Wayans in Joe?
Heavy G.I. Joe casting buzz.
by IGN Staff
http://movies.ign.com/articles/842/842579p1.html
December 19, 2007 - The G.I. Joe casting news just keeps coming!
Yesterday, we relayed multiple reports that P2 actress Rachel Nichols
and South Korean film star Byung-hun Lee had been cast as Scarlett and
Storm Shadow. IGN checked with contacts at Paramount Pictures who
confirmed that the two actors have indeed been cast in the Stephen
Sommers-directed production.
Today, there's even more Joe casting buzz with the role of Heavy Duty
rumored to go to a somewhat surprising choice. According to
BlackFilm.com, Marlon Wayans has been offered the part of the heavy
ordinance specialist and wanna-be chef. It's up to Wayans, of course, to
accept.
The offer is surprising in that Wayans doesn't exactly have the build we
would've expected for a character like Heavy Duty. It'd be much easier
to picture someone like Omar Epps, Wayans' BFF, in the role... but we
digress. Should the Requiem for a Dream and Scary Movie star join the
cast, he's gonna need to hit the gym and bulk up in order to meet fan
expectations.
Heavy Duty, a.k.a. Lamont Morris, first appeared in issue #130 of the
G.I. Joe comic.
Other confirmed Joe cast members are Ray Park, who's playing Snake Eyes,
and Sienna Miller, who is set to play The Baroness.
The live-action film will be casting up quickly for a February
production start, so keep watching for more news. G.I. Joe is set to
open on August 7, 2009.
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