Wow, I didn’t see this coming.
IESB are reporting that George Clooney offered the role to play Duke in the pre-strike G.I. Joe movie, with the site speculating this is the real reason he walked out of Carnahan’s White Jazz.
Mark Wahlberg had previously been linked with the role, even as far as some believing he was in talks.
It’s all rumor at the moment but give IESB their credit, they were the one’s who leaked the the news that both Stuart Beattie was writing the movie and that Stephen Sommers was directing.
I know nothing about G.I. Joe, but I would be interested in seeing Clooney return to a big summer blockbuster. I love that he can breeze out of things like Ocean’s Thirteen and then fall into Michael Clayton and then direct his own movie Leatherheads.
He’s multi talented, and is one of the best at everything he does. I love this rumor… but Clooney’s a busy guy right now and I don’t buy that he would drop out of White Jazz for anything other than scheduling conflicts.
I’m not convinced on this rumor.
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IESB has been pretty flawless on this film, but I’m betting Wahlberg is still in as Duke, and Clooney is considering the role of General Hawk. That would certainly make more sense.
Clooney as Duke? That’s even worse than Walhberg!
Next to Transformers this is one of my childhood cartoon favorites, that’s again being bastardized by folks who just don’t get it.
This movie was going down the tank with the rumors of them being a global force and not American. Has that changed?
I’ll pay to see it if its a piss take on right wing America, Clooney politcs is liberal that would be funny.
This movie isn’t a star-vehicle. The sooner the studios figure that out the better.
And now we’ll suffer the next eight months hearing how day by day the studio just doesn’t get it.
I’m surprised that Stephen Sommers is allowing this to happen. I would have though he of all people would have had a better idea how to handle this movie.
Guess he doesn’t have the same stroke with the studio that Bay does.