Ok, there is a lot of speculation going on over the Character of Destro in the upcoming GI Joe movie. My biggest problem was the mask, but I am holding my breath. Having Christopher Eccleston playing the part official debunked the David Murray story, but now it looks like they were both right!
Hisstank.com has some news from a source at the European Cinema Expo that reads,
“It would seem that David Murray the original actor picked to play James McCullen AKA Destro is still indeed set to play Destro in the G.I. Joe Movie “Rise Of Cobra”.
David Murray will play James McCullen The 1st (The Original Arms Dealer)! He will play a huge part in the telling of the Destro Clan back story and how the “Family” came to don the Menacing Mask.”
So its going to be a family affair! Much speculation over the lack of a mask on early images of Destro were underplayed in hopes that we will see some sort of origin story on the mask and how it all came about.
I haven’t had too much of an issue with the other character images from the GIJoe movie, though some purists are getting their Sgt Slaughter Underoos in a bind over the White Ninja chic Stormshadow (but I do agree they should keep his mask on) But when I saw Destro without the chrome dome, I cussed. Loudly.
Well we can all relax now. and David Murray can have his job back as Destro… the first.
