Snake Eyes is a bad-ass character. The silent, scarred ninja was always a standout among a GI Joe roster stocked with goofy characters like Roadblock, Eskimo Pie and Sergeant Slaughter. Maybe I made that Eskimo Pie one up. It’s been a long time.
Point being, he was an actual character with an actual personality, actual back story, actual motivations, so there is plenty of material to mine for a solo story.
Aside from the fact that he will have to wear a mask the entire movie. Works for Deadpool but Snakes Eyes isn’t funny; in fact, he doesn’t even speak. And the mask is a must:
So it looks like Paramount, and more importantly screenwriter Evan Spiliotopoulos (The Huntsman: Winter War), have their work cut out for them in bringing this to the screen.
Not word on whether Ray Park with reprise the role he played in the two previous GI Joe attempts. He was a superb athlete and swordsman back in 1998 but I’m not sure what shape he’s in now. Maybe they will go for someone a little more fresh and spry.
I am really hoping they put some care into this because just like Wolverine, Snakes Eyes was my, and probably everyone’s, favorite character growing up. A more grounded, realistic, rebooted GI Joe cinematic universe could be something special.
But let’s be clear here: we want something in the vein of a John Wick or Batman Begins and not more silly, powder-puff nonsense like GI Joe: Retaliation and GI Joe: Rise Of Cobra.
We want to see some of the characters that were/are important in Snake Eyes’ life, like his main squeeze, Scarlett:
His nemesis, Storm Shadow:
And, of course, his best friend, Timber:
Timber is seriously badass:
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