on storyboarding and production design for the upcoming UK/HK action film A New Beginning as well as great many super limited Asia exclusive Marvel Comics statue lines!

Yuri Timg is a dedicated Martial Artist as well and studies Wing Chun and Arnis religiously alongside his commercial art achievements.

Walter A. McDaniel

This hyper creative talent was born in the St. Thomas Virgin Islands and grew up on the mean streets of New York Cities West Harlem. Striving throughout his entire childhood to make his mark one day in the art world.

His rise to notoriety in the comic world began right out of the gate following his education at the School of Virtual Arts. Sought after by all the comic giants, Walter went on to work with Marvel, DC, and Image Comics as well as his own independent projects.

His list of title accomplishments include Spiderman, Wolverine, X-men, Deadpool, Batman, Shadowhawk and the Pact just to name a few! He currently holds the license for Mortal Combat comics as well as his own intellectual property Kodai Djinns for film television, video games and product.

In addition to comics, he's founding father of WAM entertainment. A company dedicated to riginal content and servicing toy industry. His international team has contributed to Hot Wheels, GI JOE, Star Wars, and Transformers.

Walter McDaniel is now based in Hong Kong and is putting the final touches on his ground breaking entertainment property Kodai Djinns!

Credits :



Marvel Comics
Deadpool 14-23
Wolverine Annual 1
Punisher (back to school special)
Deathlock 16-25
Gambit Annual 1
Kazar Annual 1
Spider-man issue 255-258
Captain America

DC Comics
Lobo Annual
Batman (Jokers last laugh 3)

Image Comics
Shadow Hawk special 1
Shadow Hawk 13
Pact series 1-3

Hasbro (GI Joe toys, Valor Vs. Venom)
Mattel (Hot Wheels highway 25)

GI JOE RAH 25th ANNIVERSARY!!!

posted by: Hard Snake

You've seen the preview figures on what's coming. Compared the height of the figure to the orginals. Just waiting what's going to happen?

This news bit was scanned from Toy Fare #118...



See the ToyFare #119 advertisements scanned exclusively for Toy Soldier.

Click image to enlarge.



Snakeyes Then & Now...



Cobra is Back!


Enjoy!

GI JOE RAH 25th ANNIVERSARY!!!

posted by : chrysophylax

(courtesy of TNI)

More now figures HERE!

See the black variant Timber?

THIS PICTURE is particulalry interesting.

I see (1st row) Beach Head, Lady Jaye, Buzzer, Serpentor, Cobra Trooper;
(2nd row) Firefly, Satan, Roadblock, Shipwreck, and Zartan!

- JM

Comic Odyssey Event : John Beatty comic book signing

LEVEL 3-EXPANSION MALL ROBINSONS GALLERIA



Invites you to a special Artist Autograph Signing on

SUNDAY FEBRUARY 18, 2007 from 1pm-4pm

FEATURING ARTIST/INKER EXTRAORDINAIRE

JOHN BEATTY

JOHN BEATTY has been working in comics for over 20+ years. He is well known for his work on such classics as The PUNISHER Limited Series, Marvel Super Heroes SECRET WARS, CAPTAIN AMERICA, THANOS QUEST, SUPERMAN, BATMAN, and MORE!!!

FOR MORE INFO, PLEASE CALL: 914-0040




John Beatty will be in the Philippines for personal reasons, but after
realizing that he may have some fans in the country, he has agreed to
do a signing on February 18, 1-4pm at Comics Odyssey, Robinson's
Galleria, Ortigas, Metro Manila.

John Beatty is best known to older comics fans as the inker to Secret
Wars (image above), Captain America, Punisher, and many more. He has
since branched out into different art fields, but he still works in
the comics industry in different capacities from time to time. He
recently reunited with frequent collaborator Mike Zeck on GI Joe.

originally posted in : http://alanguilan.com/sanpablo/2007/01/read-or-die-ust-lecture.html
and from : http://comic-odyssey.com/

GI JOE RAH 25th ANNIVERSARY!!!

posted by: chrysophylax

This year is the 3.75" Joes' 25th Anniversary! And Hasbro has decided to make new figures (in yet another new style).

Check it out!

Let the discussion begin.

- JM

discuss it here
http://toysoldier118.proboards25.com/index.cgi?
board=announcements&action=display&thread=1169596019