Marlon Wayans, in my G.i. JOE?!

As with many of you, i cringed when he was revealed to even be involved with this project. thought recently, I've come to the conclusion that it's not that he's in it that upsets me, it's that he's cast poorly.
By that, i mean i think He's fine for the movie, just not the role.
So i pose this question to you as well.

Don't you think He would have made a pretty good Alpine?

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Thoughts?

Yes, better suited for Alpine.

Agree Alpine or even Stalker.

Alpine... sure.

maybe even Doc.

but not stalker...

Would Wayans have been better cast as Alpine? Yes. Does that mean he'd make a good Alpine. Hell no. I don't think he has any place in GI Joe.

EVILFACE said:

Agree Alpine or even Stalker.

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Did you ever even read the comics????

I don't believe/feel Marlon Wayans is even deserving . . . much less worthy of being a GI JOE character.

Ving Rhames (when he was younger), Wesley Snipes, Terrence Howard could have made a good STALKER.

Vondie Curtis-Hall or Don Cheadle would be a good choice for DOC.

He could work great as an Alpine in a pure GI Joe comedy with, say, Will Ferrel as his buddy Bazooka. But I don't like Wayans in any role in a serious GI Joe movie. I've seen Requiem for a Dream, and I still don't care.

I think Morgan Freeman would be a good Doc. An older Doc yes, but Doc wasn't usually on the front lines.

I think Jeffrey Wright would make a great Doc.

Buttmunch said:

I think Morgan Freeman would be a good Doc. An older Doc yes, but Doc wasn't usually on the front lines.

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unfortunately Doc doesn't manage to get old.

Sixthscalemagazine said:

unfortunately Doc doesn't manage to get old.

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He was old in the new Resolute Cartoon.

Buttmunch said:

He was old in the new Resolute Cartoon.

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that was an imposter...

wrong for the movie & wrong for the character.

Ripcord was a white dude with red hair.

Hell, Seth Green would've been a better choice.

I agree that it is wrong for the character, but could anything be more "right" for this particular movie?

good point!

die said:

wrong for the movie & wrong for the character.

Ripcord was a white dude with red hair.

Hell, Seth Green would've been a better choice.

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Ripcord wasn't a comedic character-- granted he dated a girl named Candy that wore a bear suit but when he parachuted onto Cobra Island by himself to get some retribution (and command kind of set that up to have an excuse to go in and "get him"/reconaissance) that was the beginning (or rather continutation) of another great plot...

A good Ripcord should have been Kevin McKidd (from HBO's Rome and currently seen on ABC's Grey's Anatomy or so my wife tells me).

Khev said:

Would Wayans have been better cast as Alpine? Yes. Does that mean he'd make a good Alpine. Hell no. I don't think he has any place in GI Joe.

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I use the fact that he actually liked the "kung fu grip" line as reinforcement of this statement!

DarthNeil said:

Did you ever even read the comics????

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Yea. I threw Stalker just because he is black. I figure they could at least get that far

EVILFACE said:

Yea. I threw Stalker just because he is black. I figure they could at least get that far

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Black AND has a moustache. Perfect casting.