Yet, while the Snake Eyes prequel’s rendition represents a major reversal of Hama’s story, it was a move made with his full support. Upon arrival in Japan, the Arashikage teach Snake Eyes the ways of the ninja warrior while also providing. Consequently, unlike the Snake Eyes movie, it is Storm Shadow, not Snake Eyes, who made the initial act of bravery that seals the duo’s friendship. Joe Origins stars Henry Golding as Snake Eyes, a tenacious loner who is welcomed into an ancient Japanese clan called the Arashikage after saving the life of their heir apparent. The inciting incident would see an enemy attack leave Snake Eyes missing and presumed dead, leading Tommy to risk his own life on a daring rescue that ends up saving his life. Hama’s version of the tale took the real-life-inspired angle of being set during the Vietnam War, during which Snake Eyes was serving with Tommy/Storm Shadow and eventual G.I. Having spent months battling it out in the comics-starting with the iconic dialogue-deprived issue #21-the two were, up to that point, essentially just known as 3 ¾” action figures to its young marketed demographic. Joe: A Real American Hero #26, a key issue in the Hasbro property’s classic Marvel Comics run that added dimensions to the mysterious rivals. This, however, is a major divergence from Hama’s original comic rendition of the origin story from the 1984-published G.I. While the story spin-from director Robert Schwentke and writers Evan Spiliotopoulos, Joe Shrapnel and Anna Waterhouse-is a radical departure from Hama’s version, the parallels still seem poignant.
While it was always apparent that the film-a prequel serving to launch a completely new iteration of the Hasbro film franchise-was going to put a contemporary spin on Hama’s defining origin story, the specifics have been revealed about how Snake Eyes (Henry Golding) and Storm Shadow (Andrew Koji) will forge a friendship that will inevitably take Cobra-shaped twists and turns with ninja-imbued action against the backdrop of global terror. While such changes tend to be abhorred by longtime fans, they will manifest with the blessing of Hama himself.Ī revelatory new trailer and featurette for Snake Eyes has arrived, further pulling back the story curtain than this past May’s teaser trailer. Joe Origins will boldly attempt to tackle, albeit with some contextually-necessary alterations to the classic comic book story famously crafted by writer Larry Hama.
Yet, adapting that relationship is a task that upcoming movie Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe characters Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow. With early reviews mixed but skewing positive, Snake Eyes could pave the way for some bigger-budget G.I. Joe franchise, meant to show whether or not a major cinematic return makes sense. Throughout the annals of story-driven toy properties, there has rarely been a rivalry as complex as the one between G.I. Snake Eyes is also a bit of a test run for the live-action G.I.