Last month Paramount released photos of Snake Eyes, earlier this week they released our first look at Scarlett, and now we have exclusive first look at the cast of Stephen Sommers’ G.I. Joe: Channing Tatum as Duke, Karolina Korkova as Cover Girl, Marlon Wayans as Ripcord, Byung - hun Lee as Storm Shadow, Sienna Miller as The Baroness, and Dennis Quaid as Hawk..

Fans were thrilled a month ago when we got our first look at Ray Parks in his Snake Eyes costume from G.I. Joe, and they should be just as happy to see this first shot of Rachel Nichols as Scarlett.. Paramount Pictures brings us the picture of Ms. Nichols as the G.I. Joe team’s fiery - headed Counter - Intelligence specialist.. Scarlett is one of the primary characters in the G.I. Joe series, and has been romantically linked to Snake Eyes in several versions of the story.. She is capable with all modern weapons, but Scarlett’s weapon of choice is a specialized crossbow capable of firing trick bolts.. Lately, there has been a lot of hate directed towards Paramount’s live - action G.I. Joe film..

As you can see, a huge batch of unfinished unpolished character photos leaked onto the web last week which were deemed disappointing, especially after the official photo releases of Scarlet and Snake Eyes.. So we thought we’d take a look at five cool nanotechnology elements we hear might be in the upcoming movie which are sure to get you a little excited..

Accelerator Suits: The G.I. Joe squad wear suits which enable them to run faster, jump huge distances, smash through walls, and withstand bullets..

A Nano - Bomb: The Cobra Commander has an evil plan to launch a nano - bomb.. The scientifically created bomb consists of a swarm of microscopic machines that eat and destroy everything that isn’t organic.. Basically, all machinery, weapons, and buildings would be left in the dust.. Actually, I’m not even sure there would be dust.. But if the Cobra Commander is such an evil super villain, why have the nanites stop at the human level? Why not just have them eat everything? My guess is that if they eat through organic material, the nanites might continue to eat through the earth like termites until it doesn’t exist anymore.. The fact that Cobra Commander realized this risk shows that he is probably very intelligent..

Destro’s Mask: A swarm of nano - mites coat McCullen’s disfigured face, giving him the iconic metallic mask, which allows the Cobra Commamder to control his mind.. In the original mythology, the Commander, with the help of Cobra scientist Mindbender, used mind control to bend Destro, the Baroness, Zartan and Billy to his will, giving Cobra a new high command.. Neo - Vipers: Destro controls a legion of super - soldiers which have been enhanced by nano - tech to allow them not to feel pain or remorse.. How cool is that? Check out a photo of these guys pictured above from the old action figure line.. A whole troop of these things could be really really bad ass..

Invisibility: Scarlett supposedly has a gadget which allows her to become invisible for stealth missions.. Don’t let the Fantastic Four vibe scare you away, I’m sure this will lead to a kick ass battle sequence.. In 2005, Hasbro released a line of G.I. Joe figures called Sigma 6 which included a Strike Team with Invisible Camo..

Now imagine a war movie like you’ve never seen before. A cross between X - Men, Saving Private Ryan and Robert A. Heinlein’s novel Starship Troopers.. This is what G.I. Joe has the potential to be.. 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..

In recent casting, Brendan Fraser has filmed a cameo appearance for G.I. Joe.. Fraser plays Gung Ho, a Village People - looking soldier from the toyline, during a training sequence in The Pit..

Dwayne ‘ The Rock ‘ Johnson, apparently been offered the role of the Latino Navy SEAL named Hector Delgado aka Shipwreck.. Dwayne Johnson hasn’t said either yes or no, but the offer is out to him..

Rapper Common ( Lonnie Rashid Lynn Jr.) has been offered the part of Road Block in the G.I. Joe movie, but nothing has been solidified yet.. Could this mean we will see Road Block in the Live Action G.I. Joe Film after all? Only time will tell..

Kevin J. O’Connor has a really small part - a cameo, in fact - in a flashback scene.. He will be a scientist.. O’Connor has already filmed his bit, and he says that other Sommers regulars may be appearing as well. When I say the cameo is small, I mean it - O’Connor said he wondered why they would have him in for such a quick bit of business, but then he compared it to the Bruce Campbell cameos in the Spider - Man movies..

In nerdy news, Hummer HX will be used in the upcoming film.. The HX is a compact two - door, four - passenger, open - air, extreme off-road capable concept.. HX features a reconfigurable rear compartment that can transform from slant back to SUT to square back, any of which can be open air or fully enclosed.. This will be one of the many GM vehicles to be used in the film and will be known as the Cougar ( Patrol Vehicle ) or the Grizzly ( Armored Truck ).. For more pics of this Ultimate Hummer Click Here..

The G.I. Joe movie is being referred to as ” a cross between X-Men, Saving Private Ryan and Starship Troopers..” The real reason I’m excited for it: I have a good feeling that G.I. Joe is going to be as badass ( or more ) than Transformers.. Paramount is kicking it up a notch with this one and Stephen Sommers and crew are really going all out.. I’ve been excited from the start and now these tidbits have gotten me even more revved up.. I don’t know how you can hear about accelerator suits, nanotechnology, and epic battles and not be excited for this movie?

Written by Stuart Beattie ( 30 Days of Night, the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy ), the ensemble cast is led by Dennis Quaid as grizzled team leader Hawk and Channing Tatum as top soldier Duke Hauser.. Rounding out the team are Marlon Wayans as Ripcord, Rachel Nichols as hand - to - hand combat and counterintelligence expert Scarlett, Akinnuoye - Agbaje as ordinance expert Heavy Duty, Said Taghmaoui as communications specialist Breaker, Ray Park as mute ninja Snake Eyes and Sienna Miller as a spy known as The Baroness.. Stephen Sommers, who directed the Universal monster movies The Mummy, The Mummy Returns and Van Helsing, is directing and producing G.I. Joe with producing partner Bob Duscay. Fresh from his success with DreamWorks/Paramount’s adaptation of Hasbro’s Transformers brand, Lorenzo di Bonaventura is also producing with Hasbro’s Brian Goldner. G.I. Joe is set to be released 7th August 2009..

Discuss: What do you guys think?

Update:

Seven people were injured Saturday during filming of G.I. Joe in the center of Prague..

A collision took place as an all - wheel - drive vehicle seemed to lose control of its braking abilities and smash into the a bus and several cars.,

Thankfully the location was a closed area that was rented out to the filmmakers for the weekend..

The injured were treated in hospitals in the Czech capital, and injuries were only ” slight..”