News item from FoxNews.com:
The popular all-American comic-book military man and action figure dating back to the 1940s is undergoing a significant transformation for the Paramount Pictures-distributed "G.I. Joe" film, which begins production in February and is scheduled for release in summer 2009.
No longer will G.I. Joe be a U.S. Special Forces soldier, the "Real American Hero" who, in his glory days, single-handedly won World War II.
In the politically correct new millennium, G.I. Joe bears no resemblance to the original.
Paramount has confirmed that in the movie, the name G.I. Joe will become an acronym for "Global Integrated Joint Operating Entity" -- an international, coed task force charged with defeating bad guys. It will no longer stand for government issued, as in issued by the American government.
The studio won't elaborate, saying filming hasn't begun and details are still in the works, but the behind-the-scenes rumblings are that the producers have decided to change the nature of G.I. Joe in order to appeal to a wider, more international audience.
The word is that in the current political climate, they're afraid that a heroic U.S. soldier won't fly.
Comments (2)
This will just be a prelude of things to come. Remember back when the Winter Soldier, John Kerry said he would favor internationalizing our military or how about when Mr. Bill was going to place them under the jurisdiction of the World Court? How else can Hillary subsidize a multi-trillion dollar national healthcare plan except through outsourcing our military and reallocating the budget. Just Hollywood prepping us for an egalitarian future.
Posted by Larry Stone | September 10, 2007 2:21 AM
Why not produce a much more entertaining film, and in a matter of minutes, using a hand-held "digicam"? Just record what happens after you turn a pack of large hungry dogs loose, to chase the producers of this anti-American hit-piece. Call it Running of the Treasonists.
Posted by quiller | September 13, 2007 8:03 AM