Guess it’s Jason Statham day around here. A while back word came out that it appeared that Jason Statham was up for a major role in the upcoming G.I. Joe movie (I believe he was supposed to play Action Man or something like that). Now, I”m up for anything action oriented with Statham in it, the dude is a machine… so I was pretty pleased with that news.
However, the good folks over at MTV are now reporting that it ain’t happening. Jason Statham will NOT be in G.I. Joe.
Paramount was looking his way, and that he was the first choice for the role, presumably to add an international flavor to what would otherwise be a film focused exclusively on American soldiers. So we wondered: has he even been contacted at all?
“[I have] no connection with ‘G.I. Joe,’” he insisted.
So there you have it. I’m certainly disappointed that Statham won’t be in it (I think he’d be perfect for it) but it’s not as if this is going to either make or break G.I. Joe as a movie. I’m sure they’ll find another actor who will fill the shoes just fine.
When G.I. Joe comes out and disappoints everyone who was looking forward to it… having Statham in one of the roles wouldn’t have saved it. Having the director of The Mummy 2 and Van Helsing is what’s going to sink this ship.
