Snake Eyes (2021 film)


Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins is an upcoming American superhero film directed by Robert Schwentke. The film is intended to be the third installment and a reboot of the G.I. Joe film series, mainly focusing on the origins of the character of the same name. Henry Golding portrays the main character, replacing Ray Park, while Andrew Koji, Iko Uwais, Úrsula Corberó, Samara Weaving, Haruka Abe, Takehiro Hira, Steven Allerick and Peter Mensah are starring in supporting roles.
Snake Eyes was initially scheduled for release in 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Premise

Serves as an origin story of the character Snake Eyes.

Cast

Additionally, Haruka Abe, Takehiro Hira, Steven Allerick and Peter Mensah have been cast in undisclosed roles.

Production

Development

It was announced in May 2018 that the next instalment of the G.I. Joe franchise would be a prequel, chronicling the origins of the character Snake Eyes. In December, producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura stated that Ray Park, who had played the character in the previous films, would not reprise his role for this film. Robert Schwentke was set as director that same month.

Casting

In August 2019, Henry Golding was cast to star in the title role, with Andrew Koji cast as Storm Shadow. In September, Iko Uwais entered negotiations to join the film as Hard Master, and Úrsula Corberó was cast as Baroness. Uwais was confirmed in October, with Haruka Abe, Samara Weaving and Takehiro Hira added to the cast. Steven Allerick was announced as part of the cast in December. On Golding's Instagram post, it shows that Peter Mensah with the cast as he joined the movie.

Filming

Filming began on October 15, 2019 in Vancouver and was expected to continue until December 9. Filming moved to Japan on January 10, 2020. Filming wrapped on February 26, 2020.

Release

Snake Eyes was originally scheduled for release on March 27, 2020, before being delayed to October 16, and then a week later to October 23, 2020. The film was then removed from the schedule on July 27 due to nationwide theater closures in the United States in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Future

In May 2020, it was announced that a follow-up movie is in development, with a script co-written by Joe Shrapnel and Anna Waterhouse and Henry Golding will reprise his role as Snake Eyes. Lorenzo di Bonaventura will return as producer, while the project will be a joint-venture production between Paramount Pictures, Allspark Pictures, and Di Bonaventura Pictures.