By Alexandra Heilbron on August 24, 2007 | 18 Comments
Paramount Pictures has hired Stephen Sommers, the director of The Mummy and Van Helsing, to helm a live-action G.I. Joe film. The movie will be based on the popular military dolls for boys. Mark Wahlberg has been rumored to be starring in the project, which begins production in February for a 2009 release.
I cannot imagine anyone else playing the part.
thats awesome hopefully it does as well as the transformers movie did
my god mark wahlberg is my boy my fav actor by far
1) Matt Damon
2) Denzel Washington
3) Zac Efron
I guess Hollywood has run out of tv shows to make into movies and have turned to toys instead. What’s next, a live-action Cabbage Patch Kids flick???
GI Joe was a cartoon as well.
Baaad idea; don’t do it.
Oh joy, another mindless and violent testament to the great American war machine…
he’s hot and he’s my boy! Go Marky Mark!
its mark and jason statham aswell
gonna be a sick movie, they are real life g.i.joes
Sounds like a non-event.
Mark is good, but I think Kurt Russell is ideal for the role. Remember Soldier?
I wish New Kids on the Block would get back together.
Best band EVER!
He was never in New Kids on The Block, his brother Donny was. Mark was Markie Mark and the Funky Bunch. waaaaaay before NKOTB.
He’s a great actor, wouldn’t want anyone else to be GI Joe!
Kids today have no appreciation of just how big NKOTB were in their day; the “Hangin’ Tough” tour in particular was a musical and cultural event that may never be topped.
Jordan Knight is the greatest frontman in the history of rock and roll, but Danny Wood was my favourite NKOTB.
ROCK AND ROLL?? You class these pansies as “ROCK AND ROLL?” I’d be anonymous after that comment, too!!!!
Good Grief Man!! All they did was wet preteen panties in the 80’s. No more, no less………
Cultural Event?? VEry Laughable!!!LOL