eastasiansonwesternscreen: Snake Eyes first look: Henry Golding isn’t your average Joe in new

eastasiansonwesternscreen: Snake Eyes first look: Henry Golding isn’t your average Joe in new era for franchise As shown in EW’s exclusive first-look photos, Henry Golding stars as the lead of Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins, which delves into the beginnings of this mysterious figure. “It was one of the reasons why we picked the backstory [of] ‘How did he become Snake Eyes?’” producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura mentions. “It allows him to talk, which was very helpful.”Bonaventura says Snake Eyes will “answer some questions” left lingering in the minds of G.I. Joe fans after all these years. Like, what is Snake’s real name? Such details were once considered “classified” in the canon of the series. “You’ll learn who he is, where he came from,” the producer promises.Directed by Robert Schwentke and set to premiere in theaters (yes, theaters) this July 23, the film sees the man who will eventually become Snake Eyes as a scarred individual. Without getting into too many details, Bonaventura says, “His life has now been completely and utterly affected by this scar.” It’s in this state, as he’s “driven by the wrong motivations,” where he’s taken under the wing of Tommy (Warrior’s Andrew Koji), better known to Joe fans as Storm Shadow, a member of the Arashikage ninja clan.“Storm Shadow and Snake Eyes, their brotherhood/relationship is one of the most famous in the G.I. Joe lore,” Golding says. “They have such an interesting, forever-wavering relationship of hate and love. They love each other as brothers because they’ve been through the same thing.” After saving the Arashikage’s heir apparent, Snake is taken to Japan “to train” and “really bring out the true essence of who he is,” the actor adds.Facing three trials in order to be inducted into the clan will also see Snake cross paths with Akiko, played by Haruka Abe (Disney’s live-action Cruella), whom Golding calls “phenomenal in this film” and will “really pop.”“He’s a burdened man when the movie begins, and in this process, he lifts some of the burden,” Bonaventura notes. “A lot of it is an internal search to find the balance in his life. That’s the gravity of the movie. There’s forces pulling him in two different directions, good and bad.”(via EWcom) -- source link

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