G.I. Joe Casting Buzz Aug 15, 2007
that the studio and producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura wanted to include the original G.I. Joe doll's British counterpart, Action Man, into the storyline, which would make the Joe movie a buddy flick. Mark Wahlberg has been approached to play the Joes' team leader Duke, and now IESB claims to know who the powers-that-be want to play Action Man ... "The producers are keen on keeping the Action Man character in the film to make marketing of the film easier abroad including using that name for... (IGN FilmForce)
Tooning Into Hollywood Aug 10, 2007
There was a pronounced fan backlash after it became known that di Bonaventura wanted to team Joe team leader Duke with Action Man, a '60s British toy line patterned after the original G.I. Joe dolls. A draft by Skip Woods was reportedly a buddy movie with Duke and Action Man; to make matters worse, Cobra Command wasn't in the story. (IGN FilmForce)
CONTEST: Win Big with Our Transformers Contest! Jul 2, 2007
Thursday, July 27th, 2006 - The producer describes making both films, his plans for a G.I. Joe meets Action Man movie and the J.J. Abrams script for the Superman movie you didn't see. Tuesday, July 25th, 2006 - From Comic-con International, choose Auto-bot or Decepticon. (MovieWeb)
Hollywood's toy ploy Jun 9, 2007
The Hasbro character was spun off as "Action Man" outside the U.S., and the film would team up both characters. For girls, there's the "Bratz" movie that Lionsgate will release in August, and "Kit Kittredge: An American Girl Mystery," from HBO Films and Picturehouse, starring Abigail Breslin. (Variety)
Company Offers 'Hanging Saddam' Doll Jan 16, 2007
All have been good sellers apart from a Tony Blair action man in combat fatigues. The company was stuck with 600 of them on its shelves. (Newsmax)
