Paramount Pictures have released the first two photos of Ray Park in full garb as Snake Eyes in the Stephen Sommers - directed film G.I. Joe, based on the Hasbro toy line.. The photo below is not CGI, that is an actual photo of the costume that Ray wears in the movie.. We confirmed directly with Paramount that this is 100% real.. There is also a photo we were sent a while back but never got around to posting it of Dennis Quaid in costume as General Hawk..

Stephen Sommers ( Director ) spoke about the character Snake Eyes..

” Snake Eyes, is the world’s greatest ninja, but he’s also next - generation. He’s not afraid to use a sword one second, and a split - second later he’s pulling out his Glock.. His chief nemesis is arguably the world’s other great ninja, Storm Shadow.. The two grew up together, were blood brothers and now are mortal enemies..”

The movie will be a modern telling of the ” G.I. Joe vs. Cobra ” storyline and its compelling characters that Hasbro created 25 years ago.. The premise of this fantasy is the story of the G.I. Joe team, led by Duke, and their “ fight for freedom wherever there is trouble ” against the evil Cobra Commander and his Cobra force.. The film is an origin story and Sommers says he plans to explain various strange aspects - from Destro’s metal mask to Snake Eyes’ lack of speech..

Here’s the official plot synopsis for the G.I. Joe movie..

From the Egyptian desert to deep below the polar ice caps, the elite co - ed G.I. JOE team, based from it’s headquarters The Pit, deploys the latest in next - gen spy and military equipment to fight crooked arms dealer Destro and the growing threat of the mysterious COBRA organization from plunging the world into chaos..

Larry Hama, the man behind the myth that is G.I. Joe sent these pictures over, which isn’t a grab from the film but an actual publicity shot of Ray Parks in costume.. And buried somewhere under all that is Ray Park, who is a real Phantom of the Opera when it comes to his onscreen work..

Snake Eyes is a mysterious character with little known about his background or identity, beyond that he holds the rank of U.S. Army Sergeant First Class ( E - 7 ).. Hasbro has released over 30 different versions of the character since its original debut in 1982.. The ” ninja master ” is known for his stealth like movements and extensive knowledge of multiple forms of martial arts, and is usually always masked and wearing complete black.. You can see an example of Snake Eyes from the action figure line to the right for comparison..

Snake Eyes is being played by Ray Park, known for his performances as the acrobatic Darth Maul ( Star Wars: Episode I ) and Toad in the first X - Men.. He is in a way like Andy Serkis ( Gollum, King Kong ) or Doug Jones ( Abe Sapien, Silver Surfer ), who best perform physically and beneath a costume.. The reason why he’s always cast for these kind of roles is because he holds a second degree black belt in Wushu and came in second place at the 1995 world championships..

As a cartoon, action figure and comic book property second perhaps only to Transformers, G.I. Joe has endured for decades now as a mainstay of many a moviegoer’s childhood.. Whether marveling over Duke’s heroism, Scarlett’s hotness or Snake Eyes’ enigmatic silence, audiences have embraced the property long beyond its tenure in toy boxes and TV sets around the world.. Appropriately, Hollywood decided last year to develop a film based on G.I. Joe, and much like Michael Bay’s Transformers before it, speculation as to how the series would be adapted quickly reached a fever pitch..

The cast includes Dennis Quaid ( General Hawk ), Channing Tatum ( Duke Hauser ), Arnold Vosloo ( Zartan ), Chris Eccleston ( Destro ), Karolína Isela Kurková ( Cover Girl ), Sienna Miller ( The Baroness ), Ray Park ( Snake Eyes ), Rachel Nichols ( Scarlett ), Adewale Akinnuoye - Agbaje ( Heavy Duty ), Said Taghmaoui ( Breaker ), Marlon Wayans ( Ripcord ), Joseph Gordon - Levitt ( Rex ) and Byung - hun Lee ( Storm Shadow )..

The live action G.I. Joe film is being directed by Stephen Sommers ( Deep Rising, The Mummy, Van Helsing )  and written by both Stuart Beattie and Skip Woods.. G.I. Joe is set to be released 7th August 2009..