That’s right, everyone’s favorite eighties all-American hero is jumping out into the big screen in G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. The Stephen Sommers (Van Helsing) directed action adventure piece stars Channing Tatum (Fighting), Sienna Miller (Stardust) among others. An elite military unit comprised of special operatives known as G.I. Joe, operating out of The Pit, takes on an evil organization led by a notorious arms dealer. Running it’s way into theaters nationwide on August 7th, here’s the trailer below.

G.I. Joe Superbowl Teaser

Well below is the first look at G.I. Joe: Rise of the Cobra

What do you think. Has Paramount and the team behind G.I. Joe: Rise of the Cobra come through?

It looks good to me!!

Right off the drying rack are some brand new G.I. Joe posters for the up and coming summer blockbuster. It looks like these are to keep us going until Super Bowl Sunday, where we are suppose to get our first glimpse of Joe. Make sure you check back for information and of coarse the trailer as soon as it hist the internet!!

So what do you guys think of the new posters? Is it raising any hype at all? Post your thoughts!

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Finally, someone gets an interview with Stephen Sommers(The Mummy franchise) on his new upcoming film, G.I. Joe The Rise of Cobra. Entertainment Weekly sat down with him and talked with the future of the movie, the Sienna Miller rumors and what inspired him to do the movie.

On Sienna Miller’s added assets:

“I guess the costume department gave her a tight fitting bra, but no one gave her rubber breasts or whatever. It is 100 percent Sienna Miller.”

The Inspiration for the movie:

“Sommers adds that G.I. Joe, which also stars Dennis Quaid and features a cameo from his Mummy star Brendan Fraser, was partly inspired by the Sean Connery-era James Bond movies. “I always loved the old Bonds,” he says. “It’s funny now how Bond wants to be Bourne. I loved Quantum of Solace, but it was like, man, this is a completely different movie to the Bonds I grew up with. In a very contemporary way, G.I. Joe is inspired by the memory of the kind of movies I saw when I was younger. I remember being in the theater for Thunderball and the big underwater battle at the end of that movie just blew my socks off. In G.I. Joe, there’s an underwater battle under the polar icecap that’s Thunderball times 10!”

So, is anyone else still scared to see the outcome of this film? What are your thoughts so far? You plan on seeing it come August?

Well it’s that time of the year when things are dying down and folks are off for the Holidays. Or depending on your family, it may not be the time of year you look forward to. The Hustle and Bustle of Holiday shopping, years end reports due at work, long hours put in at the paper mill….oh wait no one uses paper anymore. In this time of the internet, lists can be a winner for sure. So I figured why not start us off with a bang for the New Year.

So let’s get on with the list of upcoming movies in 09 that at least a few of us are excited about. By the way this is in no order besides that of which I think of them.

Monsters vs. Aliens

Why I am excited: I am always up for a solid movie with a company very well known for awesome animation. While I don’t see this breaking any records, I would say this may be the Wall-E of 2009.

Summary: When a meteorite from outer space hits a young California girl named Susan Murphy and turns her into a giant monster, she is taken to a secret government compound where she meets a ragtag group of monsters also rounded up over the years. As a last resort, under the guidance of General W.R. Monger, on a desperate order from The President, the motley crew of Monsters is called into action to combat the aliens and save the world from imminent destruction!

Cast: Reese Witherspoon, Hugh Laurie, Will Arnett, Seth Rogen, Rainn Wilson, Stephen Colbert, Kiefer Sutherland and Paul Rudd

Release: March 27, 2009

Watchmen

Why I am excited: Have you seen the freaking Trailers for this thing??? This movie looks awesome, comic book adaptation done well, what more can you say. I am ready for this one to hit IMAX now!!

Summary: In a gritty and alternate 1985 the glory days of costumed vigilantes have been brought to a close by a government crackdown, but after one of the masked veterans is brutally murdered an investigation into the killer is initiated. The reunited heroes set out to prevent their own destruction, but in doing so discover a deeper and far more diabolical plot.

Cast: Carla Gugino, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Malin Akerman, Billy Crudup, Patrick and

Wilson

Release: March 6^th, 2009

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Why I am excited: I am a true Harry Potter fanboy, read the books and have enjoyed them all including the films. Can’t wait for this one, it seems so much more mature than the previous films.

Summary: Harry Potter’s sixth year at Hogwarts turns out to be quite the exciting year. First off is the arrival of a new teacher at Hogwarts, Horace Slughorn, who is a bit more useful to Harry than he realizes. Next, Harry obtains a Potions book which used to be belong to the very mysterious Half-Blood Prince. Harry finds that the Half-Blood Prince’s ancient scribbles are written along the margins of almost every page, giving Harry advice on how to improve greatly on his Potions work, and also teaching him a few helpful (and dangerous) spells along the way.

Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Michael Gambon, Alan Rickman,

Helena Bonham Carter, and Tom Felton

Release: July17th, 2009

I Love You, Man

Why I am excited: I have been told this is the movie for guys of 2009. After seeing a sneak peak of it out west, a buddy of mine couldn’t stop talking about it. Word of mouth is sometimes the best way to advertise something good.

Summary: A newly engaged guy sets out to find the perfect “Best Man” for his wedding.

Cast: Paul Rudd, Jason Segel, Rashida Jones, Andy Samberg, J.K. Simmons, Jane Curtin, Jon Favreau and Jaime Pressly

Release: March 20, 2009

The Soloist

Why I am excited: A story based upon real life events featuring big named actors. What happened last time Foxx was portraying someone we knew in real life? Look for this one.

Summary: A schizophrenic (Jamie Foxx), is a homeless musician from Skid Row, Los Angeles who dreams of playing at the Walt Disney Concert Hall. Through “chance,” he meets a journalist (Robert Downey Jr.), who tries to help this mentally disturbed man get “back on his feet” and make his dreams come true.

Cast: Jamie Foxx, Robert Downey Jr,Catherine Keener

Release: April 24th, 2009

Star Trek

Why I am excited: Finally a Star Trek movie that will actually be good. Yes I said it, all of the other movies and even the show sucked horribly. This looks to be a solid reboot along the lines of The Dark Knight. And anything with J.J. Abrams attached usually is pretty solid work

Summary: A chronicle of the early days of James T. Kirk and his fellow USS Enterprise crew members.

Cast: John Cho, Ben Cross, Bruce Greenwood, Simon Pegg, Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Winona Ryder, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban, Eric Bana and Leonard Nimoy

Release: May 8th, 2009

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

Why I am excited: I don’t know why this is on the list besides it’s related to Transformers. The first movie was a so-so recreation of a fond childhood memory. The imagination is always better than the movie! This may be worth my pass though.

Summary: A new threat arrives from times of old…a threat that must be stopped… no matter what the cost.

Cast: Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, Kevin Dunn, Julie White, John Benjamin Hickey, Ramon Rodriguez, Isabel Lucas and John Turturro

Release: June 26th, 2009

G.I. Joe:  The Rise of the Cobra

Why I am excited: Another childhood memory looking to be squashed/ruined, but anything with Rachel Nichols in it is a must watch.

Summary: An elite military unit comprised of special operatives known as G.I. Joe, operating out of The Pit, takes on an evil organization led by a notorious arms dealer.

Cast: Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Christopher Eccleston, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Byung Hun Lee, Sienna Miller, Rachel Nichols, Ray Park, Saïd Taghmaoui, Channing Tatum, Marlon Wayans and Dennis Quaid

Release: August 7th, 2009

The Lovely Bones

Why I am excited: A movie with heart. Need I say more? I like the actors involved, the story and the premise. Why not put it on here.

Summary: A young girl who was brutally raped and murdered, watches the effects of her death on her family from Heaven, as her parents drift apart, her father becomes obsessed with vengeance and her sister grows into the woman she would never be.

Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz, Susan Sarandon, Stanley Tucci, Michael Imperioli and Saoirse Ronan

Release: Fourth Quarter, 2009

Defiance

Why I am excited: Daniel Craig and Live Schreiber kicking ass in the forest. What more can I say about that.

Summary: Three Jewish brothers escape from Nazi-occupied Poland into the Belarussian forest, where they join Russian resistance fighters and endeavor to build a village in order to protect themselves and others in danger.

Cast: Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber, Jamie Bell, Alexa Davalos, Allan Corduner and Mark Feurstein

Release: January 16, 2009/December 31, 2008 (NY/LA)

I am sure that I have missed a ton of solid movies that are coming out but I didn’t want to break this up into 4 different articles for you folks.

This list in an opinion piece so if something I said offended you, well, build a bridge and get over it!

Well sadly its the start of a new week, a week full of a job that is other than giving you all the meat and potatoes you want about the latest Movie News. Sorry some of have to make some money for a living!

This weekend has produced some solid news, and I must say I am excited about it all. Lets get started!

• Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince will have bits and pieces shown in IMAX. While this was expected to be announced for a while, it finally came to fruition over the weekend.
• The first time since Titanic, we see Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet show up on screen playing a coupe yet again. In Revolutionary Road, it seems they are unhappy to live as we all do. The job I talked about above seems to be getting to them! Welcome to real life. Enjoy the trailer below!

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• It looks like Heroes season three opener is finally living up to season one. All I hope is that season three is much better than two. It was horrible after such a great start from Tim Kring and Crew.
• Looks like Disney has released for our viewing please a new Bolt clip and I mean an extended one. Looks pretty good to be honest.

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• Megatron has a new look for the upcoming sequel to the highly popular Transformers. I hope that this isn;t what we will see but I guess we will wait to see what the ever popular Michael Bay does this time around.
• We have a few G.I. Joe updates from Dennis Quad. Not to much to go on. Since the opening hype surrounding the movie, things have died down quite a bit.
• Two New The Spirit posters have been spotted. I don’t know why everyone bases their opinions of this movie on a few scenes from Comic Con but it seems they are.

I am sure that there is a ton of other updates out there on the interwebs, but this is what I thought was most up to date and worth your while.

See you fine folks soon!