When Duke (Channing Tatum) and Ripcord (Marlon Wayans), two Army Delta soldiers, are tasked with escorting these warheads, their convoy is ambushed by the mysterious and lethal Baroness (Sienna Miller) and her henchman, Destro. Rescued by a heavily armored, high-tech unit led by the stoic General Hawk (Dennis Quaid), Duke and Ripcord are recruited into G.I. Joe—an international force based in the Egyptian desert.
As the Joes race to recover the warheads, they uncover a global conspiracy involving the shadowy organization. The stakes are personal for Duke, as he discovers the lead operative for Cobra is his former fiancé, Ana Lewis, now known as The Baroness (Sienna Miller). Bringing the Icons to Life GI Joe The Rise of Cobra
Other notable cast members include Sigourney Weaver as Lady Jaye, a skilled spy and member of the GI Joe team; Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as Roadblock, a tough and skilled soldier; and Christopher Game as Hard Master, Snake Eyes' sensei. Joseph Gordon-Levitt brings a sense of menace and unpredictability to the role of Cobra Commander, making him a compelling villain. When Duke (Channing Tatum) and Ripcord (Marlon Wayans),
The future of GI Joe also includes a number of animated projects, including a new animated series and a live-action TV show. The franchise's popularity shows no signs of waning, and it will be exciting to see how the franchise evolves in the coming years. As the Joes race to recover the warheads,
: Visual effects teams at Computer Graphics World used advanced particle systems to create the "Nanomite" clouds, moving beyond simple 2D texture maps.
The film opens in 1641 Scotland, where a massive war chest of nanomites (microbots capable of eating metal) is sealed away. Fast forward to the "near future." NATO weapons designer James McCullen (Christopher Eccleston) has created the ultimate weapon: . These devices don't just explode; they consume everything metallic within a four-mile radius.
One of the film's biggest draws was seeing legendary characters realized on the big screen: