We get word today about the first G.I. Joe casting, and It is the Baroness. The story is made available to us from Variety via IESB:
Sienna Miller is the first thesp to enlist in Paramount Pictures’ big-budget tentpole “G.I. Joe.” British actress will play the film’s female lead, described as a raven-haired baroness and sexy femme fatale skilled in espionage.
This is just down right fucking horrible. The baroness is a black hearted, black haired, black leather wearing warrior woman from parts unknown, sporting an intimidating (and yet arousing) accent. So when they do the casting logically they choose a blond that looks like she can’t bench press a cantaloupe. Someone needs to be fired over this, for real. Pack your shit retard – this is a titanic miscast and you are now selling hot dogs.
I could get my 12 year old nephew drunk and he could pick better. No offense to Sienna Miller, she seems like a nice girl, and has an awesome look, but at 5’5 with a model physique she just does not have the build to play the character properly. I could be over reacting, that is always possible but the “look” of a character is very important to me; and when you have an iconic character like the baroness that gives you a blueprint on how to cast…you should use it. I wouldn’t want Tom Cruise to play Destro for the same reason.
I want this movie to rule, so my skin is thin. But with all the talk of Action Man and all the other horrible buzz that has surrounded this project, I have a hard time looking forward to this. With this bullshit announcement I am set off and really hope I am wrong. G.I. Joe has so much gold to be mined, I just hope we have people in control that are able to properly do so. If done with great care and excellence you could keep pumping out movies till the franchise surpasses the Friday The 13th series.
I can only hope that the casting gets better from here. Yo Joe.
