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The $100m Ballad of G.I. Joe

Posted on August 10, 2009 in: Movies

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The final weekend figures for G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra are in and the news is good. The movie has earned an estimated $100 million worldwide, earning $56.2 million in the US and $44 million in overseas box office. Which means that Paramount have already begun development on a sequel!

Paramount Picture’s vice chairman Rob Moore, speaking to the LA Times, confirmed that a sequel “will soon go into development.” And that all of the movie’s lead actors are “contractually obligated to return for another film,” though according to the report the director Stephen Sommers is not…

But enough facts and figures, check out this hilarious video courtesy of Funny or Die, that offers a look into the private lives of G.I. Joe and Cobra:

The cast of “The Ballad of G.I. Joe” features Laz Alonso as Doc, Alexis Bledel as Lady Jaye, Billy Crudup as Zartan, Zach Galifiankais as Snow Job, Tony Hale as Dr. Mindbender, Vinnie Jones as Destro, Joey Kern as Tomax, Joey Kern as Xamot, Chuck Liddell as Gung Ho, Julianne Moore as Scarlett, Henry Rollins as Duke, Alan Tudyk as Shipwreck, Olivia Wilde as The Baroness, Sgt. Slaughter as Himself. Also featuring Jamin Fite as Cobra Commander, Frankie Kang as Storm Shadow, Geoff Mann as Buzzer, Andreas Owald as Snake Eyes, Daniel Strange as Torch, and Kevin Umbricht as Ripper…

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