The upcoming GIJoe movie might be wrought with debate over quality, but so far it looks like it will be a good popcorn film that will either dazzle or give us something to make fun of. It seems we are getting casting news about this movie’s iconic roles weekly, and now we hear that Korean film star Lee Byung Hun is cast as StormShadow.
Korean wave star LEE Byung-hun is currently filming scenes in his Hollywood debut, G.I. Joe, an adaptation of the popular action-hero comic book series. LEE will play Storm Shadow, a ninja with a dark past who joins the G.I. Joe team.
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LEE is a popular star at home and all across Asia. He has starred in films such as Once in a Summer (2006), KIM Ji-woon’s A Bittersweet Life (2005) and KIM’s present project, The Good, The Bad, The Weird, which is this year’s most highly anticipated Korean film. LEE is also starring in a France-US co-production called I Come With the Rain, by Vietnamese director Tran Anh Hung.
The news that Ray Parks would be SnakeEyes was fitting as the actor is best seen and not heard. As well SnakeEyes never spoke and was a formidable martial arts expert – something Ray Parks is also excellent at.
Every episode they could, they would face off SnakeEyes against the white pajama ninja StormShadow. Almost always facing a stalemate. These bitter enemies are HALF the reason they are even doing a GIJoe movie.
So who do they get to play his archnemesis? A Drama actor. Someone please tell me I missed something, but in every film I look up that Lee Byung Hun has been in, he is playing a dramatic role.
StormShadow must be played by a martial arts expert. Hell, I would settle for a convincing dancer.
