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[savageplay]

I know that's why i said it, sinse the movie was said it was being released that was my first thought...the second is Michael Clarke Duncan as destro. Now can you see those two arguing....that'd be intense AND hillarous at the same time,,,,PERFECT, just like hte cartoon...actually maybe even better.

[SnakeEyesOnAPlane]

I know that's why i said it, sinse the movie was said it was being released that was my first thought...the second is Michael Clarke Duncan as destro. Now can you see those two arguing....that'd be intense AND hillarous at the same time,,,,PERFECT, just like hte cartoon...actually maybe even better.

Oh man, I can picture that now, and it would own!

[Pete The Greek]

Thanks for Darren over at JC for posting this.

Storm Shadow casted:  Byung-Hun Lee

http://www.iesb.net/index.php?option=co ... &Itemid=75
http://www.cinemakorea.com/leebyunghun.jpg

Don't know who she is, but Rachel Nichols is reportedly the front runner for the Scarlett part.

After seeing a picture of her here http://www.beyondhollywood.com/byung-hu ... in-gi-joe/ , I can see her as Scarlett.

[Stealth Viper]

Rachel Nicols is confirmed as Scarlett.

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (Mr. Eko from "Lost") will play Heavy Duty (NO ROADBLOCK??)

Sa?d Taghmaoui will play Breaker.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/con ... 7e4cf0f6ee

[BHMike]

What the hell does Hasbro have against Roadblock? If they weren't replacing him with Heavy Duty I'd say they were racists.... come on man! Roadblock rocks. I don't give a crap about Heavy Duty - the dude is a walking ad for a Garbage Bag.

[Scramble]

I remember talking with one of the Hasbro reps in New orleans about Heavy Duty. He was asking me my opinion on the Sigma Six Heavy Duty with Flame Blaster figure. He kept asking me about the toy itself, and I admitted I could never like a Heavy Duty figure. All I see when I look at him is "Not Roadblock".

The problem with replacing Heavy Duty with Roadblock is that marketeers in the 80s did a really good job of making us love this gentle giant, machine gun-totting gourmet chef that speaks in rhyme. Then marketeers in the 00s did a much worse job getting us to like Heavy Duty for the same reasons. It made us resent Heavy Duty that much more. Now HD is going to be in the movie instead of RB? I've never hated a fictional character for what he isn't so much.

[Redmao]

Heavyduty's a Roadblock rip off!! BOOOOOOOO!!!!

Bring on the rhyming chef, man!!

[grunt 4 mvp]

Yeah, Heavy Duty is a poor man's Roadblock.  I thought at first that the change a few years ago was because they didn't have the rights to the name anymore or something, but I gather that is not the case. 
If I recall, they did change the names of some of the Transformers characters mentioned during casting. Unless there is some legal reason, I could see HD/RB changing too. 

Also, I'm disappointed by the casting of Breaker - althought I do see the need for diversity, especially given the plotline for the movie.  I guess I was surprised he's even in the movie, if only by name.
However, they will appease me, if he at least chews gum and blows bubbles constantly!   :wink:   That would be a fair homage to the original character!

[SnakeEyesOnAPlane]

However, they will appease me, if he at least chews gum and blows bubbles constantly!   :wink:   That would be a fair homage to the original character!

If he DOESN'T, then he's not freaking Breaker.

[Pete The Greek]

What if they use the cartoon version of Breaker, with beard and no gum chewing action?  Wouldn't bother me.

[SnakeEyesOnAPlane]

What if they use the cartoon version of Breaker, with beard and no gum chewing action?  Wouldn't bother me.

Sorry, I was just being a fanboy... To me, the comic versions are the definitive versions of the characters.

[Scramble]

Breaker blew a gum bubble in one episode of the cartoon. He and Lady Jaye infiltrated Flint's home town after he failed to return from leave. Ends up Cobra had the whole town hypnotized. Lady Jaye chastised Breaker for making noise with his gum and Breaker explained that no one in that town was reacting to anything.