I don’t know how he does it, but it seems like every time I report on something Channing Tatum-related, our own Burnsy has the inside source. It was only this morning that it was revealed that the real reason Paramount changed the release date for GI Joe: Retaliation from this June to next March was to add in more Channing Tatum, the hottest man in show business. The original cut of the movie saw C-Tates dying early on, but after test audiences rightly cried foul, the studio wisely financed reshoots to add more backstory and a longer character arc.
Burnsy was able to obtain an exclusive storyboard from one of those reshoots:
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Honestly, I think the funniest thing about these storyboards are the backgrounds. Especially where C-Tate is levitating in front of an aircraft carrier.
YO SON, DATS BCUZ C-TATES B SUPA DUPA FLY
When Obama finally passes that whole “Get gay married or Gas prices go up” law, Burnsy’s gonna break ALOT of hearts
Obama = Destro.
The irony of the reshoots to me is that the same thing basically happened to the first GI JOE movie (the original animated one where Cobra Commander got turned into a snake).
Originally the movie was going to be released in theaters and introduce several new characters so that
Hasbro could sell more action figuresthe next generation of heroes could be ready to take on Cobra the following season in the cartoon. This transition included a scene in which Duke died in the middle of the movie by taking a…er, snake that was meant for his brother and (new head protagonist) Falcon.However, when the original Transformers movie bombed and the blame was mostly attributed to it’s darker tone and how it introduced the horrifying reality that death claims everyone to six-year-olds everywhere, Sunbow Productions decided instead to release the movie straight to video and add a scene at the end that said “Hey guys, just kidding about the death earlier, Duke was in a coma and he’s going to be fine now!”
I expect the same thing to happen here….but you know, just with more mumbling and break-dancing son.
wrong website for all these words, bro
Yeah you’re right. Oh well, now I know.
And knowing is half the battle.
If ever someone needed a tumblr, it’s these storyboards.
damn i cant fuckin wait there really giving me blue balls here
Food: PIZZA!
Color: GREEN!
Band: ACE OF BASS!
C-Tates: “Respeck son.”
That Channing Tatum, he’s so hot right now!
I love the switch from Actor Dwayne Johnson to Wrestler The Rock in the storyboards.
No porkchop sandwiches?
I heard the reshoots will involve C-Tates doing a finishing move on Cobra Commander called the Canonball Dukey. It’s kind of like a Rock Bottom except it’s in a pile of Palicki shit.
INNN THREEEEE DEEEEEEE!!!!!!!1
Occupation: Half-Naked Sex Object Who Is Told That He Is Good Looking Enough To Be In Film By A Coked-Up Japanese Salesman!!!!!!!! MMMHHH!!!! I Wonder What Happened To Mr. Yoshi After He Was Arrested For Having Pictures Of Shirtless Boys On His Computer!!!!!!! I Hope he Is Well!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Flashback scene of them having a shootout in Iraq shirtless while TLC’s “Red Light Special” plays in the background or GTFO!!!!!
Hey guys. Wouldn’t you know? While I was in the bathroom, my teenage sister got on my computer and typed a WACKY comment under my name. Ha. Teens. What are ya gonna do right?
How did she get out of the basement?
I want that final panel as a background C-STAT!